Has the GOP Lost Its Brain? Hardly.

United States News News

Has the GOP Lost Its Brain? Hardly.
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 commondreams
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 47 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 22%
  • Publisher: 51%

Today’s GOP contains idiots and nihilists and pathological liars ... opportunists... and is dominated by a group of right-wing ideologues who endanger US democracy and the future of human civilization.

; and Hillsdale College–the principal source of Trump’s infamous “1776 Commission”–which Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is currently vaunting as the model for the restructuring of higher education in his state .

Today’s GOP contains idiots and nihilists and pathological liars like George Santos. It contains sheer opportunists such as Mitch McConnell and even McCarthy himself. And since 2016, it has been dominated by a group of right-wing ideologues, inside and outside of government, who have fueled and been fueled by Trump and who are emphatically committed to a reactionary nationalist, racist, and authoritarian vision of “American Greatness.

,” nicely documents the ways that the Republican party has become both increasingly anti-intellectual and incoherent since the days of Reagan. The GOP deserves to be skewered for its inconsistencies, absurdities, and lunatics. And its very real fissures ought to be analyzed with care, for they can grow, and contribute to the party’s weakening if they do. But it does not follow from these fissures that the GOP is an agglomeration of nihilists and no longer has “ideas.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

commondreams /  🏆 530. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel calls for party unity ahead of primary, GOP loyalty pledgeRNC Chair Ronna McDaniel calls for party unity ahead of primary, GOP loyalty pledgeRepublican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says she hopes the days of raucous GOP presidential primaries and questions over party loyalty are over.
Read more »

Paul Ryan will skip 2024 GOP convention if Trump wins party nodPaul Ryan will skip 2024 GOP convention if Trump wins party nodFormer House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will abstain from the 2024 Republican National Convention if former President Donald Trump wins the party nod.
Read more »

Apple 'not helpful' after woman locked out of Apple account, lost $10KA woman who got locked out of her Apple account minutes after her iPhone was stolen and had $10,000 taken from her bank account says Apple was 'not helpful at all'
Read more »

GOP Chair Makes Delusional Promises on Behalf of Donald TrumpGOP Chair Makes Delusional Promises on Behalf of Donald TrumpGOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel painted a rosy picture of the Republican Party headed into the 2024 election. Her picture, however, seemed devoid of the reality her party members have lived in.
Read more »

RNC chair expects Trump to back 2024 GOP nominee even if it's not himRNC chair expects Trump to back 2024 GOP nominee even if it's not him'I think they're all going to sign it,' Ronna McDaniel said while speaking about a potential pledge candidates may sign in order to appear on the debate stage.
Read more »

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP postsFailing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP postsTina Peters has become part of a wave of election deniers who, unable to succeed at the polls, have targeted the one post — state party chair — that depends entirely on those hardest-core Republicans.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-24 05:51:25