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The Barstool Bros’ Split Over Abortion Could Determine the Future of the GOP
Politico ^ | 7/22/22 | Derek Robertson

Posted on 07/23/2022 8:50:22 PM PDT by jocon307

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade inspired an outpouring of grief, anguish and political opprobrium from feminists and abortion rights supporters.

[Including from] Dave Portnoy, the media mogul and Barstool Sports president better known for his viral pizza reviews, unrepentant aggro-masculinity and social media trolling than for pro-choice activism (or, for that matter, critique of originalist legal theory).

Last summer, I wrote about how Portnoy’s particular brand of transgressive boorishness served as an inspiration to Republican politicians eager to capitalize on the backlash to newly established progressive social norms around things like gender pronoun usage and diversity, equity and inclusion practices. But that alliance was never ideological — it was aesthetic. To a certain kind of secular, mostly apolitical Barstool bro, the party of evangelical pro-lifers might not have been an ideal fit, but it was certainly more appealing than the party of “woke” scolds and stuffy bosses across the aisle Now… those voters will have to choose: Is it worth giving sanction to an overtly religious, mostly unpopular political project simply to own the libs? Portnoy himself explicitly says no. But cultural backlash is as unpredictable as it is powerful, and its place at the heart of the modern GOP means that how a particular type of independent, attitudinally conservative voter responds could shape America for years to come....

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: barstoolsports; daveportnoy; maga
The writing is a little convoluted, and it is written from the other side, but this is a very interesting article.
1 posted on 07/23/2022 8:50:22 PM PDT by jocon307
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The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade inspired an outpouring of grief, anguish and political opprobrium from feminists and abortion rights supporters . . . . . . . about 11 % of the population.


fixed

2 posted on 07/23/2022 9:06:04 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . . . I may not have proof, but they're true !)
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Portnoy is a fraud. He only said this because his reputation was sullied by accusations of sexual assault.


3 posted on 07/23/2022 9:15:54 PM PDT by montag813
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This clown covers almost every socialist cliche’.


4 posted on 07/23/2022 9:19:15 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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I don’t really know him, my kid does; but the piece isn’t about him, but about those who listen to him/watch him on the internet, whatever!

It’s very interesting. I think there’s good news for the Right in there.


5 posted on 07/23/2022 9:22:12 PM PDT by jocon307 (No Dems win - Nov 22)
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I can’t access the article. It says
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6 posted on 07/23/2022 10:14:51 PM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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The "brocons" are what the left envisions that all conservatives secretly want to be. They believe that behind closed doors all supposedly devout Christians are secretly debauched pervs.

The "brocons" are mostly bitter libertarians and libertines who are anti-Woke only because the Woke have the upperhand.

They would be anti-Christian if the Christians had the upperhand. They just can't abide anyone telling them what to do.

7 posted on 07/23/2022 11:41:50 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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This was settled. trump won twice.


8 posted on 07/24/2022 12:57:48 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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HMM, that’s weird. Sorry about that! If you go to Politico.com you will see it on the home page and can access it. I don’t subscribe there or anything so if I can access it you should be able to.


9 posted on 07/24/2022 3:18:20 AM PDT by jocon307 (No Dems win - Nov 22)
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Dave was viciously attacked a few months ago.
Now, those same voices raise him up and praise him.

Those voice are all out crazy. Nothing they say should matter to antone


10 posted on 07/24/2022 6:08:20 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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