The election is over. It saw record turnout on both sides. Joe Biden is now President-Elect of the United States. Joe Biden has called for a healing process in America, and to stop seeing political opponents as enemies. Something something something, we're all Americans. In a sense, I agree with what he has to say in this regard, and do think it's time to mend the divide in the country, but I wanted to make this topic to present something outright that I've been suggesting for a couple of months now in various threads.
In order to heal America, we need to bring positive change to the Republican party.
I've had the running theory for a while now that people in America just treat politics as basic team sports, and don't put much thought to it beyond that. I think one key example of that is the election results from Florida. The increased minimum wage secured a decisive victory, despite Trump winning the state in the election. We've seen Fox News polling results linked here support several progressive ideas as being popular among their viewership, as well. So what gives?
A lot of people vote Republican because they identify as Republican, and less so because of an affinity for all or even most Republican ideology.
I believe, as a result of this, that moderate and progressive individuals can likely run as Republicans in red states, cities, and districts and essentially bring some amount of progressive ideology to the party, and gradually begin changing the Republican party as we move forward. I'm sure I'll get a lot of responses to this idea calling it or me stupid for suggesting it, but it's a better path forward than pretending the Republicans don't exist or will somehow magically go away. 2020 proved their numbers, with regards to voting populace, has increased since 2016. There will eventually be another Republican President, be it in 2024 or 2028 or beyond, and it's better for us to work to "restore" the Republican party to a progressive party, as it was about 120 years ago, the last time we had such a record percentage of the population come out to vote.
The Republican party has been on this path roughly since Nixon and the Southern Strategy, and it's time to put an end to Nixon's legacy on the party.
In order to heal America, we need to bring positive change to the Republican party.
I've had the running theory for a while now that people in America just treat politics as basic team sports, and don't put much thought to it beyond that. I think one key example of that is the election results from Florida. The increased minimum wage secured a decisive victory, despite Trump winning the state in the election. We've seen Fox News polling results linked here support several progressive ideas as being popular among their viewership, as well. So what gives?
A lot of people vote Republican because they identify as Republican, and less so because of an affinity for all or even most Republican ideology.
I believe, as a result of this, that moderate and progressive individuals can likely run as Republicans in red states, cities, and districts and essentially bring some amount of progressive ideology to the party, and gradually begin changing the Republican party as we move forward. I'm sure I'll get a lot of responses to this idea calling it or me stupid for suggesting it, but it's a better path forward than pretending the Republicans don't exist or will somehow magically go away. 2020 proved their numbers, with regards to voting populace, has increased since 2016. There will eventually be another Republican President, be it in 2024 or 2028 or beyond, and it's better for us to work to "restore" the Republican party to a progressive party, as it was about 120 years ago, the last time we had such a record percentage of the population come out to vote.
The Republican party has been on this path roughly since Nixon and the Southern Strategy, and it's time to put an end to Nixon's legacy on the party.
