Part of the reason people don’t believe republicans are as evil as advertised is that democrats won’t stop telling the public how much they love republicans. Biden kept talking about how they were such good guys, even Mitch McConnell, and he’s not alone. Democrats have been some of the best GOP pr.
If you sat down a random panel of Americans and told them what Republicans are currently doing, my guess is that the vast majority simply wouldn't believe you. It comes off like you're describing a Bond villain. The reality sounds wildly different & more extreme than what they hear organically.
Since Trump arrived on the scene Democrats have even helped the GOP by insisting that somehow “maga republicans” are somehow different from regular republicans, who are nice people like Dick Cheney and Mitt Romney. It’s a fucking dumb party.
Some Democrats even had public lunches with the Cheneys while running for president
May 15, 2025 10:43