What everyone is getting wrong about the Republican party and their love of Trump. [View all]

[Yavin4]

It's working for them. It's working incredibly well for them. They came within a few thousand votes of retaining the White House and the Senate and also taking over the House. They hold a majority of the state houses. They've passed, and continue to pass, voter suppression bills. If history is a guide, they're poised to re-gain control of the congress next year. And, they control the SCOTUS.

There has been little to no political downside from being loyal to Trump. None. No real substantial electoral losses. With the possible exception of the presidency, but that too works in their favor. They can fund raise forever off of the big lie.

So, why abandon Trump? Why leave the cult when it's working wonders for them? Trust that if Mary Cheney last name was Mary Smith, she too would be in the cult. There are bigger downsides to turning against Trump than remaining loyal to him.

The Democrats need to understand this and stop trying to "rescue" Republicans from the cult. The only chance that they have is to build a strong record of tangible achievements and motivate their base to turn out on election day.