This Liz Cheney thing is more important than the usual RepublicansDidWHATnow drama.
It’s a signal of how far we are from the fever breaking within the party, and also a warning shot for all other party leaders.
It’s... really really bad.
It’s a signal of how far we are from the fever breaking within the party, and also a warning shot for all other party leaders.
It’s... really really bad.
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1389568635031724038
At this rate, the 2024 Republican platform will specifically affirm the belief that 2020 was illegitimate, stolen by big tech/voter fraud/deep state.
Cheney will be primaried.
All of the money, fame, and career success will go to the people most eager to sell the Big Lie.
Cheney will be primaried.
All of the money, fame, and career success will go to the people most eager to sell the Big Lie.
And Republicans will do basically fine in elections because of partisan sorting (Dems concentrated in cities and on the coasts), gerrymanders, and voter suppression.
So they will see no electoral penalty for abandoning even the pretext of shared governance. Only reward.
So they will see no electoral penalty for abandoning even the pretext of shared governance. Only reward.
It’s... not great.
And the endlessly frustrating thing is that Democrats and everyday citizens can’t fix the Republican Party. We can’t break this fever.
Only Republicans can break the fever. The Cheneys and (ugh) Lincoln Projects of the party need to win their small fights.
And the endlessly frustrating thing is that Democrats and everyday citizens can’t fix the Republican Party. We can’t break this fever.
Only Republicans can break the fever. The Cheneys and (ugh) Lincoln Projects of the party need to win their small fights.
Until they do, everything will get worse. Everything will break down and become less functional. Everything will get stupider.
(Yes, sorry, it can still get stupider.)
(Yes, sorry, it can still get stupider.)
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