Let’s point out the obvious.
Harris hasn’t shifted position or gone looking for them; they decided that they had to put the country ahead of the Party.
This is the correct takeaway. Harris is by no means a fringe leftie (or Marxist lol) but the only courting she’s doing is having people who already sided with her speak on her behalf (like at DNC).
Otherwise, most of her shifts are towards the battleground state, like fracking. No idea why that wins over Pennsylvania (gotta love the toxic water!) but until we fix our elections that’s just gonna happen.
My favorite idea for improving democracy comes from Robert Heinlein’s novel ‘Double Star.’
His idea was that people could choose their ‘state’ based on their own interests. Instead of being a New Yorker or a Virginian people could pick to be ‘soccer mom’ or ‘IT professional’ or ‘anarchist’ or ‘teacher.’ The book is light on details, though.
I mean the guy literally shits his pants every day. Also he’s clinically insane. Also he works for Putin.
He’s just your every day american, that’s why he’s popular
Former officials.
How many current officials have decided to put country before party? I can almost hear those miserable bastards from here:
The political party that I work at is putting the country at risk, but hey:
1) I don’t know, I just work here,
2) I’m NOT going to risk my “I don’t know, I just work here” job.‘former officials’
… it isn’t courageous and won’t mean anything until CURRENT officials do the same, en masse. They’re mostly too scared of losing their cushy positions. Cowards.
It’s gotta start somewhere.
True. I hope it bubbles up to those who have ‘more to lose’ and they put country over career and party.
Liz Cheney was the 3rd ranking House Republican when she starting warning about Treason Trump.
Fair point – she had the courage and 100% deserves credit for that! I wish more had her strength.
This is why I feel compelled to defend Republicans and conservatives who do the right thing. In part because there are not enough of them doing the right thing in a clear manner.
Fuck a cop.
…well when you keep sliding to the right
Why is this vomit catchphrase repeated so incessantly? It’s like y’all got the memo and repeat the same buzzwords talking points non stop like an army of bots.
Donald Trump is not popular within his party. The Lincoln Project has been operating since Trump was elected.
Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
Trump is popular within the GQP, it’s just many of them are catching on to the fact that Trump wants the pie all for himself and his pals and that they will probably not only get shrinking portions but become the next targets as well if they ever treat him anything other than a cult idol.
No. From de facto day one of his presidency the Lincoln project has been operating. Trump started making enemies long before he was elected. He’s just very erratic and unpredictable. While you’re right that he holds a lot of popularity among his devout followers, he doesn’t hold the same sway over the rest of the party. Hence the “Never Trumpers” among republicans. It just so happens that after 9 years even the GOP is tired of his erratic unpredictable behavior and can see the sinking ship for what it is.
HOWEVER
back to og claim. At no point has this unpopularity among moderate republicans helped shape democratic policy. This is a common talking point seeded to create division. That’s why it’s important to ask for specifics about which policies shifted.
Always ask for specifics when countering sophists that employ buzzwords such as @distantsounds
