Of course the Republicans will blow it. They always do when they are initially way out ahead. Look at the Georgia 2020 senatorial race as the latest example. Remember Romney in the 2012 presidential race. He was so far ahead of Obama early on that there was no way he could loose. Republicans are like the football team that is 21 points ahead at halftime. They decide to play it safe and give up everything that made them 21 points ahead. Pelosi senses this. Why do you think she announced yesterday to run again in 2022? Republicans are risk adverse. Other than the several that appear on Fox News where is the leadership? Why aren't McConnell and McCarthy howling about everything the base is screaming about? Why is Rand Paul the only senator demanding the truth from Fauci? The current Republican crop is afraid of everything. They live in fear of the MSM, Fauci, Pelosi and the ghost of Donald Trump. They need to develop a plan as Newt did in 1996 and stick to it. Will they? Hell no! They will fight each other over stupid things and piss their current lead away. Count on it.
I hate to admit that I 100 percent agree with your assessment. There are only a handfull even speaking out on any of the abuses of this administration.
Supporting the Republican Party is a bit like being a fan of a Georgia-based sports team. They win it all about once a generation, but usually they just break your heart at the end of the season because they just couldn’t get it done.
Why? When did this become a ironclad rule? It appears to me that the principle, which was more normally in operation historically anyway, has been firmly re-established from 2016 and 2020 that there is absolutely nothing wrong with a candidate running a vigorous primary campaign against an incumbent, and further more that members of a political party are under no obligation to vote for that party's nominee in the general election if they are not personally convinced he is up to the job, and should even be encouraged to vote for his opponent.
No argument from me on your main point. Trouble for the Republicans comes when the primary is over the fighting keeps on going dividing the party. Just look at the last presidential election. Trump wouldn't concede defeat when it became obvious. So at least one if not two senate seats were lost in Georgia. Don't get me wrong I voted for Trump but the outcome was obvious after about a week when all the ballots legal or not were counted. Rather than graciously concede he took the fight right up to Capital steps on January 6. Had he got behind the Georgia Senate race and used his considerable influence the balance in the Senate would likely be 52R/48D, January 6 would never have happened and the Nation would be in a lot better place today.
Of course the Republicans will blow it. They always do when they are initially way out ahead. Look at the Georgia 2020 senatorial race as the latest example. Remember Romney in the 2012 presidential race. He was so far ahead of Obama early on that there was no way he could loose. Republicans are like the football team that is 21 points ahead at halftime. They decide to play it safe and give up everything that made them 21 points ahead. Pelosi senses this. Why do you think she announced yesterday to run again in 2022? Republicans are risk adverse. Other than the several that appear on Fox News where is the leadership? Why aren't McConnell and McCarthy howling about everything the base is screaming about? Why is Rand Paul the only senator demanding the truth from Fauci? The current Republican crop is afraid of everything. They live in fear of the MSM, Fauci, Pelosi and the ghost of Donald Trump. They need to develop a plan as Newt did in 1996 and stick to it. Will they? Hell no! They will fight each other over stupid things and piss their current lead away. Count on it.
I hate to admit that I 100 percent agree with your assessment. There are only a handfull even speaking out on any of the abuses of this administration.
Supporting the Republican Party is a bit like being a fan of a Georgia-based sports team. They win it all about once a generation, but usually they just break your heart at the end of the season because they just couldn’t get it done.
Why? When did this become a ironclad rule? It appears to me that the principle, which was more normally in operation historically anyway, has been firmly re-established from 2016 and 2020 that there is absolutely nothing wrong with a candidate running a vigorous primary campaign against an incumbent, and further more that members of a political party are under no obligation to vote for that party's nominee in the general election if they are not personally convinced he is up to the job, and should even be encouraged to vote for his opponent.
No argument from me on your main point. Trouble for the Republicans comes when the primary is over the fighting keeps on going dividing the party. Just look at the last presidential election. Trump wouldn't concede defeat when it became obvious. So at least one if not two senate seats were lost in Georgia. Don't get me wrong I voted for Trump but the outcome was obvious after about a week when all the ballots legal or not were counted. Rather than graciously concede he took the fight right up to Capital steps on January 6. Had he got behind the Georgia Senate race and used his considerable influence the balance in the Senate would likely be 52R/48D, January 6 would never have happened and the Nation would be in a lot better place today.