[Starboard]

I’ve been critical of GOP weakness but what’s the upside of getting involved in the morass in Portland? Let the residents wallow in their own problems and let Portland serve as an example to the rest of the country of what a CHOP-ized city looks like.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I’ve been critical of GOP weakness but what’s the upside of getting involved in the morass in Portland?

Giving up and surrendering is not the way to win back Portland. Portland residents have gotten a good dose of what they voted for, and a lot of them may be having their "mugged by reality" moment - if the GOP can't bother to put up a real, law-and-order alternative, then the GOP has given up on the Pacific Northwest for the foreseeable future.