The majority of the Republican party still supports Trump and believes the election was stolen. Many believe violence is justified. It’s not just a wing – it’s an extremist party now and that is dangerous for the whole country.
Category: Partisan politics
Republicans only think elections are legitimate if they win
I’ve written about this before. It’s not just presidential elections. Look how Republican legislatures have treated Democratic governors elected in North Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan. Now they won’t seat a state senator who won a close race in Pennsylvania.
Read this excellent column by Jamelle Bouie linked to in the tweet:
Winning
Trump’s philosophy is based on winning. That means the other side has to lose. There’s no room for compromise. It’s a toxic philosophy for trying to get along in a multi-party country.
Now he and most of the Republican leaders won’t accept that he lost. It’s fine that Biden thinks he can work with them and he’s welcome to try it but he’s wrong. Republicans only care about winning and will not work with him. That’s why they violate norms over and over with things like the Barrett appointment. It was wrong but it was legal so they did it. They don’t care that it undermines public confidence in the Supreme Court.
Remember when McConnell said his goal was to make Obama a one-term president? Why should this be different? It won’t be. Anything Biden gets done will have to be by executive order. If there is a Supreme Court vacancy, I think McConnell won’t let him fill it.
Republicans don’t care what the public thinks and so far have not suffered from taking unpopular actions.
The public supported hearings on Garland. McConnell didn’t do it.
The public supported having witnesses for the Senate Trump impeachment trial. McConnell didn’t have them.
The public thought the winner of the election should pick RBG’s replacement. Trump and McConnell filled the vacancy anyway.
McConnell won’t even hold hearings on the large volume of bills passed by the House. Why would that change now just because Biden is president.
I admire Biden’s optimism but he’ll learn the hard way. He can’t be president of all of the people when a large minority won’t accept that he is the president.
Republican sabotage in Minnesota
They’ve done similar things in Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina when Democratic governors were elected.
Republican power grab in Wisconsin
You can’t compromise with these people – you just have to beat them.
Elections matter to Republicans…unless Democrats win.
69 percent of Republicans described the U.S. economy as “excellent” or “good”
What planet are they on? Sad!
Right wing extremists using cars as weapons
The Republican Party is a right wing extremist party
McConnell wants states to go bankrupt if they can’t pay their bills
McConnell is using the economic revenue losses states are having because of the coronavirus to attack blue states. In fact, blue states subsidize red states like McConnell’s Kentucky.
Republicans try to limit authority of Kentucky’s Democratic governor
Republicans try to limit the power of governors when Democrats are elected. Biden is wrong. You can’t work with these people.
Sad! 