The DEGOP civil war that wasn’t
I had been expecting a headline like the one below for a long time, but the coup has come and gone. DEGOP moderates never stood a chance so they never put up a fight. It’s like after Castle lost to O’Donnell, they just all said “fuck it.” They’re all MAGA nutbags and really aren’t concerned with ever winning state wide ever again.
‘Like a coup’: Michigan Republicans raise alarms at militant far-right takeover of their party
Story by Tom Bogging
Moderate Republicans in Michigan are growing increasingly alarmed at the antics of far-right members of their party who are making major inroads at taking over the party using methods including armed intimidation at GOP events.
According to a report from Reuters, the extremist members of America First Republicans “now control local party leadership in more than half of Michigan’s 83 counties” and that has officials alarmed as they prepare to hold internal elections this Saturday that could influence the direction of the party in the state.
Of concern among party members is that the failure of extremist candidates on the 2022 midterm ballot handed the state party its worst election results since 1984 — and they fear a repeat in 2024.
“Moderates never stood a chance”, the problem is the Republicans forced out the moderates long ago, they view moderates as Liberal Lite, and have for 40 years. Having said that the state beat hell out of the Republicans in both 2020 and 2022, and in the grand tradition the Republicans paid no attention and now attack school boards in a catch ’em young attack. The Republicans grow desperate as it becomes apparent their traditional White Is Right mentality no longer works in many areas.
Exactly. Because even the slightest hint of moderation is disqualifying in GOP primaries on the grounds of RINO-sim, they have really given up on winning in favor of ideological purity.