I am an unaffiliated voter living in the western suburbs of Phila. The Republican party here is on life support if not dead. We were door knocked two times by Democrats. I received numerous texts from Democrats. We received many mailers from Democrats. We received the same flyer 3 times from Oz. That was it from the Republicans. I voted R this time but they did nothing to earn that. My point is that the sickness extends well beyond the players you mention.
When Trump entered the White House, the Republicans had control of both the House and Senate. On day one someone could have written a one sentence law, "The Affordable Care Act is hereby abolished, and all penalties are to be refunded." They have no track record whatsoever of rolling big government back. So, I watched the elections with the usual amusement and disinterest, knowing that the Uniparty always wins.
If it isn’t a DeSantis vs Trump civil war (I agree) then why is Trump taking shots at DeSantis? Why not work together to change the party? Both will stand up for what they believe in and not run from a fight unlike all the useless bought and paid for members of Congress. We are the product delivered to special interests by them, they don’t serve us. The Uniparty continues to move left because the GOP has as much to gain by not speaking up as the DNC has by virtue signaling.
I will be polite and not draw your attention to a point that Peter Schweizer documents.
How McConnell and Chao used political power to make their family rich
By Larry Getlen
In 2004, current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, current US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, had an average net worth of $3.1 million. Ten years later, that number had increased to somewhere between $9.2 million and $36.5 million.
One source of the windfall, according to a new book from Peter Schweizer, was a 2008 gift from Chao’s father, James Chao, for somewhere between $5 million and $25 million.
But this gift could be seen as more than just a gift. It may have been acquired, according to Schweizer, thanks to the couple’s fealty to China, the source of the Chao family fortune. And that fealty may have occurred at the expense of the nation they had pledged to serve.
My word. Anyone that thinks Trump isn't an issue is kidding themselves. He is toxic waste to independents and moderates in the Republican Party, imagine how toxic he is to Independents and moderate Dems. People need to wake up or Biden is going to be the least of your concerns compared to an effective leftist in the WH.
It's too late. This election proved that the Demons in Meat Suits have already won the war. The US I grew up in is effectively done. FL, TX and a few others will be havens for only a little while longer, but once they end the filibuster, it's lights out for all liberty in the US.
This is beginning to piss me off. We are seeing the a Democrat and never-trump GOPe information operation and smear campaign going after Trump and his family. Look people we won the midterms we have the house and I call the odds of winning the senate at over 80% and yes that is largely due to Trump and his picks. I would remind you Mitch McConnell and the GOPe did everything they could to stop that because, like they did to the Tea party, they want to destroy the MAGA movement, that's right, it was not Obama that destroyed the Tea party it was Mitch and the GOPe, WE WON THE MIDTERMS! Don't listen to the GOPe mouthpieces and the ministry of truth Pravda media. All those calling for and amplifying the fake narrative of a Trump, Desantis fight need to STFU. We have a Senate seat we need to concentrate on winning in Georgia right now.
Perhaps Conservative Kentuckians should take one for the team and all vote democrat for Mitch’s seat next go. There need to be a few drastic moves to get us out of this mess.
I'd be interested to know how much, if any, of the hundreds of thousands Trump made at his rallies was sent to candidates. If it's a failure for McConnell and McCarthy to not help candidates financially, it's a failure for Trump as well.
As for the RNC, via the Alabama Republican Party's effort to "Restore America" and put the $1M that was raised at the Trump rally in Cullman, the Mighty Alabama Strike Force took a number of volunteers to Georgia and knocked on over 57,000 doors in 3 weeks. The RNC helped fund that effort as did our state party as well as many of our local county parties. We also send volunteers to work for Glenn Younkin. Unless you're involved at the local and state levels of the Republican party, you may not always know what's being done to help.
Exactly right. Write your Republican representatives (if you have have one) an email and advise them that a vote for McCarthy or McConnell will be their political demise.
I am an unaffiliated voter living in the western suburbs of Phila. The Republican party here is on life support if not dead. We were door knocked two times by Democrats. I received numerous texts from Democrats. We received many mailers from Democrats. We received the same flyer 3 times from Oz. That was it from the Republicans. I voted R this time but they did nothing to earn that. My point is that the sickness extends well beyond the players you mention.
I couldn’t agree more..it’s a fight within the feckless GOP as much as fighting the outside forces of a corrupt establishment ..
When Trump entered the White House, the Republicans had control of both the House and Senate. On day one someone could have written a one sentence law, "The Affordable Care Act is hereby abolished, and all penalties are to be refunded." They have no track record whatsoever of rolling big government back. So, I watched the elections with the usual amusement and disinterest, knowing that the Uniparty always wins.
