GOP replacing the old guard

 Jeff Charles:

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When former President Donald Trump was nominated in the 2016 presidential election, it sparked a bitter feud between the Republican establishment old guard and the new “America First” movement, which sought to reshape the party. It was at this point that people began to realize that the days of the Bush/Cheney/Romney era were numbered.

Now, we are seeing another significant step toward the culmination of this conflict, and all indications suggest that the new breed of conservatives is swiftly gaining prominence while the old guard is receding worse than former Vice President Dick Cheney’s hairline. The ouster of Liz Cheney is yet another repudiation of the neocon establishment. Indeed, those who opposed the America First agenda by voting to impeach Trump are reaping the consequences, as Republican activist Scott Presler so aptly pointed out:

Indeed, according to the activist, the movement is already looking forward to purging even more members of the establishment in the future.

Despite the whining coming from the progressives chattering class, this transformation has been overdue for years. As I’m often fond of saying, the Republican Party needs an enema, and this is what we are seeing at the moment. The ineffectual, squishy, feckless GOP establishment has been in power for far too long and has little to show for it.

It is also worth warning that the conservative base must also be careful with who they vote for in federal, state, and local elections. While it is currently showing the establishment the door, it must also make sure they are replacing the old guard with people who will actually affect change. We must not fall for candidates who will merely be a more social media savvy version of those who have come before them.

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This explains why Dick Cheney gave such an angry speech in his ad for his daughter.   It should be noted that the Bush family also spent big bucks trying to save Liz Cheney.  While I was a supporter of the old guard hen they ran against Democrats, I now support the new GOP in their fight with the Dems who have, if anything, gotten worse sine then.

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