No, the real problem is that with 2 very orange exceptions there are no electoral consequences for the shit they're pulling and they know it
The dude who got caught fantasizing about killing Republicans and their children winning his race proves this for the 1 millionth time. Is there any doubt that a similar scandal for a GOP candidate would have tanked their campaign?
One side votes like robots holding the party line no matter what. The other side is infighting over whether some right wing podcaster should be canceled for platforming a controversial person.
The difficulty is 40%+ of people will vote for anyone with a D next to their name no matter how blatantly terrible they are. It's why boiling the frog in reverse is extremely difficult. You need to have solid performance to win when your opposition has a floor of 40% for every single candidate or issue in any remotely contested jurisdiction, so hemmoraghing any support is an electoral death sentence.
That's why it's easy to sympathize with people when they say there is no voting our way out of this.
The dude who got caught fantasizing about killing Republicans and their children winning his race proves this for the 1 millionth time. Is there any doubt that a similar scandal for a GOP candidate would have tanked their campaign?
One side votes like robots holding the party line no matter what. The other side is infighting over whether some right wing podcaster should be canceled for platforming a controversial person.
The difficulty is 40%+ of people will vote for anyone with a D next to their name no matter how blatantly terrible they are. It's why boiling the frog in reverse is extremely difficult. You need to have solid performance to win when your opposition has a floor of 40% for every single candidate or issue in any remotely contested jurisdiction, so hemmoraghing any support is an electoral death sentence.
That's why it's easy to sympathize with people when they say there is no voting our way out of this.
I’m out of the loop but who was fantasizing that?
Jay Jones. Virginia Attorney General. Leaked text messages.