Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Scorched Earth strategy

You had a feeling this was coming. Committed Trumpkins in Georgia threatening to undermine the Republican party if elected GOP politicos don't deliver the state for President Trump. A state he lost after recounts confirmed a Joe Biden victory and then results being certified by the Secretary of State. 





Obviously there is a lot at stake in Georgia with the U.S. Senate majority hanging in the balance. If both incumbent Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler lose in the January 5 runoff elections, that would bring the Senate to a 50-50 balance, with a Vice-President Kamala Harris being the tie-breaking vote. The only hope then would be Democrat Senator Joe Manchin keeping his word about standing in opposition to eliminating the legislative filibuster, packing the Supreme Court, de-funding police, etc. Do you wanna place all your hope in Democrat to do the right thing? I sure as hell don't.

This is what happens when you have a cult of personality. If your guy (in this case, Trump) doesn't get to be the hero in thwarting the Dems' attempt to pivot to socialism then not only will these fanboys not lift a finger to prevent it, they will aid and abet. 

Not even Donald Trump, Jr. wants to be complicit in this crap. 




The fact is the Republican party as a whole did very well this election cycle. The GOP put a significant dent in the Dems' House majority, including electing 17 new female members to its caucus. The party also increased its share of the non-white vote to levels not seen since 1960. So if a bunch of blustery, mostly lily white thumb-suckers think they can tear down the momentum Republican are currently enjoying, they're going to be in for a rude awakening. The Democrat party is hellbent on a sprint towards socialism. A good number of newly elected Republicans escaped that kind of government in their respective native countries, so they aren't ceding this new GOP without a fight. My money is on the freedom fighters. 


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