Not anymore. After the tea party shenanigans, Republicans realized it was easier to use mass media to program people on what to hate, and keep them distracted.
A bunch of republicans lost primaries and generals because the party let insurgents meaningfully challenge them and didn’t burn down the house the way the dems react to DSA obtaining power.
Not anymore. After the tea party shenanigans, Republicans realized it was easier to use mass media to program people on what to hate, and keep them distracted.
Which is ironic since the TEA party was a Faux News creation.
… In coalition with the Koch brothers, who were the primary financial backers of the movement.
A bunch of republicans lost primaries and generals because the party let insurgents meaningfully challenge them and didn’t burn down the house the way the dems react to DSA obtaining power.