Politics Today: Stop the world; the Republican Party wants to get off

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — As public demand cries out for sensible governmental solutions to cope with a changing world, the confused Republican Party’s response is to head for the hills.

The current ills imperiling the country, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, are being rejected or ignored by a once-proud and revered Republican Party.

Still under the hypnotic spell of former President Donald Trump, it staggers toward a possible 2024 rerun of his candidacy, with no other plausible political leadership in view of the Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan.

As Trump continues to send signals of intending a rerun two years hence, the faithful along with accommodating others in the mesmerized party go along. A measure of the drift and political impotence came in California on Tuesday in the futile attempt of GOP conservatives to recall progressive Gov. Gavin Newsom.

They foolishly put their bet on a right-wing extremist, Larry Elder, a radio talk-show host who was no match for Newsom, whose candidacy brought an avalanche in campaign funds and the personal intervention of President Joe Biden. At the same time, no prominent Democrat sought to replace Newsom.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/politics-today-stop-the-world-the-republican-party-wants-to-get-off/ar-AAOwpZO

[RussBLib]

1. has ANY Republican signaled an intent to run for prez in '24?

Shit, we're still 3 years away. If I were a Repub, I would wait at least another year, or 18 months, before tossing my hat in the ring. Maybe Trump will be dead by then.

[modrepub]

2. Pretty Sure Larry Hogan

will run. Two term MD governor and definitely a non(TFG). He'd have a hard time winning unless there's a lot of people occupying the (TFG) lane if the (TFG) doesn't run. He'd probably still lurch to the right to try and secure the nomination.