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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
That the GOP base is so pro-Trump that GOP candidates cannot to move away from him for fear of losing them, even though they know he is so unpopular and losing the middle. That the consultants understand the damage he is doing and do not like him but are nonetheless motivating by grievances about the media and the left (not a surprise to me -- I think it's the essence of conservatism -- but still was surprised to see it said in this context).
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I found this a fascinating article, and I read
this one right afterwards.
The mayor* of Houston just cancelled the contract to host the state Republican convention here next weekend due to the terrifying rise in Covid cases here. Most Republicans--embodied in this article by Lt. Guv. Dan Patrick, who still hasn't died of COVID despite volunteering months ago--are predictably apoplectic about it, but eyepatch Dan Crenshaw says it wasn't the worst idea in the world to cancel. His (also mine) district is one of the most gerrymandered in the state, if not the country, but it's urban/suburban, and I'm guessing that he's sensing his constituents think any sort of gathering right now is batshit. This was an easy way for him to assure that he's not entirely deranged, while not deviating too far from the core principles of whatever insanity Trump brings next.
*Municipal elections in Houston are technically non-partisan, but they end up being partisan anyways. Sylvester Turner was a Democratic state senator for decades before he ran for mayor.
