Is The GOP Dead?

Senator Josh Hawley raised a few eyebrows over the weekend when he tweeted, “The old [GOP] is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new.” He certainly got my attention. 

The GOP establishment that confidently predicted a Red wave, and kept expanding it in spite of me and others warning against overconfidence, is now pontificating as to why there wasn’t a Red wave. And those same people who were wrong about the Red wave then now expect us to trust them when they explain why there wasn’t a Red wave. 

Well, if their explanation doesn’t begin with, “I’m sorry” -- and so far it hasn’t -- I’m not interested in hearing anything else they have to say.

They have blamed their failure on the Supreme Court for saving babies. Wow! How much are they willing to sacrifice in order to win? In fact, pro-life politicians who boldly stood up for the sanctity of life did just fine.

Their second explanation is that it’s all Donald Trump’s fault. It’s Trump’s fault because he didn’t spend more money on key races. In other words, he wasn’t more involved in the campaigns. But they also say it’s Trump’s fault because he was too involved in the campaigns, and people were voting on him. Which is it?

Donald Trump is one man. He’s not in charge of fundraising for the GOP.  That’s Mitch McConnell’s job. That’s Kevin McCarthy’s job. That’s the RNC’s job. 

Mitch McConnell abandoned Don Bolduc in New Hampshire. McConnell and his corporate allies did not lift a finger to help Blake Masters in Arizona. Let me tell you where they did go all out for candidates.

McConnell was “all in” for Joe O’Dea in Colorado -- the epitome of what the GOP establishment wants their candidates to be: totally non-ideological, bland and business as usual. 

But O’Dea, Mitch’s “perfect candidate,” was utterly smashed on Election Day. His defeat was one of the first races called on Tuesday night.  Why would grassroots activists jump out of bed to elect a milquetoast moderate like O’Dea when he’s exactly the kind of “go-along-to-get-along” Chamber of Commerce type they’re fighting against? 

That is the Country Club Republicanism that has allowed America to be methodically pulled to the left, even when the GOP wins!

Our culture is melting down. Our values keep getting trashed.  The debt keeps getting bigger. The border remains wide open. But they were “all in” for a big fat zero in Colorado. 

That brings me to Alaska, where McConnell spent $9 million to ensure the reelection of Lisa Murkowski, the most unreliable Republican in the Senate, who is actively supporting Democrats and fighting Republicans in her state. But it’s worse than that. 

McConnell’s ads in Alaska trashed a young, conservative pro-life woman. Democrats didn’t have to lift a finger. McConnell did their dirty work for them.

Now Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and Mitt Romney are going to tell us what we did wrong and how smart they are! Give me a break.