John Danforth dismisses the GOP as 'a grotesque caricature' of its former self

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In a recent PBS interview, former GOP Sen. John Danforth of Missouri said that today's Republican Party is "a grotesque caricature" of its former self.

While speaking with political journalist Judy Woodruff, Danforth, who made waves in January when he expressed regret at supporting GOP Sen. Josh Hawley in the wake of the deadly January 6 Capitol riots, said that the party is "the opposite of what it had been."

"America needs a strong, responsible conservative party," he said. "That has been the Republican Party. It is neither strong, nor responsible, nor conservative today."

He added: "It's losing, I think, its grip on the country as a whole. It's becoming increasingly a regional party. With almost no exceptions, the Northeast now is gone as far as the US Senate is concerned. The West Coast is completely gone."

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. the former self was a charade, christofascism has been at the heart of the GOP for decades.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. And it was pretty grotesque to start out with -

but they were better at hiding it in the old days; they tried to keep the crazy aunt in the attic instead of letting her loose to run for Congress.