Those platforms and actionable plans have been replaced by anger, victimhood, identity politics and grievance. It's been happening since the 1980's, when the Fairness Doctrine was overturned, giving rise to right-wing AM radio. A 40-year daily diet of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity has brought us to this place. As a result, there is no longer room for Rockefeller Republicans in the party's corridors of influence. The GOP now belongs to the currently unemployed ex-potus and trolls like MTG, Laurin Boebert, Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar and that teenskirt-chasin' frat paddle in a suit Matt Gaetz.
If things continue in this direction, trad Republicans will have no choice but to splinter from this thuggish group of miscreants. They cannot continue like this. The metastasis is already too advanced to chemo the body GOP back to 'health.'
If this party no longer lives to true conservative principles, it should be abandoned in favor of a new party with the old ideals. Conservatives aren't fascists, and they should not have to breathe the same air. It has happened before. Perhaps now is the time for it to happen again.
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