I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to rest on our laurels. The Republican BRAND is up, but there are milquetoast Republicans hitching their wagons to the brand to get votes and support. There’s an illusion of choice here. The reality is if you actually broke up the parties based on issues that matter, we’re probably more of a coalition than a unified party.
I find that there are far more pro-Constitution, pro-American people in this country than those who want to necessarily identify as big-R “Republican.” Republicans still have a brand problem that needs to be fortified and centralized around the ideas of Judeo-Christian ethic and small-r republicanism based on the work of Plato, for example.
More Americans want limited government, Christianity in the public sphere, and an economically and militarily powerful America than those who want to necessarily identify by party politics. Our Founders warned us about parties for a reason. We should be espousing ideas and policies that strengthen us as a nation, galvanizing us around ethics and morality instead of partisan issues.
“are far more pro-Constitution, pro-American people in this country than those who want to necessarily identify as big-R “Republican.” “
Talk about hitting the nail on the head you stated exactness for some of us, in over 50 years I have never said I was a “republican” and will die before I do. It’s like a stealth thing you keep to yourself, can’t imagine ever voting for a rat/GOPe/RINO/uniparty for even a dog catcher or living in a dem area.
Yes, simply having an R after the name is no guarantee that one is a loyal or useful ally of the Trump administration. We should all be well aware by now that there are numerous craven republicans out there feeding off Trump’s current popularity.