In 750 words or less, what does "Republican" mean today?
It means that Donald Trump's history is all good, and nothing controversial about it is to be considered. Why not? Because this is a presidential election season, and he's our guy. Unimportant other concerns are only "election interference." Criminality and accountability are unimportant. Unless we are talking about Joe Biden. Biden "is a criminal" who requires immediate and thorough investigation, followed by immediate impeachment, because he is so, so very guilty.
It means that credentials in general are no longer a serious concern for candidate selection and electability, at least for our political party. The ability to attract fringe voters is far more important.
It means that a pregnant woman's health, and indeed her life, are completely secondary concerns, and we have to protect that embryo or fetus at all costs, because we are "pro-life."
It means we promote the notion that "pro-choice" is an anti-American, unethical, evil talking point, chosen by radicals and subversives, to support the sanctioned murder of innocent children.
It means we can and should make it more difficult to vote for those most likely to vote for another political party. It is only fair.
It means we can re-draw voting districts any way we desire, to make it more likely that we will win elections, regardless of -- uh, no, we mean "in direct contradiction to" -- the actual preferences of the voting public.
It means we are still very proud to be "the party of fiscal conservatism," but now only when Democrats are in control.
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