ideological core of GOP pre-Trump:
-endless wars
-effectively borderless immigration
-cocktail party politics
-ignoring the will of the base
-state sponsored spying on US citizens
-not pushing back on media lies
-talking about fighting but rolling over
So yeah, it needed to end
The pre-Trump GOP talked about but never delivered:
-smaller government
-expanded gun rights
-abortion control
"Neither did Trump!!"
Yeah, but you claim to be better than him.
And you did squat.
The GOP at the state and local level has been flourishing for years. Why? Because those people answer to their constituents in a much more meaningful and felt way.
DC GOP couldn't care less about anything other than power.
THAT was the core, and THAT needed to end.
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