The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts
Back on 7 Apr 2021 I wrote a piece titled “The Decline of the Republican Party — First Gradually and then Suddenly.”
For those who haven’t been paying attention lately — the suddenly part has now finally arrived.
And then, back in May of 2021, I wrote a second piece, entitled “Where, Exactly, Are the Republicans Headed?”, more explicitly questioning the wisdom of the party’s continued insistence on claims of election fraud.
And so now, approximately one week after the midterm elections, where do the Republicans find themselves?
With not just Trump having lost, but with many candidates he personally backed having failed, including most of the election-deniers.
Somewhat oddly, though, where one might expect to hear fresh claims of election fraud from Republican leadership, all we hear are… crickets.
Which might lead one to believe… if one were given to bouts of critical thinking from time to time… that Republican claims of Trump having lost due to election fraud in 2020 were never actually… well, sincere.
Instead, they were just attempts to mobilize their base and keep them fired up and to prop up their fallen-but-not-about-to-be-forgotten leader.
