Why Republicans Play Dirty

[BigmanPigman]

"They fear that if they stick to the rules, they will lose everything. Their behavior is a threat to democratic stability."

"Why is the Republican Party playing dirty? Republican leaders are not driven by an intrinsic or ideological contempt for democracy. They are driven by fear."

"Democracy requires that parties know how to lose. Politicians who fail to win elections must be willing to accept defeat, go home, and get ready to play again the next day. This norm of gracious losing is essential to a healthy democracy."

"American democracy faces a Catch-22: Republicans won’t abandon their white identity bunker strategy until they lose, but at the same time that strategy has made them so averse to losing they are willing to bend the rules to avoid this fate. There is no easy exit. Republican leaders must either stand up to their base and broaden their appeal or they must suffer an electoral thrashing so severe that they are compelled to do so."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/opinion/republicans-democracy-play-dirty.html

[demigoddess]

1. The reason they cheat is because they want a one party government-

a one party country. They will do anything to get it. I have seen so many republicans, since 1960 who will not even consider a candidate from another party. They will not vote for another party. They often do not consider issues, they just stick to what their fathers voted for. And now those people have grown up and gotten more so. So the party has gotten more fearful. They react that way every time we elect a dem president. Clinton and Obama are clear examples.

[Skittles]

2. they know if they ran on their ideals and their ideas they would lose BIGTIME

so fear and ignorance rule the day for the Greedy Old Pig party