The past week has highlighted the cancer that is still eating at the G.O.P., johncassidy writes.
again, speculating about another Presidential bid and reminding people what a monumental threat he represents—not just to American democracy and the rule of law but to the sense of relief that has reigned since he left office. “If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,” he told a crowd in Texas a couple of weeks ago. “And, if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons.
Of course, Trump’s reëmergence doesn’t relieve the White House and the Democrats of the many policy challenges that they face—including inflation, the pandemic, and the Senate filibuster. Ultimately, they will be judged on their record in office, and an anti-Trump message won’t necessarily provide a political panacea.in Virginia illustrated the danger for Democrats of overly relying on the spectre of Trump when he is no longer in power.
When Pence stood up at a meeting of the conservative Federalist Society, in Florida, on February 4th, and said, “President Trump is wrong; I had no right to overturn the election,” he was effectively claiming that the old G.O.P. is still alive and well, and so is its commitment to democracy.
According to a recent CBS News poll, eighty-three per cent of Americans disapprove of the actions of the
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