Well Joe, perhaps if you left some oxygen in the room for them, the Repudlican Party could survive.
Steve Schmitt is now a Democrat. The others call themselves "Independents" but are really the sane leftovers of the remnants of the GOP which is now really the TEE Party ( as in "T" is for you know who). George Will, Michael Smerconish, Charlie Rose,
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I can't imagine that any intelligent person could possibly vote for Republicans after not even one Republican voted for the 1.9 Trillion dollar covid aid bill.
Not these Repudlicans. It is up to liberal RepuBlicans to take back their party. Joe Scarbourgh was a Newtster. He paved the way for the Tee Party takeover. But at least he saw the light. Those that are "independent" can fix this. But I am wrong more often than I am right. History will decide who survives. A pro choice, pro environment, pro immigrant, proatheist pro cannabis, liberal republican, who call themselves "independant".
@nicknotes I do too and what we really need is someone more like him than centrist, "Nothing will change" Joe..., but our system is too bought and corrupt while most of our voters are still too stupid and stuck in either dropping out or voting within the duopoly.
You have the answer to your own question. Republicans don't vote based on intelligence. The vote based on fear and hatred. They didn't even have a platform in 2020.
@TomMcGiverin I get angry when I see that voters are mostly idiots who don't get what is really happening. They vote against there own best interests.
@nicknotes so they really vote against humanity and equality.
Why do we want the Republican Party to survive? I don't think they deserve to.
Everyone needs an opposition other wise complacentcy sets in. Human nature. Remember 2016. Milwaukee stayed home because Hilary was a shoe in. A 4 year nightmare followed. We need liberal Republicans to overpower the barbarians of the last 4 years. A one party system isn't good. Just read up on Mexico's PRI. Or Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. One party is not a good thing. Remember Nelson Rockefeller, Charles Percy, Margret Chase Smith, Edward Brooke, Lowell Weicker, Charles Baker. Statesmen stateswomen who kept it in their pants & were reasonable. There must be balance. Or at least an attempt at balance.
@Mooolah Yes, however it doesn't need to be the Republican party, it can be any other party. The Republican party needs to be disbanded and other parties formed.
@HippieChick58 No argument unless the "new" party is more extreme right than the current debacle of the hijack.
@Mooolah Well, yes. Very good point.