Excerpt from Jennifer Rubin (former Republican):
(Former NFL running back Herschel) Walker might be the most egregious Republican candidate since Trump himself, personifying the party’s abject disregard for character and cynical attitude toward public service. And many in the MAGA cult have cheered these trends on as a sort of political nihilism. For them, politics is all a scam, so why not grab what you can?
In this mind-set, politics is not about problem-solving or public service. This is a game of revenge, owning the libs and tearing down institutions — part of a long mass primal scream from those who resent their loss of status in a country that is increasingly secular, diverse and urbanized.
The Republicans who should know better — the pundits, elected officials and donors — know a good scam when they see one. They are all too happy to exploit those they consider rubes (Walker and his supporters, for example) to attain their aims. They make money, maintain access, further their extreme agenda and gain their own pound of flesh from liberals.
Walker has vividly revealed the shabbiness of it all and the consequences of allowing amoral people to use whatever means necessary to attain power. Walker is a symptom. The GOP is the problem.
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(Former NFL running back Herschel) Walker might be the most egregious Republican candidate since Trump himself, personifying the party’s abject disregard for character and cynical attitude toward public service. And many in the MAGA cult have cheered these trends on as a sort of political nihilism. For them, politics is all a scam, so why not grab what you can?
In this mind-set, politics is not about problem-solving or public service. This is a game of revenge, owning the libs and tearing down institutions — part of a long mass primal scream from those who resent their loss of status in a country that is increasingly secular, diverse and urbanized.
The Republicans who should know better — the pundits, elected officials and donors — know a good scam when they see one. They are all too happy to exploit those they consider rubes (Walker and his supporters, for example) to attain their aims. They make money, maintain access, further their extreme agenda and gain their own pound of flesh from liberals.
Walker has vividly revealed the shabbiness of it all and the consequences of allowing amoral people to use whatever means necessary to attain power. Walker is a symptom. The GOP is the problem.
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