The MAGA Movement Is Helping To Destroy The Republican Party

The Republican Party has been in bad shape for a few decades, but they've always managed to limp along, thanks in large part to their gerrymandering efforts. But all of that could be coming to an end, as voters even in Red States are starting to be repulsed by the fact that the MAGA freaks are taking over. Farron Cousins explains how the MAGA movement might be the final nail in the Grand Old Party's coffin.

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It's no secret that the entire MAGA movement has of course been pretty terrible for the Republican party. And in the last, about year and a half, it has, uh, hurt them dramatically. It hurt them in last year's midterms. It hurt them in this year's off year elections. It's hurt them in special elections. It's killing them in fundraising right now. So the question is, can the Republican Party survive the influence of the MAGA movement? In fact, that's a question one of our viewers asked. Here's the question from, uh, user gen for kindness. Jen for kindness asks, I really don't see the Republican party surviving the MAGA movement or cult. I'm a Democrat. However, I fear what would happen if the Republicans lose enough power so that they're no longer a maj a major party. I feel like it could be years before one or hopefully more strong political parties emerge.

Yes, the Democrats would get a lot done, but without any real opposition, I fear what would happen. What do you think? It's a great question and yeah, I agree with you. You know, the, the MAGA movement is of course ripping the Republican party apart and not in a good way, right? We kind of needed the Republican party to just fizzle out on its own, not effectively split into two factions where you have the, the moderate mediocre Republicans versus the extreme authoritarian fringe, which is the MAGA movement. So what would likely happen in that scenario is not that the party would just disappear forever, but would likely split in two. And that may be the best thing because then you would have your traditional Republicans who are just horrible on policy versus your extreme fringe that's horrible on policy and horrible with everything. So that party probably wouldn't last too long 'cause you're not gonna find widespread support for that, especially if there is a moderate Republican alternative.

But I used to also fall into this trap that we need the, the opposition party to the Democrats. No, we don't. No, I mean, a couple years ago I was saying the same thing too. Like we, we, we need, you know, both, we don't though. We really genuinely don't. Because if the Democrats end up getting a little too big for their britches, then, and I apologize for that old slang. Wow. I shouldn't, I, I, that's just embarrassing for me. Um, the same thing would happen to them. You would see that party fracture. So then, then maybe you have something better. You have four parties, one of which the extreme right wing fringe goes away. You have a moderate Republican party, a corporate Democrat party, and a progressive liberal party. Maybe from there we see more once the splits start happening, if they happen. And that's

A big, big if, but once the splits start happening, it could almost trigger this train, uh, chain reaction to where we do have more viable parties in this country. You know, right now, if you really want your vote to make a difference, you have to shoehorn yourself into either being a Democrat or a Republican. That's it. Well, most of us, even myself and I'm a registered Democrat, have been since I was 18 years old. But there's lots of things with the Democratic Party I don't like, but still, with all of the available options, I identify most with them, that's who I vote for. That's who I'm registered with. Uh, if I had money, that's who I'd give money to maybe. But that's what it is. Now, if there were a, a different party that maybe not only had more of my core beliefs, but also had a shot in hell of winning, I'd go over there.

Listen, I don't dislike a lot of what the Green party says. I agree with them on a hell of a lot of issues. Problem is where's your apparatus? Right? Are you even on the ballot in all 50 states? You know, like we, we, you gotta be viable. And a lot of people will counter that argument and say, well Farrah, they can't be viable if people like you are refusing to join. It's not on me. It's not on me. Don't put that on me. It's on them. They gotta do better. They gotta bring me in and they're not doing it right now. So don't blame the voters for the other parties not having a chance.