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Beau says:
Arizona's election outcomes are molding the state's GOP, potentially foreshadowing national political shifts and internal party struggles.
Political observers, Republicans
Insights on how Arizona's political landscape may indicate the future direction of the national Republican Party.
#Arizona #GOP #MAGA #RepublicanParty #FarRight #PoliticalStrategy
Well, howdy there, internet people.
It's Beau again.
So today we are going to talk about Arizona
and the results and how those results
are already starting to shape the Arizona GOP
and how it's probably gonna give us some foreshadowing
as to what is going to happen on the national scene.
If you don't know, the Republican Party in Arizona
did not perform well.
Their star candidate, Carrie Lake,
a person described as Trump in hills,
who is in many ways a lot like Trump, lost.
She lost, making her more like Trump.
That was a large blow to the Republican Party
there in Arizona, but more importantly,
immediately after the loss, you started to see
the same post-election nonsense, the baseless claims,
the chant of don't concede and all of this stuff.
I don't wanna use the term moderates
because even the moderates in Arizona are pretty far right,
but the more traditional Republicans
within the Arizona GOP party structure
are attempting to use this string of losses
to oust the MAGA movement from the party structure.
We don't know how effective it's going to be.
We don't know if they're going to succeed.
The reality is that Arizona very much is,
it's a state that has a lot of support
for the far right nonsense.
I mean, let's just call it what it is.
So I don't know if they're gonna be successful,
but it's worth watching the developments
that are gonna play out there
because it's probably gonna give us a lot of insight
into how the traditional Republicans on the national scene
are going to try to force the MAGA crowd into obscurity.
That certainly appears to be their plan.
We don't know how successful anybody is going to be at this,
but at this moment, there have been calls
for the chair of the GOP to resign.
They're in Arizona.
And all of this appears to be part
of a semi-concerted effort to get rid of, well,
those who cost them the last few elections,
that Trumpist ideology.
Now, keep in mind, even if they are successful
at removing the public-facing aspects
of the MAGA movement from Arizona
or even from the national scene,
they've demonstrated over the last few years
that deep down, this is their ideology,
or at the very least, a far right-wing,
authoritarian, hyper-nationalist ideology
isn't a deal-breaker for them.
So even if the traditional Republicans win,
there's still that concern.
But if you're looking to get a little bit of insight
into the future of the Republican Party
and how the various factions may deploy different tactics,
I would keep my eyes on Arizona.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Y'all have a good day.
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