I Was a Lifelong Republican. The GOP Is Now the Evil Party.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Matt Lewis, The Daily Beast

The impeachment of Donald Trump demonstrated what still feels to me like a weird new development: The Republicans are the evil party, while Democrats (presumably now the “stupid party”?) seemed much more sane, moderate, and honorable.

For most of my life, things appeared the exact opposite. For most of my life, it felt like the Democrats were the ones who were pandering, playing the politics of victimhood, insulting my intelligence, and saying borderline sacrilegious things. Today, the roles are reversed. Just as the parties seem to have switched positions on a myriad of issues like Russia, tariffs, and reverence for the Founding Fathers and American Exceptionalism, it is now the Republicans who are viscerally repellent.

If you watched the debates during impeachment day, you know these are not honest brokers. Their talking points—which I’m assuming are poll-tested—were maudlin, offensive, and manipulative.

The not-so-greatest-hits of Republican backbenchers included demanding a “moment of silence” for the 63 million Americans who voted for Trump, comparing impeachment to Pearl Harbor, and comparing Trump to Jesus.

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1. Lewis finally saw light after being wrong all his life.

Funny how the repug world view is reverse reality.

[David__77]

2. American Exceptionalism stinks.

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[matt819]

3. Well fuck you whoever wrote this

No party is perfect or has all the answers. But you were fucking stupid to believe what you believed. The republicans haven’t given a fuck since Reagan. It was the Dems who kept the country on track and who grew the economy. You were just too fucking stupid to realize it. Okay. Vote for Democrats. But as long as you continue with the stupidity and insults I’ll hold off on the gratitude and forgiveness.

[CaptYossarian]

4. This is not the first time they switched positions. In Lincoln's day, the GOP was

the more liberal party. That's why cartoonist Thomas Nast drew the jackass as symbol for the Democrats.

While we had Dixiecrats, southern racists in our party, Nixon wanted to tap into those voters, so he came up with his Southern Strategy--and the colors of those states changed immediately--and brought along their Electoral College votes.