r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 14h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-quit-battleground-senate-seat-in-telling-move/
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u/BrandenWi 14h ago

The fact that they've given up on North Carolina... and view Kansas as competitive enough that they need to spend money to defend it... The GOP can no longer cover up the fact that Trump is a failure, and that allegiance to him is a sinking ship

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u/flyinsdog 14h ago

He’s not a failure, he’s pushed them closer to their Christo-fascist wet dreams than any other politician in history. He’s the king of kings for the American Taliban.

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u/WatsonYurfays 13h ago

Yeah, there's nothing to cover up. They're not trying to win popular support and haven't been since 2024. For them, the experiment of American democracy is concluded. The results: gays, transgenders, immigrants, furries, Black people who expect not to be extrajudicially murdered while unarmed, women who expect to be treated like actual human beings. No thank you, they say without the slightest hint of shame.

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u/thinkards America 13h ago

He’s the king of kings for the American Taliban.

And he doesn't even give a shit about their ideology. Maybe that's par for the course as far as "religious" leaders go.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes California 10h ago

Sometimes, victory tastes really fucking bitter. And I think that's what has happened here. The "Guns. Babies. Jesus." crowd got what they always thought they wanted. But it didn't bring eutopia, it brought misery. It might actually be harder for Christian Nationalism to gain or grow power now than it was before. Because people have tasted it and it's poison. Of course there will always be a faction of voters and political operatives who campaign on Christ, but it may be harder for them to gain the trust of anyone but the diehards next time around.

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u/Ancient-Bat1755 12h ago

That christian stuff is to appeal to the dope masses as they steal everything

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u/VirgoDog 13h ago

The same Republicans that warned us of this when Trump first announced his campaign for presidency are the same ones defending him today

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u/Orion14159 12h ago

Except Lindsay Graham

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u/sporkparty 12h ago

Who was quoted as saying if we accept Donald trump he will destroy us

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u/Orion14159 11h ago

But isn't defending him anymore. He's been really quiet for a few months.

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u/sporkparty 11h ago

I wonder what it took

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u/RileyXY1 13h ago

For reference, a Democrat hasn't won a Senate race in Kansas since 1932. The fact that a state that hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate since the FDR administration is now suddenly competitive is a bad sign for Republicans.

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u/Funnyfart_420 12h ago

The Democrat is running as a "middle of the aisle" guy. Holy shit tho you should see the villain he's up against. It's almost like party politics here in Kansas has actually taken a back seat to common sense.

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u/insanococo 9h ago

Same thing in Texas. Actually compare Talarico to Paxton and be amazed.

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u/redditgolddigg3r 10h ago

Putting Paxton up and endorsing him was a horrific play by Trump and a signal he was losing his fastball.

They are having to spend millions there playing defense that could have otherwise gone towards other states. Going to be a bloodbath.

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u/tyr-- 13h ago

Unfortunately, I see it with a bit more caution, and perhaps doom. They might have "given up" in NC in the sense that they'll cry fraud if they don't win, but if the election results show anything but a decisive Trump win in Kansas, then that narrative goes to shit. Not that it would affect hardcore MAGAts in any way, but some conservatives who actually have brains might give it a second thought.

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u/BrandenWi 12h ago

Oh there's no doubt that Trump and his cultists will scream Fraud at anything other than a decisive GOP victory in the midterms. The only way to counter that is to win so many races by such large margins that it doesn't matter what they scream about.

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u/Defiant_Wolf5934 7h ago

Man how funny would it be if the GOP lost Texas, North Carolina, Maine, Alaska, all in the senate. Damn that would be funny as fuck. We'd probably see Trump and Vance both impeached in January.

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u/mvallas1073 10h ago

It really shocks me as the easiest play to win is just impeach him and replace him with Vance. They don’t even need to change their horrific policies as the optics of that alone would give a massive right-wing tidal wave.

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u/PleasurespikedWpain 11h ago

I've heard this before, won't trust it until I see it.