The Box “NeverTrump” Puts Itself In – By Joe Cunningham (Red State) / Feb 24 2020
From 2016 to the present, there has been a collective group of Republicans who have said they will vote against Donald Trump no matter what. The goal is to beat Trump, get him out of office, and attempt to reclaim the party they once called theirs.
The idea is that the Democrats can find someone who can beat Trump, due to his many flaws, and that they can work with the Democrats to purge all that is Trump-like from their party. With this idea born from nothing less than an incredible hubris, these people – like Bill Kristol, Charlie Sykes, Jennifer Rubin, Max Boot, Tom Nichols, and others – actually believe their brand of Republicanism can survive in the modern world, and that they know better than the masses that swept Trump into office.
There is a sad truth to this farce, however: When it comes to proving their point in the current political landscape, they can’t bring themselves to do it.
Bernie Sanders is on the path to becoming the nominee, with maybe one or two chances for a more moderate candidate to take the reins of the party back. The polling does not look good for the Bidens and the Buttigiegs of the world, and they are finding themselves unable to measure up at this time. So, where does that leave the cadre of “NeverTrump” Republicans who struggle to find meaning (and relevance!) in today’s political world?
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