No, I'm not talking about establishment Republicanism here, though the same is true for them. Populists themselves give me similar vibes, they were celebrating when anti-abortion stuff started coming down the pipeline, even though I saw them admit it probably was going to help Dems in the mid-terms. There's all manner of ways in which populists put personal preference ahead of tactics and strategy. Now I would grant that's natural but these are people who for the most part realized that Republicans getting branded the anti-fun party helped Democrats. How are populists presenting themselves? Early on as edgy but now? There's not enough difference in positions between them and establishment Republicanism.
I agree, the Right, generally, are in a unenviable spot, having allowed Leftists run roughshod long after they saw the danger. Pretty much the only thing they have going for them is that the Left are in their over-reach phase which doesn't have collapse far behind it.
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Date: 2023-04-10 03:33 pm (UTC)I agree, the Right, generally, are in a unenviable spot, having allowed Leftists run roughshod long after they saw the danger. Pretty much the only thing they have going for them is that the Left are in their over-reach phase which doesn't have collapse far behind it.