Lol don’t be a republican? Like, it IS what you signed up for dude, where have you been for the last 30 years+???
Virtue signal bullshit.
At this point I will take any ally in this situation. Piece by piece we can and will take this corrupt administration down. With or without any support from either side of the political spectrum.
Stay in the race and hold the spot from some other asshole. If you win, don’t be a shitty ass republican; if you lose then some shitty ass republican didn’t win.
Sounds like the exact reason he should stay in the race. His presence alone prevents one of the Confederates from posting a candidate.
I don’t doubt that this guy actually feels anger and is actually struggling with his feelings of guilt and some kind of morality crisis.
But that’s only because this is actually happening to him and the people he knows firsthand. Because that’s how Republicans are, these types of actions are fine when it happens to others but the minute it affects them personally, then and only then are they all of the sudden concerned about things.
They just don’t have any sense of empathy or thinking about others at all. It’s just all about me with them.
Empathy is something that’s learned. I used to be anti-gay and less empathetic to people of color because I grew up in a super-conservative all-white bubble. When I had some higher-end school friends realize they were gay and started getting to know more and more people who weren’t WASPs, I began to see individual people instead of “others.” And that’s when I started seriously questioning how I viewed the world.
And a lot of people are on the verge of that social empathy without even knowing it. When you hear someone talk about how Carlos at work is “one of the good ones”, that’s someone who is on the edge of understanding. They actually know Carlos, so they don’t see him as an immigrant, but as a person they like and respect who does good work.
We have to help them understand that Carlos isn’t the exception.
Holy shit, someone with a modicum of principles!
Fuck him for it taking THIS LONG. but I guess its something.
Minnesota is a blue state. Hence this is meaningless.
Minnesota is a Democratic-leaning swing state where Republicans have remained competitive, which likely pushes the state party toward moderation compared with places like Texas. While this isn’t representative of the entire party, it does suggest early cracks a year after Trump’s win. It’s not meaningless; it highlights how difficult the midterms may be for Republicans, especially in swing states, where extreme national behaviour makes it harder to compete in states that are nowhere near as extreme.
Was the person the prime candidate of the Republicans in that state? I didn’t hear of them before being not from your country.
Yes you did.
Has he made any effort to criticise or stand up to to ICE or is it all passive and about himself?
I am pretty sure through all this he’s the attorney for the agent who murdered Renee Good.
He is and I suppose to some degree openly making statements about the behaviour would likely be a conflict of interest.
It’s just quite an odd situation. I don’t believe this guy has suddenly grown a conscious, I think he is playing politics, I think most with a conscious would likey say hey AB & C are just not acceptable. He does not seem to have said anything like this. It’s the mild mannered step back and use the family as an excuse. There no sorry. There’s no I stand against violence.
Resiging in protest of something usually a way to critique that thing. Not saying he’s doing it for the right reasons or well enough, but he’s no less outcome-focused than someone expecting moral standards from republicans in a lemmy comments section.
I’m curious if he has actually stood up and verbalised the his support for their for the individuals of his state. Stepping back is one thing. I am asking he has stepped up or said something for the right cause here.
Well please look into it and get back to us with citations.
This guy screams lying bullshitter.
Rats leaving a sinking ship.
To me it sounds like he is just changing to a new set of lies to get what he wants. What he wants is power and the best thing you can do for the good of us all is deny him any.
He’s probably pulling out because of polling, but regardless, I appreciate him blaming the GOP immigration policies.
more than likely , hes defending johnathon ross as his defense attorney.
Tbf everyone has the right to a fair trial, John Adams himself even defended the British soldiers in The Boston Massacre. Even this loser deserves a trial (and should get convicted imo based on the evidence we’ve seen already, but still he deserves a trial as does everyone else).
no hes doesnt, hes defending renee’s murder, johnaton ross. plus TRump is only dialing back ICE because he suddenly dropped out of the race.
I’m always amazed people keep having new lines they cannot cross. I really just assumed that if you were gonna vote for Mr. “Grab 'm by the pussy”, you were already AOK with basically anything, as long as it came from the party of Reagan.
“I’m ok with Trump murdering babies on live TV, but eating them is where I draw the line.”
If you registered as a Republican in the last 60 years, that is exactly what you signed up for. You joined the nazis and you knew.
In some states the primary is essentially the real election. I can’t fault someone for voting in a republican primary when that determines their fate. In other states there are open primaries and the democratic candidates may be uncontested or you may want to simply vote against someone, like Trump, as many chances as you get. Suddenly you are a registered republican because of the ballot you requested.
Many places have or had in the past closed primaries, meaning you can only vote as a registered party member. I wouldn’t complain if people had registered to try and influence from within the system, though that is an uphill battle that may not be worth it and can backfire. Pushing for a weak candidate to try and get the opposition elected is how we got Trump’s first term.
This is why I’m registered republican this year
I’m living in Utah, so midterms are automatically going to whatever name has “Rep.” next to it. If I want to influence anything at all, I need to be able to vote on whose name that is
“This is what I voted for.”
They say smuggly
Is looking pretty good for an 80-year-old I’ve got to say.
He knows he has exactly zero chance of winning the state when his party is the one sending murdering thugs to it’s streets. Now he gets to pretend to be a good person and avoid an embarrassing loss.
I’ll take a republican (maybe) having a conscience or even just abandoning a sinking ship over die hard fascists who would go down with the ship and drag as many people with them as they can.
At least he’s virtue signaling instead of vice signaling.
It sounds like vote forecast rather than a moral awakening.
Exactly.
No chance of winning so why bother running. Steal what credibility you can and save your effort of sunnier weather.
