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But this is another area where Democrats really need to step up and start talking about this in a substantial way, especially leadership.
Yeah.
Well, actually, some of them have cut bait.
Some of them have cut bait and run.
There are more than 30, I think we're approaching 40 Republican congressmen who are either not running or resigning.
Oh, right.
Not seeking reelection.
Well, they're scary.
They're going to blow all their cash and never have another chance to run again.
And if I'm a Republican consultant, I might say, keep your powder dry and don't spend your money on this election because you're going to get blown out.
The Republicans, the party in general, the base of the party who have gone along with all this, I just don't see the moral hangover coming.
Instead, I think a lot of them are just going to start ignoring news like they did before.
During COVID, it was a lot of the โ you shut your ears to whatever you don't want to hear, and a lot of Republicans โ there's a โ
I don't have the number right here, but there was a recent poll that found that a lot of Republicans find themselves ignoring news specifically about Trump.
And that's what you'll get.
The more they disapprove of Trump, the less they'll pay attention and the less likely they are to vote.
So it's a bad recipe if you're running for office as a Republican.
You have no good options.
That's all an astroturf.
We heard this in 2018, right, that Republicans were going to run on the platform.