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Why then does it seem like Republicans suddenly can't land a glove on Biden?
For decades, Republicans have increasingly abandoned policy debate in favor of culture war antics, race-baiting and raw tribalism. From Monica Lewinsky to Barack Obama's birth certificate, the modern GOP has turned politics into conflicts about personality and identity, not policy.
Republicans are grumpy, extremely grumpy. Republican Senators watching the speech last night collectively looked like they smelled a fart, and not just because they were wearing masks. They're mad, not just because they know he's right. They're mad because they know he's popular and what he's saying is popular. They'll block as much of his agenda as they can and hope that voter suppression and gerrymandering do the rest. But on the merits of the argument itself? They're toast.
www.salon.com
Biden knows these guys like the back of his hand, and playing them like a fiddle. He knows exactly how Republicans are going to respond, and he doesn't have to say anything to them. He just has to talk to the voters, and then let the voters watch Republicans stumble with worn out talking points that aren't connecting with them anymore. If the Trump base is all Republicans have now, the author is right. They're toast.
For decades, Republicans have increasingly abandoned policy debate in favor of culture war antics, race-baiting and raw tribalism. From Monica Lewinsky to Barack Obama's birth certificate, the modern GOP has turned politics into conflicts about personality and identity, not policy.
Republicans are grumpy, extremely grumpy. Republican Senators watching the speech last night collectively looked like they smelled a fart, and not just because they were wearing masks. They're mad, not just because they know he's right. They're mad because they know he's popular and what he's saying is popular. They'll block as much of his agenda as they can and hope that voter suppression and gerrymandering do the rest. But on the merits of the argument itself? They're toast.
Joe Biden turns the tables on Republicans
Republicans spent years making politics about images, not policy — now Biden has weaponized that against them
www.salon.com
Biden knows these guys like the back of his hand, and playing them like a fiddle. He knows exactly how Republicans are going to respond, and he doesn't have to say anything to them. He just has to talk to the voters, and then let the voters watch Republicans stumble with worn out talking points that aren't connecting with them anymore. If the Trump base is all Republicans have now, the author is right. They're toast.
