I hesitate to post anything here as I know what this will degrade into, but as a (former?) Republican, this opinion piece by Peggy Noonan of the WSJ pretty much exactly outlines what I hope happens with the party. Unfortunately, I believe the cult is running the show - it is well represented on this message board, hence why I do not participate here any longer. In my opinion, when "you guys" who think you represent what the Republican party needs figure this stuff out, you'll actually win: entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security aren't bad things, and many voters rely on them... they're not going away; continuing to place immigrants as "others" alienates a huge portion of the voting population; you need the center, you cannot win long-term behind Donald Trump and especially as he continues to focus on the past to save his own ego. You must move forward from that, and even welcome open criticism and exposure of the truth about the election: there was no widespread fraud, there was nothing Mike Pence or anyone else could legally do, the will of the people was heard just as it was when Trump was elected in 2016.
Turn your backs on the cult. Move forward. Be the party that stands against the extreme on both sides. Politics are a messy game; let the politicians play it as they have for 250 years. Mitch McConnell isn't the enemy because he disagrees with Donald Trump. Mike Pence is not the enemy because he denounced Donald Trump and said he is wrong. Liz Cheney is not the enemy because she is seeking the truth behind what happened on January 6th and what role Trump and his administration may have played in it.
Donald Trump has made himself an enemy of the Constitution because it suits his egotistical needs. If you truly believe in supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States, then you too must turn your back on Donald Trump.
Pointing out Joe Biden's failings isn't going to be enough so long as what I and most of the rest of the center believes is that what Republicans want is to return to Donald Trump. You won't win standing by Trump in 2024 saying, "At least I'm not Biden." You don't have the numbers. You have to find someone better, someone who actually has a vision for the future, not someone who continues living in the past.
Republicans, Stand Against Excess (may be paywalled)
Turn your backs on the cult. Move forward. Be the party that stands against the extreme on both sides. Politics are a messy game; let the politicians play it as they have for 250 years. Mitch McConnell isn't the enemy because he disagrees with Donald Trump. Mike Pence is not the enemy because he denounced Donald Trump and said he is wrong. Liz Cheney is not the enemy because she is seeking the truth behind what happened on January 6th and what role Trump and his administration may have played in it.
Donald Trump has made himself an enemy of the Constitution because it suits his egotistical needs. If you truly believe in supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States, then you too must turn your back on Donald Trump.
Pointing out Joe Biden's failings isn't going to be enough so long as what I and most of the rest of the center believes is that what Republicans want is to return to Donald Trump. You won't win standing by Trump in 2024 saying, "At least I'm not Biden." You don't have the numbers. You have to find someone better, someone who actually has a vision for the future, not someone who continues living in the past.
Republicans, Stand Against Excess (may be paywalled)