We already have three political parties. The Democrats, the Republicans who represent Republican voters, and the Republicans who do NOT represent Republican voters. Last night’s (2/12) Senate vote on “foreign aid” is illustrative of the split: 22 “Republicans” joined with the Democrats to continue funding that kleptocracy called Ukraine:
BREAKING: The senate just pulled an all nighter and officially passed their $95B foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan with nothing for the southern border
The final vote was 70-29 with 22 Republicans voting yes.
McConnell, Thune, Boozman, Capito, Cassidy, Collins,…
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 13, 2024
And the arrogance of these Senate Republicans who do not represent GOP voters is off the charts. They loathe the very voters who elected them. For example:
Sen. Thom Tillis: “Our base cannot possibly know what’s at stake at the level that any well-briefed U.S. senator should know about what’s at stake if Putin wins."
Stop voting for these people. They hate you and think their job is to rule you. pic.twitter.com/L97R9LkImx
— John Daniel Davidson (@johnddavidson) February 12, 2024
The problem, sadly, is the GOP voter who supports these Republicans who do not represent GOP voters. I do not know the details of Tillis’ primary. Maybe the other candidates were worse, or the good candidate(s) did not have the resources to compete, or Tillis is very good at “bringing home the bacon,” or some other reason or combination of reasons. What I do know is that GOP voters overwhelmingly supported a candidate who thinks very, very little of them and, therefore, does NOT believe he needs to actually represent them.
America does not need a third party. In McConnell, Tillis, Romney, Sununu, Haley, etc., etc., etc., America already has a third party. What America needs is GOP voters in Red States to wake up and start electing real Republicans.