Former President Trump urged Republicans to dig in as a shutdown looms over Washington, arguing Sunday that President Biden will take the blame if the federal government closes. Congress faces a Se…
Former President Trump urged Republicans to dig in as a shutdown looms over Washington, arguing Sunday that President Biden will take the blame if the federal government closes. Congress faces a Se…
But does anything actually happen?
Are there any actual consequences?
Obviously there are consequences. They get re-elected by their knuckle-dragging base.
Exactly. What we see as terrible breaches of ethics and integrity, conservatives see as “winning”. And they like winning.
Usually they get rewarded with the concessions they want from the Democrats who are scared of being blamed for Republicans’ actions.
So it sounds like, contrary to what the previous comment said, republicans do learn just fine. They learn that they can get away with it.