The decline of the GOP, Part 2

[TexasBama]

Because its surely declined since the Part 1 thread was closed.

 

[Tug Tide]

Because its surely declined since the Part 1 thread was closed.

Nose diving

 

[uafanataum]

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

www.npr.org

Their excuse for why this is necessary seems weak.

 

[Crimson1967]

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

www.npr.org

The no-excuse absentee voting law was passed by a Republican legislature in 2005.

 

[uafanataum]

The no-excuse absentee voting law was passed by a Republican legislature in 2005.

The GOP of 2005 probably never imagined their party would change so rapidly.

 

[92tide]

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

www.npr.org

Their excuse for why this is necessary seems racist.

fify

 

[92tide]

The GOP of 2005 probably never imagined their party would change so rapidly.

they never imagined black folks would overcome the barriers to voting they had already put in place

 

[92tide]

Lindsey Graham: I’m Willing to Overlook the Fact That Trump Has Probably Beaten a Few Homeless People to Death

“There’s something about Trump, there’s a dark side, and there’s some magic there. What I’m trying to do is just harness the magic.”

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Tug Tide]

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass Bill To End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

www.npr.org

Their excuse for EVERYTHING THEY DO IS weak.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Lindsey Graham: I’m Willing to Overlook the Fact That Trump Has Probably Beaten a Few Homeless People to Death

“There’s something about Trump, there’s a dark side, and there’s some magic there. What I’m trying to do is just harness the magic.”

www.vanityfair.com

This is how Tom Nichols describes a friend of his, a guy who views Trump as basically maybe two degrees removed from completely psychotic and most certainly a criminal.

"But wouldn't it be cool to be able to get away with it like he does?"

Uh, no.

 

[92tide]

This is how Tom Nichols describes a friend of his, a guy who views Trump as basically maybe two degrees removed from completely psychotic and most certainly a criminal.

"But wouldn't it be cool to be able to get away with it like he does?"

Uh, no.

i think that is a part of his appeal, especially to the totally not a trump supporter, but ... crowd

 

[Go Bama]

Opinion | The G.O.P. Isn’t Going to Split Apart Anytime Soon (Published 2021)

But is the party in danger of fracturing over its wavering commitment to democracy?

www.nytimes.com

The Federalists collapsed because they failed to expand their demographic appeal; the Whigs because of internal incoherence over what they stood for in the nation’s most crucial debate. Among the more striking dynamics of the Trump-era Republican Party is the extent to which it is afflicted by both of these failings.

There are ways in which I think this comparison works. Like the Federalists then, the Republican Party now is struggling to reorient itself to a new era of mass politics, its reinvention held back by its aging white base. Rather than broaden their appeal, many Republicans are fighting to suppress the vote out of fear of the electorate itself. And just as the Whigs struggled internally and failed to forge a cross-sectional compromise over slavery, the Republican Party does risk fracturing over its commitment to democracy itself.

 

[TexasBama]

Rep. Dan Crenshaw Decided Pandemic Was Perfect Time to Buy and Not Disclose Stocks

Tom Williams/GettyRep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) did not buy or sell any stocks in his first 13 months as a congressman. That changed in March 2020, when he made half a dozen buys as the largest economic relief package in history was written and debated.Five of those purchases came in the three days...

www.yahoo.com

 

[92tide]

Rep. Dan Crenshaw Decided Pandemic Was Perfect Time to Buy and Not Disclose Stocks

Tom Williams/GettyRep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) did not buy or sell any stocks in his first 13 months as a congressman. That changed in March 2020, when he made half a dozen buys as the largest economic relief package in history was written and debated.Five of those purchases came in the three days...

www.yahoo.com

i think pete davidson needs to bring back his character

 

[Tug Tide]

Mail in voting is good enough for me, but it’s cheating for thee
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/politics/trump-mail-in-ballot-voting-florida/index.html

 

[Crimson1967]

The next governor of Texas?

Texas lawmaker proposes legislation that would make abortion punishable by the death penalty

A Texas state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make abortion a homicide, meaning that anyone who has or performs an abortion in the Lone Star State would be guilty of murder and subject to the death penalty.

www.lancastercourier.com

 

[Jon]

 

[TexasBama]

Apparently, diabetes can make you a racist. That, or being a (former) baptist youth pastor.

Oklahoma announcer/streaming platform owner Matt Rowan blames his blood sugar levels for his decision to drop a racial slur

Matt Rowan apologized for the racial slur he uttered during a girls' high school basketball game, but blamed his blood sugar levels.

awfulannouncing.com

 

[B1GTide]

Apparently, diabetes can make you a racist. That, or being a (former) baptist youth pastor.

Oklahoma announcer/streaming platform owner Matt Rowan blames his blood sugar levels for his decision to drop a racial slur

Matt Rowan apologized for the racial slur he uttered during a girls' high school basketball game, but blamed his blood sugar levels.

awfulannouncing.com

My wife is diabetic and I have seen it all. Like alcohol, high or low blood sugars can make you say things that you might regret later. You lose your filter. But it won't make you say things that are out of character. Rather, they expose your true character.

 

[TexasBama]

Idaho ends Powerball participation amid lawmaker concern that Australia could use lottery revenue for anti-gun measures

Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022.

www.marketwatch.com