Mitch McConnell is scared a Kamala Harris presidency would spell disaster for the Republican party, prognosticating that a Democratic presidency would result in the demise of the filibuster and a liberal packing of the Supreme Court. “Let's assume our worst nightmare – the Democrats went to the Whit...
  • meep_launcher
    5·
    1 month ago

    Recently Pete Buttigieg has been saying that Trump losing would actually be a savior to the Republican party. Currently Republicans who privately abhore him choose to support him because he is their ticket to power. If he is shown to lose 2 elections in a row, he would most likely lose his grip on the GOP, and you would see more adaptability in their positions.

    • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
      13·
      1 month ago

      Losing one should’ve done it. But he replaced party leadership with his people, so that means he’ll be at the top of the GOP ticket until he kicks the bucket.

      I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if it’s Harris v. Trump (from prison) in 2028, and Walz/Ocasio-Cortez v. Trump (from deathbed) in 2032. By that time, the GOP will be well and truly cooked.

    • zbyte64@awful.systems
      3·
      1 month ago

      I heard that when the GOP lost to Obama twice. People were saying the GOP would have to change to keep up with the demographic shifts. Boy were they right 🙃