How do they think they can make these unpopular policies stick ?

[Nevilledog]

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Thread. A cautionary thought: the GOP can read polls. They *know* that a solid majority of Americans intensely oppose them on abortion, gun control and insurrection (to name but a few). They know these are big losers, in national electoral terms. Yet they persist.

The extremity of GOP positions reveals their intent. These are *not* positions that are viable in any normal political calculus (on a national level). No party 'playing by the rules' would push them as far as the GOP is doing.

They are acting, instead, like a party freed of the natural constraints imposed, in a democratic system, by the need to reconcile conflicting points of view. They are acting like they're not in that system any more. Because they are not.

We shouldn't indulge the comforting thought that the GOP, in a heedless fit of ideological fervor, has blundered onto the 'third rail' of our political system and will now incinerate itself in November.

It's more prudent to assume, rather, that they know full well that they're a minority party with unpopular policies, and are making preparations to see it through. How do they think they can make these unpopular policies stick ?

First, by subverting the popular vote. We see it in many places. Second, by brute force. Jan. 6 was the 'tell.' Not what Trump did but the acquiescence of virtually the entire GOP. Many have said J6 was a 'dress rehearsal.' The truth of that needs to be fully understood.

[Irish_Dem]

1. They are getting control of the voting systems, so they don't care what the people want.

[aocommunalpunch]

2. This is what a STRONG Republican party looks like, folks.

Can we pretty please all agree to obliterate the Republican party instead? I'm a little tired of poetry.

[Raven123]

3. Gerrymandering and Red State Senate seats makes them feel invincible

[RockRaven]

4. Anyone who has seen DHS brownshirts in action knows how they think they will make this stick.

[Yavin4]

5. The GOP's policies do not affect the wealth of the uber rich nor their power.

That's why they can take on these unpopular issues. These are distraction issues which a committed minority of voters will show up at the polls to vote for. That gives the GOP enough power to thwart any progressive agenda on climate change, income inequality, education, healthcare, housing, transportation, etc. These big issues get ignored while they focus on social issues which disproportionately affect the poor, esp. poor women, in red states.

School children are gunned down in their classrooms? Too bad. Gun lovers are a reliable voting bloc, and they will vote for candidates that will lower regulation on energy producers in TX. In the end, you get dead kids and shitty electricity.

[bahboo]

6. this is exactly the case...

[Golden Raisin]

7. Methodically installing Republican Secretaries of States who oversee

elections. Harassing and forcing out experienced election workers (see Lady Ruby and Shaye Moss). Blatant gerrymandering. Self-appointed yahoo/troublemakers intimidating voters and election workers at voting sites on election days. Ultimately brownshirts in the streets.

[bluestarone]

8. Think they could get 12 jurors to convict a woman?

I DO NOT!

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Just how is this going to work? Police won't defend school children, and now they're

expected to attack pregnant women.

America is in a rabbit hole.

[iemanja]

10. They own the courts

And the voters may not even hold them accountable.