The myth of a secretly rational Republican Party is probably the most dangerous belief on the center-left.
While there are Republican voters who aren't aware of the party's extreme agenda, the people who control the party want what Trump wants. There's no "rescuing" them.
This was one of our centerpiece topics in the latest "Theory of Change" featuring OG blogger Driftglass: https://plus.flux.community/p/despite-the-rights-complaints-there
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