Posted on 07/21/2022 3:15:13 AM PDT by cotton1706
The primary is in two weeks, and the most nervous political demographic is the traditional, conservative Republicans with experience.
It's hard to believe. Ronald Reagan-loving, John Engler-revered Republicans — the people who ran Michigan government for the better part of 25 years — have a pit in their stomach over Aug. 2.
They're like the guilty boy who isn't sure if he's getting anything under the Christmas tree. They honestly don't know what they're getting.
Let's start at the top with Tudor Dixon. She was a guest commentator on the fringe right radio network America's Voice with Steve Gruber before she ran for governor. She made a living out of giving news a hard conservative spin.
Now, only because she accepted the endorsement of the business community and the DeVos family — which other candidates sought, by the way — she's being called a Republican In Name Only. A RINO. Establishment. A Never Trumper. Even though she's a sandwich away from getting the Big Guy's endorsement.
That's not the only issue.
Unlike 2000 and 2010, Republicans didn't draw the legislative and congressional maps so they didn't get a chance to protect their incumbents as they did before.
This cycle, it might not have mattered as far as House Republicans go. Grassroots activists are pissed neither the Republican-led Senate nor House thought enough of Trump's widespread election fraud claims to order up a "forensic audit" of the 2020 presidential election results.
(Excerpt) Read more at lansingcitypulse.com ...
This is going to be a hard problem to solve, because Republicans-at-heart abhor politics and want nothing to do with it. Public office is insanely attractive to the narcissistic sociopath, however, who will pretend to be whatever he/she needs to in order to win it.
“Traditional conservative Republicans” are not conservative. They are RHINOs who promise one thing to get elected and do another once elected. They are go along and get along types that are primarily responsible for the condition of the nation today.
We have term limits in this country. Its called elections. All we have to do is vote them out.
Yep. That’s basically my point. Thanks.
I’ve lived in Brighton Township for about 6 years. It’s the home of Lana Theis. I’ve crossed paths with her a few times and don’t consider her a RINO, but she’s changed and that no-fault law is bad policy. She’s become establishment. After a deluge of nasty personal attack mailers, I had enough voted for Mike Detmer. I’m not going to reward that behavior.
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