How divided is the Republican Party?

[kentuck]

It seems to me they have reached the point they feared all along.

At one time, the CPAC convention was the premier event for "conservatives" all across America. Now, it has become nothing more than a small gathering for a cult leader.

Republican fears have become a reality. Their Party has been successfully divided between the Old Guard and the Ultra-MAGA Republicans. They are now two Parties.

This could be the beginning of the end of the Party that began about 170 years ago? It is difficult to see how they glue themselves back together?

They knew it was quicksand when they stepped in it, but they just couldn't help themselves.

[cachukis]

1. But they all seem to unite against anything we support.

[Lovie777]

2. As long as no innocent people are hurt....................

destruction between them should be forthcoming.

[vlyons]

8. They don't care if innocents are hurt,

as long as it's not them.

[ananda]

15. That is not an option for Republicans.

Hurting and killing innocents is a fetish for them.

[pwb]

3. It only takes six Republicans to change to independent to fix it all.

For them and the Country. Six sane pukes that say enough of this now.

[judesedit]

5. I totally agree. Are there not even 6 decent, brave pukes?

Problem there is, trying to make sure the opposite doesn't happen, too.

[Auggie]

19. I bet if they dropped out their funding would disappear

[dutch777]

4. Yes, but in the end they will fall behind some Trump like figure to win at least national elections

and probably many local. While CPAC has faltered and there is more intra party name calling and drama, in the end, in general elections they will coalesce around the guns, god, small government and anti abortion candidate. Now they may, given their divisions, field more damaged and extreme candidates that give swing voters pause as we saw in 2022, but that does not equal the dissolution of their party.

[Prairie_Seagull]

6. Another way to see it.

McCarthy won't bring issues to the house floor other than promised issues that will also highlight his weakness as speaker. Thus muting to some degree the apparent power of the MTG ilk. A possible backstop against crazy.

Second: With crazy now somewhat muted, the pit of vipers draws closer together as the primary approaches and are actually in the same pit for the general.

[CrispyQ]

7. Not divided enough.

The battle of the party isn't over its soul, it has none, but over its infrastructure. Bernie Sanders was right back in 2015 when he said that there are only two ways to the White House and one is through the Democratic Party and the other is through the Republican Party. That's true of most congressional and state seats as well. No other parties have the infrastructure these two have.

All repub voters, moderates or cult, have been brainwashed to believe the worst republican is still better than any democrat. I see this attitude in the moderate repubs I know.

[jaxexpat]

16. Consuming the long-term propaganda of false equivalences has rotted their minds.

[calimary]

17. Hah! That was my first thought. Not divided enough.

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And you know the old saying…

Divide and CONQUER.

[barbtries]

9. i hope so.

but i foolishly thought they'd fall apart after GW. they're like zombies they never sleep and they're never up to any good.

[Firestorm49]

10. They simply don't have a clue about responsible governance. They've lost it completely..

It seems apparent that other than TFG and his ilk spewing endless bullshit to continue indoctrinating “deplorables”, the GOP has no direction at all. There has not been one standout rational Republican member in Congress who has taken a firm stand against the destruction of our norms or their radical wing of idiots. “Doing the right thing” has been relegated to the dust bins of the model T.

Let them wallow in their desperation, evidenced by the mental midgets the likes of MTG, Boebert, Gohmert, and on and on. This sub-species of humanity must be constantly exposed for their fascist abnormalities and radical philosophies. Constant exposure in the media of their anti American rhetoric is badly needed. I’ve begun to see us swinging back. Long overdue

Now if we could have an federal indictment on TFG, not just local lawsuits, perhaps we can get TFG and his similarly minded ilk to slither down the sewer that they have crawled out of. Then there is Garland. I don’t care how many are upset by criticisms of our Atty. General because we each have an opinion, and I HOPE MINE IS WRONG. Unfortunately all I see now is a very dented can being kicked down the road. Do you really think that with the upcoming election that Smith or Garland will prevail?

[flashman13]

18. Ordinarily I'm a pessimist - but I an going to reserve judgement of Smith for a little longer.

Remember that during Watergate, Special Prosecutors Cox and Jaworski did yeoman work. The DOJ issued 69 indictments and obtained 48 convictions. All of the big fish, except Trickie Dickie, went to jail.

[Turbineguy]

11. It ain't the Party of Lincoln no more!

[FakeNoose]

12. They bought the "big lie" that they can only win with Chump and nobody else

... and everyone who didn't love Chump was winnowed out of the Party.

This is where they are now, and this is what they deserve.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. Crossing my fingers that you speak the truth.

[robbob]

14. I remember not so long ago, when it was always "Dems in disarray"

and the ReThugs always marched in lockstep. So this is great to see, imho…

[calimary]

21. Now it's openly flipped.

Watching MSNBC last night and that label is now Republicans in Disarray.

Which is how I hope they STAY.

[Wild blueberry]

20. Nothing but a Death Cult

No party remaining, no policies, no platform, no plans. No one who represents their constituents or does any work for them. Maybe a few old guys who still truckle to the Uber-rich, otherwise all preening grievance and violence.

Side note: Out canvassing yesterday in Wisconsin for Judge Janet, heard more than one person say, "I'm never voting Republican again in my life."

[Traildogbob]

22. Proud to be

“Ultra MAGA” with a little beeeeatch hair flip and smirk of ignorance to emphasize the pride.
With the puppeteer Pootin (as well as MurKKKan Billionaires) controlling all the strings of trump and McCarthy. I hope the tangled web of strings choke every damn one of them out. Using their hand made gallows. Shame to waste that craftsmanship of carpentry. Pretty sure no one came back to retrieve them on J-7.

[cilla4progress]

23. Our best last

hope!