The Future of the Republican Party

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David Corn '81, political journalist, author, and the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, leads a conversation on the future of the Republican party with political consultant John Weaver and political commentator and columnist Mercedes Schlapp.

Co-sponsored by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, The American Enterprise Institute, Brown College Democrats, and Brown University Republicans.

[nikolatasev]

GOP left the last pretenses of ideology. Deficits do not matter, laws do not matter, morals do not matter, only pure naked power matters.
This is the third time a Republican leaves the country in a mess for a Democrat to clean up.
Voters aged 18-29 supported Biden 60-36%. Those aged 30-44 supported Biden 52-46%. Demographic changes are slow, but hard to mitigate. The GOP is going the way of the dodo. Just ask how Harley-Davidson are doing, they are after a very similar demographic.

[artrock]

As a Marine Corps veteran and Independent, my loyalty is to the US Constitution and The Will of the People, and NEVER to ONE person or ONE party. That being said, If you know your Marine Corps history, then you should know that Major General Smedley Butler, a 2x recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and one of the most decorated Marines in US history stopped the FIRST insurrection attempt by the VERY Radical Right (Conservatives) in what is known as "The Business Plot/Wall Street Putsch".

If the FIRST attempt wasn't bad enough, fast forward in time to ANOTHER "Conservative" Republican taking it upon himself to "Decide" what his party "thinks is best" (what Fascist Dictators do) and we have Watergate. But of COURSE the party that tried TWICE to undermine the US Constitution AND The Will of the People pardoned him....the party of "personal responsibility" that has NO mercy on the sick and the poor...like Christ taught (another BIG Contradiction the WORLD is well aware of with the "Right").

This leads to the 3rd ATTEMPT from "Conservative Republicans" incorrectly thinking THEIR party can DECIDE FOR the Public "what's best" (as Fascist Dictators do) and 1/6 happened. Did the publicly elected officials listen to the Bipartisan SUPPORT from the Public that DEMANDED Trump be impeached an held accountable? NOPE!!!! With the exception of few BRAVE patriots on the Right, the MAJORITY of elected officials IGNORED the Populations' WILL and used a minority VOTE to Undermine the US Constitution AND The WILL of the People for their OWN political careers...what disgusting group of parasites, wouldn't you agree?

Once was "random", twice was a coincidence, and THREE times it's now a CONFIRMED trend. Would any reasonable, intelligent, FAIR population of hard working, honorable, people that RISKED IT ALL on the battlefield for FREEDOM think that the Republican party deserves the PRIVELAGE to participate in OUR Democracy? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out...

- Semper Fi

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything" ― Albert Einstein

“The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.” – Thomas E. Ricks

“Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They’re aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They’ve got really short hair and they always go for the throat.” – RAdm. “Jay” R. Stark

[oswarz]

Excuse me, "barely reached out"? He BENT OVER BACKWARDS! Republicans didn't give an inch! Step out of your bubble, lady!

[davidjohnzenocollins]

Boy, this is old. Filmed in May 7, 2017. Now, it turns out the Russiagate crapola is just that: crap.

Oops! Should have said filmed in March 7th.

[DmytroZinkiv]

Im Republican. Long Live Our State, the USA

[oswarz]

Someone else besides Trump "spoke to that"... And it wasn't Clinton.

[Der_Thrombozyt]

Ms. Conway beware, Mercedes is coming for your job.