Congratulations to centrists on the occasion of the achievement of their only ambition. You finally moved so far to the right that you're actually getting Republicans' approval.
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I am so confused.
George Will
Who? Has he played a significant role in past elections and I've never noticed?
and baseball fan
Why? Why is this part of this story? It makes me want to care even less. Is that the point?
haven't a clue myself.
I was like... "george who? King George? Curious George? George Costanza?"
George Will is a conservative commentator whose name is familiar to us olds. He used to write in Newsweek when it was a prominent magazine back in the day and was on TV. I imagine he is a never-trumper so what is surprising here is not that he would refuse to vote but that he will vote for Harris. That can only mean that the old guard conservatives recognize trump as an existential threat to the country which he is.
I’m going to keep pointing this out until it becomes a part of the narrative.
The strategy of prominent Republicans flipping to vote for Harris is specifically designed to help Republicans win Congress.
If Republican voters are demoralized by the prospect of Trump, a lot are going to just stay home and not vote at all. That would lead to a Democratic electoral sweep.
Cheney, George Will and other Republican ghouls’ best option to avoid this is to give permission to their voting base to toss their Presidential vote to Harris, but also get them into the polls so they can be reliable Republican voters down the ticket and try to keep the House and take the Senate.
FFS, quit giving the enemy oxygen.
Interesting angle. If it wasn't so close (how tf is it this close) I might agree more. But gop voters staying home, this way they vote for Harris and GOP Congress is also an interesting point. But maga Congress right now is a disaster, shutdowns and defaults are insane. So I think they want maga gone.
Not everything has to be 18D chess. Maybe they just hate Trump.
It doesn't have to be 18D chess, but it can also be a result that republicans will take advantage of.
I will join you in this