Axios lets us see what they are up to…..
And they list Democrats reactions…..
And you’ll notice there is little if any mention of Donald Trump…..
Republicans, defined by one thing and one man for four-plus years, see a new, unifying platform to run on in the 2022 elections and potentially beyond.
The blueprint: Republicans tell us the work-in-progress plan argues that Biden Democrats are soft on crime, soft and ineffective on illegal immigration, and reckless and wrong with government spending.
- “That’s how we win back the [House] majority,” a top GOP aide told me. “When we talk about Republican committee chairs, we talk about ‘when’ not ‘if.'”
The big picture: Each topic can be backed by actual policies, instead of drafting off Donald Trump’s cultural grievances and fanatical allegations of stolen elections, top officials tell us.
The hitch: Um, Trump. He’s still the Pied Piper of modern Republicanism — and fixated on litigating the past, not legislating the future.
- Last night in Wellington, Ohio, at his first post-election rally, Trump spent 94 minutes marinating in lies of the past, and teased a 2024 run — framed as winning the White House for the “third time.”
A top Democratic official told me: “The most popular policy we have is taxing rich people. Why did Biden outperform in Macomb County [Mich.] and York Pa.? Because populism works. Biden’s ‘buy America, tax the corporations’ message moves these voters.”….
Scott P says
Looks like MCCloskey’s RINO Roast yesterday was a bust.
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2021/06/28/inside-gun-surrendering-criminal-mark-mccloskeys-very-sad-st-louis-rally
Neither traitor Michael Flynn nor creepy Rep Madison Cawthorn showed up. And even the “My Pillow” guy pre recorded a greeting. Sad.
jamesb says
U.S. Conservatives More Inclined Towards Authoritarianism
A new Morning Consult survey finds that “26% of the U.S. population qualified as highly right-wing authoritarian, twice the share of the No. 2 countries, Canada and Australia.”