Shortly after the January 6th Capitol riot, I predicted that the Democrats would milk the incident for all it's worth and as long as possible, including its use as a lever in the mid-term elections.
Which leads to the largest problem with the GOP, they have no plan ready to enact should they regain power. Refer to Obamacare. I would not be surprised if the Democrats have already baked in this midterm loss, and will use the grid lock and the GOPs failure to course correct to win the presidency and both houses back in 2024. You and I know that with Biden's veto power, they can do little, but to most Americans that is just boring details.
They won't really have power, given that the majorities will be small and Biden will be an obstinate President, as you note.
They need the equivalent of Gingrich's Contract With America, but unfortunately there is the matter of Trump and Trumpism, which factionalizes the GOP.
Gridlock is the best we can hope for. There'll be some compromises, but don't hold your breath that they go in the right direction.
Some new version of the Contract With America is how to deflate and negate Trumpism, and to some extent, tribalism. There are a great many points that Americans agree 60%-70% on. Focus on those. Have solid, realistic solutions with plans for implementation and execution. State them clearly and stay on message. I do not expect the GOP to do this, or any other political entity in the near future, but if there is a path out of this, it should look like that.
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Which leads to the largest problem with the GOP, they have no plan ready to enact should they regain power. Refer to Obamacare. I would not be surprised if the Democrats have already baked in this midterm loss, and will use the grid lock and the GOPs failure to course correct to win the presidency and both houses back in 2024. You and I know that with Biden's veto power, they can do little, but to most Americans that is just boring details.
They won't really have power, given that the majorities will be small and Biden will be an obstinate President, as you note.
They need the equivalent of Gingrich's Contract With America, but unfortunately there is the matter of Trump and Trumpism, which factionalizes the GOP.
Gridlock is the best we can hope for. There'll be some compromises, but don't hold your breath that they go in the right direction.
Some new version of the Contract With America is how to deflate and negate Trumpism, and to some extent, tribalism. There are a great many points that Americans agree 60%-70% on. Focus on those. Have solid, realistic solutions with plans for implementation and execution. State them clearly and stay on message. I do not expect the GOP to do this, or any other political entity in the near future, but if there is a path out of this, it should look like that.
Hmmm. Maybe I’ll write one.
That would be outstanding.