If it isn’t a DeSantis vs Trump civil war (I agree) then why is Trump taking shots at DeSantis? Why not work together to change the party? Both will stand up for what they believe in and not run from a fight unlike all the useless bought and paid for members of Congress. We are the product delivered to special interests by them, they don’t serve us. The Uniparty continues to move left because the GOP has as much to gain by not speaking up as the DNC has by virtue signaling.
I will be polite and not draw your attention to a point that Peter Schweizer documents.
How McConnell and Chao used political power to make their family rich
By Larry Getlen
In 2004, current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, current US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, had an average net worth of $3.1 million. Ten years later, that number had increased to somewhere between $9.2 million and $36.5 million.
One source of the windfall, according to a new book from Peter Schweizer, was a 2008 gift from Chao’s father, James Chao, for somewhere between $5 million and $25 million.
But this gift could be seen as more than just a gift. It may have been acquired, according to Schweizer, thanks to the couple’s fealty to China, the source of the Chao family fortune. And that fealty may have occurred at the expense of the nation they had pledged to serve.
https://nypost.com/2018/03/17/how-mcconnell-and-chao-used-political-power-to-make-their-family-rich/
All part of the uniparty? Absolutely.
Where were the RINOs during the Democraps run of the table? Any RINOs jumping up and down screaming? Gone.
Trump’s benefit to us all was he wasn’t connected to the swamp.
No political history and cronyism coloring his decision making.
Problem was his decision making was premised off of his ego and personal power/attention grabbing.
Trump thought he was “King” which really pissed off the WEF, Federal Reserve, True Power Mongers, etc.
Once you piss off “true power” they’ll find a way to show you the door.
Just ask MLK, JFK, RFK, Lincoln, Hamilton………and the list goes on and on.
Doesn’t matter who you vote for as long as they’re part of the uniparty.
All we the people do after that is spend the next 4 (or 6) years trying to get rid of them, all in hopes we can elect someone who isn’t connected.
Enjoy the dance.
Thank you Jordan Schactel for the well thought out article and spot on analysis.
My word. Anyone that thinks Trump isn't an issue is kidding themselves. He is toxic waste to independents and moderates in the Republican Party, imagine how toxic he is to Independents and moderate Dems. People need to wake up or Biden is going to be the least of your concerns compared to an effective leftist in the WH.
We need a RINO hunt and purge.
Weird how we're still complaining about the exact same people we complained about during the Ron Paul days. (John McCain being a happy exception)
It's too late. This election proved that the Demons in Meat Suits have already won the war. The US I grew up in is effectively done. FL, TX and a few others will be havens for only a little while longer, but once they end the filibuster, it's lights out for all liberty in the US.
This is beginning to piss me off. We are seeing the a Democrat and never-trump GOPe information operation and smear campaign going after Trump and his family. Look people we won the midterms we have the house and I call the odds of winning the senate at over 80% and yes that is largely due to Trump and his picks. I would remind you Mitch McConnell and the GOPe did everything they could to stop that because, like they did to the Tea party, they want to destroy the MAGA movement, that's right, it was not Obama that destroyed the Tea party it was Mitch and the GOPe, WE WON THE MIDTERMS! Don't listen to the GOPe mouthpieces and the ministry of truth Pravda media. All those calling for and amplifying the fake narrative of a Trump, Desantis fight need to STFU. We have a Senate seat we need to concentrate on winning in Georgia right now.
Perhaps Conservative Kentuckians should take one for the team and all vote democrat for Mitch’s seat next go. There need to be a few drastic moves to get us out of this mess.
I'd be interested to know how much, if any, of the hundreds of thousands Trump made at his rallies was sent to candidates. If it's a failure for McConnell and McCarthy to not help candidates financially, it's a failure for Trump as well.
As for the RNC, via the Alabama Republican Party's effort to "Restore America" and put the $1M that was raised at the Trump rally in Cullman, the Mighty Alabama Strike Force took a number of volunteers to Georgia and knocked on over 57,000 doors in 3 weeks. The RNC helped fund that effort as did our state party as well as many of our local county parties. We also send volunteers to work for Glenn Younkin. Unless you're involved at the local and state levels of the Republican party, you may not always know what's being done to help.
Totally Agree. That’s why I won’t give any money to the GOP party until they get rid of those crooks and install new blood.
YUP.
Perfectly stated Jordan.
Exactly right. Write your Republican representatives (if you have have one) an email and advise them that a vote for McCarthy or McConnell will be their political demise.