The only thing I’ve seen Republicans actually stand up for is the occasional 2A/anti-woke thing. They’re useless on immigration and anything related to finance. Even if they had full control of all branches of government they’d hardly spend any less than Democrats do.
Because their donor class has no problem with the 2A or anti-woke, but they do have a problem with their supply of cheap labor and free government $ being cut off. Something has to be done about the corporate elites. I don't know what, but if we are to avoid becoming Argentina or the Weimar Republic something must be done.
“Something has to be done about the corporate elites.”
Aggressive anti-trust action to break up the mega corporations would be a good start. Break up the oligopolies, opening up markets to more competition which will benefit consumers with lower prices, more jobs, and more innovation.
A second important action is to reign in the foundations established by the wealth (Clinton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Obama Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, etc). Require any foundation to spend all of its money in 20 years. Any remaining money goes to the US treasury for the express purpose of debt repayment.
End “carried Interest” in the IRS code which allows wealthy private equity partners and venture capitalists to be taxed at a lower rate than the personal income tax.
And I really think in the end the Democrat leadership know things like trannies and even oil/enviro/climate are their disposable ‘just placate the base’ things they don’t really intend to actually do all that much about in the end.
But I guess as almost always, for everyone it’s all about the money and that is strongest in politics.