Hello BartenderElite,
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BartenderElite
We need a strong 2-party system in America. We should have even more than that - but we need at least 2.
I'm sure the GOP will win the mid-terms. But the party itself is going down the rabbit hole, rapidly. Trump is still very involved w/ party leadership and plays a significant role in determining the candidates we'll see for the House and Senate. "The Big Lie" has become the main qualifier for any prospective candidate, and even for incumbents to keep their positions.
And we're seeing quite a few reasonable Republicans decide it's no longer for them. These aren't "moderates" or "Rinos" - many are real conservatives, who don't want any part of conspiracies and lies, and just want to get back to good governance and conservative principles. They're being replaced by people on the fringes (trying to be polite here). These are not people who are interested in the country succeeding as it is currently structured.
And we're headed toward the equivalent of fight club in Congress, every day. Grandstanding and trying to get headlines instead of working for the people.
When Liz Cheney can't fist bump the President of the United States without talk radio and twitter erupting in fury, we're in trouble. The GOP needs to find itself again.
It's remarkable that the GOP is both campaigning on and driving the loss of respect for government.
We've got a great country with a good government. Democrats are positively trying to improve it. Republicans are negatively obsessed with dwelling on everything they see wrong with it, and blocking progress.
The main driver of Republican voting is disgust.
It's not hard to see why good people are walking away from that.
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