This article was written well ahead of scheduled publishing in order to accommodate my travel plans.
The absolute worst thing that could happen to the Republican Party is that Donald Trump wins the 2024 election. (I am assuming he will be their nominee.) If at first glance does that sounds counterintuitive to you, read on and I’m certain you will change your mind.
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The American Constitution is an amazing yet imperfect document. The men – and perhaps the exclusion of women was one of the problems – who drew it up were brilliant and had anything but an easy task before them. We reluctantly still teach that among other things it contained what was at that time deemed several best possible compromises. In my nerdy way I’d like to explore a few of those provisions today and the results of them over two centuries later.
This article was written well ahead of scheduled publishing in order to accommodate my travel plans.
I predicted the possibility of massive voter intimidation in 2022. For the most part I was incorrect. However, I fear I may have just been premature. The Republicans severely underperformed in 2022. Their MAGA base will never blame it on bad candidates and/or the lack of a platform that addressed the voters’ concerns. The professional political class of Republicans have spent at least since 2009 ignoring the issues and are simply obsessed with winning at any cost including American democracy and the welfare of much of their current base. In fact, their goal is eventually to eliminate voters from the equation.
For many it’s the first day back to work after a long weekend. I’ll give you a few things to talk about at coffee break.
Why do so many Republican office holders stay loyal to Trump? That question has perplexed me for some time and I’d like to explore it today.