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panfluteman

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46. The Republican Party Replaced the Whigs. Now It's Time for Some New Party to Replace Them.

Sun Oct 25, 2020, 02:21 PM

Oct 2020

The Republican party's decline was all a gradual, natural progression, with one thing leading to another. Instead of doing the hard work of reinventing American conservatism to appeal to a younger and more ethnically diverse voter demographic, the Republicans increasingly resorted to election cheating and voter suppression tactics to win elections. With Trump, those trends crossed over the line into outright treason with the enlistment of foreign help - in other words, the Russians. Trump greatly accelerated the downward slide, perhaps, but at heart he was just an authoritarian demagogue who was looking for a party to prey on and take over, and the Republican party, with its anti-democratic weaknesses and flaws, was like a suitable host with a weakened political immune system, and therefore vulnerable to the opportunistic infection that is Trump and Trumpism. A sad, sad story indeed.

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NYT Editorial: "The Republican Party needs to be crushed & the earth salted behind it" [View all] kpete Oct 2020 OP

K&R Newest Reality Oct 2020 #1

I wonder.. RosevilleSparky Oct 2020 #71

I don't know for sure. Newest Reality Oct 2020 #74

Good question. I think most of us were brought up to think lying,cheating and stealing are wrong Walleye Oct 2020 #75

No just greed and hypocrisy with a side of power hunger. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #76

"Trump just greased the slide" dalton99a Oct 2020 #2

Thanks for adding more kpete Oct 2020 #3

Right On. It started in the 1960's when they courted the racist DixieCrats... Tommymac Oct 2020 #28

GOP & Federalists SheltieLover Oct 2020 #4

Unfortunately the quote in the OP is misattributed. It's from Mother Jones, not the NY Times. nt Timer Oct 2020 #53

Today's GOP is now a "Terrorist Cult Organization." Anyone tells you they're a republican, WATCH OUT RKP5637 Oct 2020 #5

I think they're a death cult. marybourg Oct 2020 #8

Yeah, really, that's closer to what they've become. I can't imagine any sane individual RKP5637 Oct 2020 #13

Except when it comes to a woman with an unwanted pregnancy. SergeStorms Oct 2020 #48

In their own mind they're "pro life", but marybourg Oct 2020 #55

I'm waiting for the SPLC to put the wnylib Oct 2020 #10

Yep, really should be! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #15

It's not the 4th year of the Trump presidency, it's the 40th year of the Reagan "revolution" JHB Oct 2020 #6

THIS exactly! Layzeebeaver Oct 2020 #9

Bingo. It's the same Republican Party. Trump just says it out loud. mjvpi Oct 2020 #21

Good read, thanks. tanyev Oct 2020 #25

NO NEW "Conservative" party! RobertDevereaux Oct 2020 #29

+1 Solly Mack Oct 2020 #34

This. Hekate Oct 2020 #35

"...shits into their skulls." Incredibly true. dchill Oct 2020 #36

Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!! DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #47

Holy shit. That's the actual NYT Editorial Board. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #7

Holy shit indeed. It's not just some guest opinion piece. SharonClark Oct 2020 #14

OP headline is wrong. That quote is from Mother Jones, not the NYT. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2020 #16

The NYT headline is - "R.I.P., G.O.P. The Party of Lincoln had a good run. Then came Mr. Trump." BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #27

Same thought here Auggie Oct 2020 #17

yes i was shocked at how simply blatant the language of condemnation was. I'm sure Repugs w say it's onetexan Oct 2020 #81

It's a start, NYT. Paladin Oct 2020 #11

Let MAGA Haberman write for the Society page. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #72

I think they are being charitable Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #12

Please clarify the source of the quote in the OP? Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #18

The source of the quote is from the DailKos, who quotes Mother Jones mrsadm Oct 2020 #42

Yes. That is what I am saying. Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #69

Your NYT quote is not the same as what is in the OP. Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #70

I thought I read somewhere on DU that the NYT is a RW rag. Iggo Oct 2020 #19

Those masks of respectability are finally off Warpy Oct 2020 #20

Forgot religious hypocrisy Hip2bSquare Oct 2020 #22

Yes! liberalmuse Oct 2020 #23

Damnatio memoriea JCMach1 Oct 2020 #24

My only quibble with this editorial is that we need a conservative Republican Party. Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #26

That is the Grand Illusion LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #49

The gig is up..... Jon King Oct 2020 #30

Absolutely! ffr Oct 2020 #31

"No pardons for 'Good Germans' " My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #37

The whole editorial at the link is excellent. For a change, it's not an Op-Ed, but NYT's Ed Board... Hekate Oct 2020 #32

You nailed it!... Illumination Oct 2020 #33

I saw this article. PatrickforO Oct 2020 #38

I further recommend that they get zero voice theaocp Oct 2020 #39

It's the same playbook since 1980, it's just the raw and only thing now bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #40

I wish they wouldn't hold back and tell is what they really feel... Grins Oct 2020 #41

Straight into the garbage with you, GOP. calimary Oct 2020 #43

And it goes double for libertarians FakeNoose Oct 2020 #61

Hear! Hear! k&r n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #44

Well said. mzmolly Oct 2020 #45

The Republican Party Replaced the Whigs. Now It's Time for Some New Party to Replace Them. panfluteman Oct 2020 #46

Greed and hate. moondust Oct 2020 #50

don't forget selfishness. nt Hotler Oct 2020 #52

Looking back (early) it's amazing they fell for THIS GUY? Brainfodder Oct 2020 #51

Flatten the Repug Party into well-earned oblivion everywhere on the ballot. RobertDevereaux Oct 2020 #54

This is an important read. liberalla Oct 2020 #56

I disagree a new conservative party needs to take its place Skittles Oct 2020 #57

GET OUT PUPPETS. Cha Oct 2020 #58

The GOP is now the party of Fox News, Trump, and Limbaugh. Initech Oct 2020 #59

For those with a classical education: GOP delenda est... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 #60

They'll go the way of Carthage hopefully! Lucky Luciano Oct 2020 #65

I always felt that Carthage was hard done by. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #77

I was a child when Hoover locks Oct 2020 #62

Could not agree more karin_sj Oct 2020 #63

Something needs to be added jmowreader Oct 2020 #64

I prefer to pull back and nuke it from orbit. Efilroft Sul Oct 2020 #66

I like the sound of that! Blue Owl Oct 2020 #67

... orangecrush Oct 2020 #68

Pulverized and scattered into the winds. roamer65 Oct 2020 #73

NUKE IT.... yuiyoshida Oct 2020 #78

As long as people believe that our Constitution guarantees unchecked capitalism Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #79

Sadly, too true. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #80

Didn't these guys also say Iraq had WMD guyfromla Oct 2020 #82