The GOP can't leave MAGA -- "Americans must electorally mercy-kill the Republican Party"
The GOP can't leave MAGA "Americans must electorally mercy-kill the Republican Party"
An ex-MAGA activist warns "no civic savior is coming" as Donald Trump's cognitive decline becomes undeniable
By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
Senior Writer
PUBLISHED MARCH 11, 2024 5:45AM (EDT)
(Salon) What if Donald Trump defeats President Biden and takes control of the White House in 2025? He has already announced his plans to become the countrys first dictator, and to launch a reign of terror and revenge against his so-called enemies. As detailed in documents such as Project 2025, Agenda 47, and elsewhere, the infrastructure is being created right now to put Trump's neofascist plans to end multiracial pluralistic democracy in effect on day one." The so-called resistance will not have the courtesy of ramping up or mobilizing to stop Dictator Trumps onslaught. It will be a shock and awe campaign visited upon the American people.
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In an attempt to make better sense of Donald Trumps obvious cognitive challenges and related behavior in the context of the countrys democracy crisis and the 2024 election, and what may happen next, I recently asked a range of experts for their thoughts and suggestions.
Norm Ornstein is emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and contributing editor for the Atlantic. He is also co-author of the bestselling book "One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet Deported."
..... If this were a healthy democracy, we would have a healthy Supreme Court. We dont. It is corrupt and not to be trusted when it comes to Trump. If this were a healthy democracy, we would have a press corps that would put a spotlight on what is real and not both sides everything while focusing on the horse race instead of the consequences of the election. President Biden needs to use the power of his bully pulpit to focus, over and over and over again, on the consequences of electing this monster for our democracy and the fundamental health of our country.
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Rich Logis is an ex-MAGA activist and Founder of Leaving MAGA.
.....Americans must electorally mercy-kill the Republican Party; not because we should desire a one-party nation, but because one of Americas two major parties will nominate someone who helped orchestrate a coup d'état against the Constitutionwhich Trump swore to defend and protectand the American peoplewhom he swore to defend and protectto remain in power. Yes, I admit: Im catastrophizing. I also did so in 2016, when I thought the Democrats and Hillary Clinton posed existential threats to our nation, and to my family, my livelihood and I. Ignorant I was; now, Im clearer-minded, and acutely understand MAGA because I actually lived it. ...................(more)
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/11/the-cant-leave-maga--americans-must-electorally-mercy-the-party/
MiHale
(9,792 posts)Some of the opinions seem a little over the top but thats me, in general this should be taken very seriously.
Very seriously.
Aristus
(66,487 posts)"both-sidesism".
No, dipshit, we Democrats are NOT responsible for Trump, for MAGA, or for the continuing decline of a once honorable political party. Pull your pants up, be a man, and take responsibility for the Frankenstein's monster YOU created...
littlemissmartypants
(22,841 posts)Mr.Bee
(187 posts)Vote every last one of them out!
Oopsie Daisy
(2,727 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,272 posts)It's been a while since I attended a midnight RHPS
Aristus
(66,487 posts)Mercy, mercy, mercy!
JHB
(37,163 posts)...version of it), the way to save your party is to torpedo it and refloat it after it becomes useless to the zealots, ideologues, and other crazies.
But they won't do it. They'd have to admit Democrats aren't monsters and while they may disagree with some of our policies, we're good stewards of the country.
And they simply can't go that far.
calimary
(81,556 posts)They dont have a good record on getting the popular vote.
2024 will mark 20 years since Republicans last won the popular vote. Can they rebrand in time to stop losing streak?
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3830161-2024-will-mark-20-years-since-republicans-last-won-the-popular-vote-can-they-rebrand-in-time-to-stop-losing-streak/amp/
ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,272 posts)dchill
(38,578 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,272 posts)Time to shoot the elephant