Thanks for the reporting on the election stuff. JVL over at The Bulwark has a zinger of the flip side of your election fraud stories about actual fraud being found... and to have been committed by Republicans[1], including a Colorado man suspected of killing his wife and voting her ballot for Trump[2]:
"Barry Morphew told investigators he mailed the ballot on behalf of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, to help Trump win, saying 'all these other guys are cheating,' and that he thought his wife would have voted for Trump anyway, according to an arrest warrant affidavit signed Thursday by a judge in Chaffee County."
"Morphew, 53, faces possible first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew on May 10, 2020. He was arrested May 5 and is currently being held in connection with that case."
That said, the person whose take I'm MOST interested in is Mr. Curtis. What do you make of all of this - still an inclusive nothingburger, or something that's ringing alarm bells for you?
I hope everyone's holiday season is treating you well.
Dec 15, 2021Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
Very nicely summed up David, as always. I concur completely. As the saying goes, sunlight is the best disinfectant. And by shining the light and exposing the dirty laundry of the GOP and other actors on the right, it will be to the long term benefit of this country and to conservatism. Exposing the bad actors on the right is long overdue, and I’m glad Liz Cheney has been unrelenting and persistent.
I also hope that it has entered Biden’s head that preventing Trump from politically rehabilitating his way back to the White House in 2024 will largely depend on his governance. Given that the GOP can’t seem to let go of the Former Guy, a lot will depend on how Biden and congressional Democrats govern. I think that they’ve governed way too far to the left, and if they continue doing that, they risk opening the door for a 2nd term for Trump in 2024. The average American voter has a short political attention span, and they are likely to forget what happened 2-3 years ago and beyond. That is why Biden and the Dems need to change course and improve their approval numbers and standing with the American people. If they do this, it will force the Republicans to bring their A game and MAYBE rethink(I know I’m being a little optimistic here, perhaps too much so) the wisdom of climbing to the Former Guy. I hope Biden regroups, and let go of some of the more intransigent left ideologues in the administration. Take the win on infrastructure, and drop the BBB spending boondoggle. Then President Biden should focus on working to enact policies that have broad bipartisan appeal spanning the political spectrum. As a conservative, I don’t expect Biden to govern as a conservative, or even as a down the line centrist. I get that the Democratic Party is further left than it was in the 1980s-1990s and he needs to placate the Dem base. That being in mind, Biden should try to govern as a pragmatic liberal and/or a moderate liberal. David French outlined all that nicely in his column at the Atlantic.
I want a revitalized and rehabilitated conservative movement that is an intellectual force to be reckoned with. And not one that clings to Cult 45. That won’t happen if Republicans benefit and win solely due to the unpopularity and lack of competence from Biden and the Democrats. Which is why the latter also needs to get their act together, and wise up.
One (of the many) reasons Trump is using to say he got robbed is that so many voters (especially suburban voters) either did not vote or voted for Biden at the top of the ticket and then voted R down ballot. This really screwed up the dem's idea of a landslide, too. Trump called it voter fraud. People in the burbs voted repub except for him.
How can this be? I have had this theory for a long time and it goes something like this..........lots of people who either vote or lean repub do not think of him as a repub. Since he is really not that makes sense. Maybe a majority of a shrinking party finds him the bees knees but a certain gop voter in a strategic area of the country (burbs) don't find him so. They will willingly vote for a voice they are familiar with down ballot. Anyway, that's my hunch.
Thanks for the reporting on the election stuff. JVL over at The Bulwark has a zinger of the flip side of your election fraud stories about actual fraud being found... and to have been committed by Republicans[1], including a Colorado man suspected of killing his wife and voting her ballot for Trump[2]:
"Barry Morphew told investigators he mailed the ballot on behalf of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, to help Trump win, saying 'all these other guys are cheating,' and that he thought his wife would have voted for Trump anyway, according to an arrest warrant affidavit signed Thursday by a judge in Chaffee County."
"Morphew, 53, faces possible first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew on May 10, 2020. He was arrested May 5 and is currently being held in connection with that case."
That said, the person whose take I'm MOST interested in is Mr. Curtis. What do you make of all of this - still an inclusive nothingburger, or something that's ringing alarm bells for you?
I hope everyone's holiday season is treating you well.
[1] https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/we-found-more-2020-voter-fraud
[2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-suspected-wife-s-death-cast-ballot-trump-her-n1267416
Very nicely summed up David, as always. I concur completely. As the saying goes, sunlight is the best disinfectant. And by shining the light and exposing the dirty laundry of the GOP and other actors on the right, it will be to the long term benefit of this country and to conservatism. Exposing the bad actors on the right is long overdue, and I’m glad Liz Cheney has been unrelenting and persistent.
I also hope that it has entered Biden’s head that preventing Trump from politically rehabilitating his way back to the White House in 2024 will largely depend on his governance. Given that the GOP can’t seem to let go of the Former Guy, a lot will depend on how Biden and congressional Democrats govern. I think that they’ve governed way too far to the left, and if they continue doing that, they risk opening the door for a 2nd term for Trump in 2024. The average American voter has a short political attention span, and they are likely to forget what happened 2-3 years ago and beyond. That is why Biden and the Dems need to change course and improve their approval numbers and standing with the American people. If they do this, it will force the Republicans to bring their A game and MAYBE rethink(I know I’m being a little optimistic here, perhaps too much so) the wisdom of climbing to the Former Guy. I hope Biden regroups, and let go of some of the more intransigent left ideologues in the administration. Take the win on infrastructure, and drop the BBB spending boondoggle. Then President Biden should focus on working to enact policies that have broad bipartisan appeal spanning the political spectrum. As a conservative, I don’t expect Biden to govern as a conservative, or even as a down the line centrist. I get that the Democratic Party is further left than it was in the 1980s-1990s and he needs to placate the Dem base. That being in mind, Biden should try to govern as a pragmatic liberal and/or a moderate liberal. David French outlined all that nicely in his column at the Atlantic.
I want a revitalized and rehabilitated conservative movement that is an intellectual force to be reckoned with. And not one that clings to Cult 45. That won’t happen if Republicans benefit and win solely due to the unpopularity and lack of competence from Biden and the Democrats. Which is why the latter also needs to get their act together, and wise up.
https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/the-third-rail/61b13ca105e48f00211077df/the-simple-yet-difficult-thing-joe-biden-must-do-to-save-american-democracy/
One (of the many) reasons Trump is using to say he got robbed is that so many voters (especially suburban voters) either did not vote or voted for Biden at the top of the ticket and then voted R down ballot. This really screwed up the dem's idea of a landslide, too. Trump called it voter fraud. People in the burbs voted repub except for him.
How can this be? I have had this theory for a long time and it goes something like this..........lots of people who either vote or lean repub do not think of him as a repub. Since he is really not that makes sense. Maybe a majority of a shrinking party finds him the bees knees but a certain gop voter in a strategic area of the country (burbs) don't find him so. They will willingly vote for a voice they are familiar with down ballot. Anyway, that's my hunch.