“If you sometimes wonder how a party whose ideas are so awful can remain electorally competitive, this helps answer the question:” And at the same time, keep in mind the phrase “Democrats are the Party of Government” in that:
- Democrats love Bigger Government and the further removed from voters, the better (e.g., forget local and State politics – move everything to the Federal level)
- Democrats ARE the Party IN Government or in an NGO / PAC / Social organization / Media – and that revolving door among them all but all centered on “being” Government to force the rest of us to bend to their will.
Powerline has a Twitter thread by Bill Glahn that can be summarized thusly: “we’re amateurs and the Dems are full-time pros. We play and they play for keeps.” The difference isn’t just the money and the staffing but the INTENSITY, especially here in NH. For example, the NH GOP announces its staffing levels and we all know that if it wasn’t for the RNC, staffing would be nil. Doubt me? They can hardly have a staff during the out years. Meanwhile, there’s Ray Buckley touting staffing levels an order magnitude (if not more) all the time.
But read it here:
There are Republican Billionaires and multi-millionaires. It just seems that they aren’t all that willing to play the game. Do I have any specific remedies?
Not really except to add one observation. It’s called an organization.
Not that I know all that many rich people – and I’m not part of that club to begin with. But it is clear that a lot of the Democrat dark money is funneled through a bunch of organizations that contact these folks and act as a funnel to “gift out” that money for Progressive / Leftists political groups – layers upon levels upon layers…you get the idea. Discover The Networks is one organization on the Right that attempts to watch them. Capital Research Center is another kind of tracker that concentrates on money flows.
Other than the Koch Brothers (now just a single brother now that David pased away in 2019), I am not familiar with any others (not that I’ve actually looked for any). However, the Left’s model should be looked at, evaluated, and see if that model could be adapted for the Right. It’s called “Playing for Keeps”.
I’ve often said that Republicans only play using the Marquis of Queensbury boxing rules while the Left does Mixed Martial Arts. It’s a difference between too many rules, being too gentlemanly, and going for the win. It’s the difference between “losing gracefully” and “refusing to lose at all”.
And that’s what Glahn is trying to say: like it or not, until we realize how the playing field has changed, and then REALLY adapt to it, we’re toast. It’s part of the reason we’re losing here in NH – the old tactics are working. Thinking that something is smart that actually plays into their domain AND THEN TRYING TO PUT THEIR PLAN INTO ACTION FOR THEM. Which is to make it easier to sign up voters for them. Like this: (reformatted, emphasis mine):
House Election Laws Committee Chairman Ross Berry, R-Merrimack, proposed Tuesday to graft this proposal onto a Senate-passed bill (SB 70) to create a voter information portal that would permit citizens online to more easily register to vote, update their information or request absentee ballots.
The state Senate earlier killed separate legislation (SB 73) to permit the use of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) money for voting machines while Berry’s House committee decided to retain its own legislation on the topic (HB 447) until early in 2024.
Berry said he was hoping his gambit could permit both these ideas to become a reality.
“We know our colleagues on the other side of the wall really love the portal,” Berry said. “Let’s marry the two and have our cake and eat it too; that’s what the bill does.”
Except it isn’t your cake that will be eaten. Or, eaten a way that you haven’t wargamed out. They are salivating over eating your seed corn.
Is signing up to vote in your place of domicile all that difficult? No, it’s rather easy regardless of the screaming of the Democrats “VOTER SUPPRESSION”. Trust me, especially here in NH, if you want to vote, it’s not hard to register. In person. With documentation. If someone can’t take 30 minutes to live up to their civic responsibility ONCE while they are in a given place, why should we give into their laziness?
So why is Berry looking to help them (and why is Senator Grey in on this, too)?
Slippery Slope – let’s just ALL vote online NOW? What could POSSIBLY go wrong…