Tag: Republican Party
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Indiana Republicans Embarrass Trump and expose the GOP’s War on Democracy
Indiana Republicans didn’t just blow off President Trump this week. In a 31–19 vote rejecting a mid-cycle redistricting plan, the state Senate embarrassed him. For once, a Republican-controlled legislature refused to bend to Trump’s demand for gerrymandering that would have tilted the 2026 congressional map further in the GOP’s favor. It was a rare rebuke,…
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Republican Party Loyalty Over Country: How Duty Was Abandoned
With the exception of roughly a six-month period, I’ve been an Independent. To be blunt, I don’t like political parties any more than some of our Founding Fathers did. George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson all warned against the dangers of factionalism. Today, their fears are realized in the Republican…