“Lastly, and most importantly, I think that Republicans are now the party that does increasingly well during high-turnout elections instead of low-turnout ones, which was never the case.”
This was my reaction to 2024 as well.
When you are the party of the working class and the young, two groups for whom voting is more afterthought than sacred duty, you have to drive them to the polls by any means necessary. Democrats knew that for decades. All big city machines did. (Watch Preston Sturges’ “The Great McGinty.”)
Mail in voting and long voting periods are now essential for Republicans, especially in traditionally low-turnout midterms. The more time and ways we have to get the 20-year olds and Barstool whites to the polls, the better.
Of course the corollary of this is that Democrats should be expected to overperform in low-turnout races like midterms, which doesn't bode well for 2026.
“Let that sink in: Kamala Harris did better among white men over the age of 75 than under the age of 20.”
Not surprising. Older white men — not me, mind you — have the Boomer Mentality, the garbage hippie “Get Together” integrationist color blind crap we were force-fed as kids. Many still have it.
(See Paul Gottfried’s article in the February Chronicles magazine about Fox News and its audience.)
Younger whites have grown up with the reality of what we said was hunky-dory and they find that “Ebony and Ivory,” “The Colors of Benetton” bullshit to be destructive and demoralizing. So of course they’re rejecting it.
“Now, I’ve heard from more than one Republican who read this and said, “That’s it, we don’t need white voters anymore… peddle to the meddle on minorities.”
This is exactly what we on the right have always said about Republicans, that they are ashamed of their own voters.
The Democrats aren’t.
That’s why the party has always preferred, chased after and funded losers like JC Watts, Ben Carson, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, John James, Mia Love, Daniel Cameron and Mark Robinson.
It’s why the joke goes, “What do you call the only black at a GOP meeting? Mr. Chairman.”
It’s why the party has always been “lip service for the base and room service for the donors.”
Give us the names of these closeted white-haters, Ryan. Inquiring minds want to know.
“Lastly, and most importantly, I think that Republicans are now the party that does increasingly well during high-turnout elections instead of low-turnout ones, which was never the case.”
This was my reaction to 2024 as well.
When you are the party of the working class and the young, two groups for whom voting is more afterthought than sacred duty, you have to drive them to the polls by any means necessary. Democrats knew that for decades. All big city machines did. (Watch Preston Sturges’ “The Great McGinty.”)
Mail in voting and long voting periods are now essential for Republicans, especially in traditionally low-turnout midterms. The more time and ways we have to get the 20-year olds and Barstool whites to the polls, the better.
Learn it, Live it, Love it.
Of course the corollary of this is that Democrats should be expected to overperform in low-turnout races like midterms, which doesn't bode well for 2026.
Correct.
Hopefully with Musk’s millions and a smart political operation headed by a Ryan Girdusky — not some Ronna Romney McDaniel — forewarned is forearmed.
Girdusky/Pressler to run the RNC!
“Let that sink in: Kamala Harris did better among white men over the age of 75 than under the age of 20.”
Not surprising. Older white men — not me, mind you — have the Boomer Mentality, the garbage hippie “Get Together” integrationist color blind crap we were force-fed as kids. Many still have it.
(See Paul Gottfried’s article in the February Chronicles magazine about Fox News and its audience.)
Younger whites have grown up with the reality of what we said was hunky-dory and they find that “Ebony and Ivory,” “The Colors of Benetton” bullshit to be destructive and demoralizing. So of course they’re rejecting it.
Young white men want to live.
“Now, I’ve heard from more than one Republican who read this and said, “That’s it, we don’t need white voters anymore… peddle to the meddle on minorities.”
This is exactly what we on the right have always said about Republicans, that they are ashamed of their own voters.
The Democrats aren’t.
That’s why the party has always preferred, chased after and funded losers like JC Watts, Ben Carson, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, John James, Mia Love, Daniel Cameron and Mark Robinson.
It’s why the joke goes, “What do you call the only black at a GOP meeting? Mr. Chairman.”
It’s why the party has always been “lip service for the base and room service for the donors.”
Give us the names of these closeted white-haters, Ryan. Inquiring minds want to know.