task0778
Diamond Member
I believe the GOP is in the midst of a political overhaul; what was once the party of fiscal sanity and conservatism is now too populist, trying to win votes instead of minds. There is still a part of the party that staunchly fights too much spending yet still wants a strong military and will budget a lot for money for it. That's chiefly why no deal was struck with the democrats prior to the election to compromise on the next COVID Relief Bill, and why no deal may be struck after the election either. Much depends on those 2 runoff Senate races in Georgia, it helps if the democrats do not have a majority that could abolish the filibuster and then pretty much do as they please.
Perhaps the best thing the Repubs have going for them is not Trump but the Democratic Party itself. They are in the process of a huge shift to the Left and I believe no amount of election fraud will keep them in power. So, for the immediate future the GOP will again be the Party of NO, as it should be if the democrats offer up elements of the insane Green New Deal and other equally disastrous policies. There were times while Trump was in office that the democrats refused to allow good legislation to pass in the Senate, and wouldn't compromise or cooperate at all. Case in point: Sen. Tim Scott's bill for police reform. And so I would expect the same treatment by the Repubs against Biden, even if the democrats manage to seize control of the Senate this time or in 2 years. Sometimes the GOP should say no if the legislation really is a bad idea in their minds at least, but a good idea ought to get passed unlike what the democrats did.
Interesting to see what Trump does in 2024, does he run again? He'll be 78 then, and even with the anticipated poor job that Biden will do, the animus against him probably won't be any less than it is now. He'll continue to find ways to alienate voters and I wouldn't bet the rent he'd win then either. One hopes by then the GOP is ready for a new and younger leader that doesn't have the negatives that Trump has. And more than likely the GOP's position will be much the same as the democrats' was this time: WE AIN'T THEM. IMHO, the Dems did a good job of misinformation and disinformation over the entire 4 years of Trump's term in office; the good news for the GOP is that they won't have to lie about anything like the Dems did.
There still is a sizable chunk of the GOP that is anti-Trump. With any luck he won't be the nominee again; he can say what he wants to and he does have the ear of a lot of people out there. BUT - he lost. The writing is on the wall, his lawyers don't have the evidence that will stand up in court and convince a judge or justice that election fraud occurred that was widespread enough to change the results of the election. Yes, there is election fraud, no question about that in my mind. But whether it was enough to alter the outcome has not been proven, not enough to invalidate the election. Maybe he runs again, maybe not but I dare to hope that if he does, next time he will not be the nominee. And hopefully the GOP returns somewhat to it's roots.
Perhaps the best thing the Repubs have going for them is not Trump but the Democratic Party itself. They are in the process of a huge shift to the Left and I believe no amount of election fraud will keep them in power. So, for the immediate future the GOP will again be the Party of NO, as it should be if the democrats offer up elements of the insane Green New Deal and other equally disastrous policies. There were times while Trump was in office that the democrats refused to allow good legislation to pass in the Senate, and wouldn't compromise or cooperate at all. Case in point: Sen. Tim Scott's bill for police reform. And so I would expect the same treatment by the Repubs against Biden, even if the democrats manage to seize control of the Senate this time or in 2 years. Sometimes the GOP should say no if the legislation really is a bad idea in their minds at least, but a good idea ought to get passed unlike what the democrats did.
Interesting to see what Trump does in 2024, does he run again? He'll be 78 then, and even with the anticipated poor job that Biden will do, the animus against him probably won't be any less than it is now. He'll continue to find ways to alienate voters and I wouldn't bet the rent he'd win then either. One hopes by then the GOP is ready for a new and younger leader that doesn't have the negatives that Trump has. And more than likely the GOP's position will be much the same as the democrats' was this time: WE AIN'T THEM. IMHO, the Dems did a good job of misinformation and disinformation over the entire 4 years of Trump's term in office; the good news for the GOP is that they won't have to lie about anything like the Dems did.
There still is a sizable chunk of the GOP that is anti-Trump. With any luck he won't be the nominee again; he can say what he wants to and he does have the ear of a lot of people out there. BUT - he lost. The writing is on the wall, his lawyers don't have the evidence that will stand up in court and convince a judge or justice that election fraud occurred that was widespread enough to change the results of the election. Yes, there is election fraud, no question about that in my mind. But whether it was enough to alter the outcome has not been proven, not enough to invalidate the election. Maybe he runs again, maybe not but I dare to hope that if he does, next time he will not be the nominee. And hopefully the GOP returns somewhat to it's roots.