Of course, a long-term member of the Trump Administration is a hardcore Republick'n. Of course, they want a moderate Dem candidate. But, truthfully, whose mind will be changed after reading this book? If you consider yourself a Republick'n, and you are just learning what an awful despot trump is, then I'm glad this book was there to help.
What it is missing is an acknowledgment that the Democrats have been right all along. A humbled person, warning the country about how bad your boss is, should be able to say that they were wrong AND the DEMS were RIGHT! This book would have made large strides with the general public if it contained some consumption of humble pie. But, alas, like all Republick'ns I know, the author can not admit a mistake or yield to an opponent. Thus, the author transmits what amounts to a bowl of weak Borscht. There are no half-measures when it comes to the criminal enterprise of trump.
Finally, I'll say that this is my measure of how honest and genuine any of these "never trump" Republick'ns are truly being when they renounce whatever they renounce. Do they admit that they and their party were WRONG, not just in choosing trump, but in all the abuses that have come to light as a result of his idiocy? Do they renounce their party's platform change in 2016 that piled on Ukraine? (This was a telltale moment of foreshadowing, no?) Do they admit that appealing to Americans with base lies that depend on the consumer being undereducated is wrong? Do they admit that deceiving their base by demonizing Obama and "libs" is an un-American pursuit? Do they acknowledge that theirs is one voice among many and our government follows a majority opinion, or do they still think like the Kochs, who pander to their base with racist tropes? Will they admit that W should not have invaded Iraq based on a lie? Will they admit that slandering Kerry, a war hero, debased our politics? Will they even admit now that proposing a nonsensical Constitutional amendment to declare that marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman had the effect of delegitimizing our Constitution and was an enormous weapon in the culture wars that they like to blame on the Dems? Will they finally admit the mendacity of the "both sides do it" argument that Republick'ns tout any time an argument doesn't go their way? Will they admit that Faux News is a propaganda organ of their party and that the US Media as a whole is largely either politically neutral or leans right to reflect the wishes of their corporate overlords? All of these sins against our country have been brought into the light by our current dilemma. Any "conservative" who is genuinely repulsed by trump should be able to admit to at least some of their egregious errors of the past and present. Otherwise, their opposition to trump is simply a self-serving exercise with no lasting impact and, frankly, what good does that do for the US?
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