Yes, that’s true. It was both the biggest blunder and most optimal strategy that they ever played. It worked out “tremendously” to quote a former president’s favorite words, in the short term. But now their monster is coming out alive. No one expected them to win seats, it was astroturfing afterall… but now here we are.
Well, it worked tremendously for decades. They got middle America and the south to vote for conservative politicians to stop liberals from murdering babies and implementing communism or socialism. Meanwhile, those politicians voted in tax cuts for the rich and reduced corporate oversight, which was the real goal. Wonder why average worker salaries have gone up around 14% since the late 70s whole CEO salaries have gone up 1200% in the same period? It goes back to this.
Yes, that’s true. It was both the biggest blunder and most optimal strategy that they ever played. It worked out “tremendously” to quote a former president’s favorite words, in the short term. But now their monster is coming out alive. No one expected them to win seats, it was astroturfing afterall… but now here we are.
Well, it worked tremendously for decades. They got middle America and the south to vote for conservative politicians to stop liberals from murdering babies and implementing communism or socialism. Meanwhile, those politicians voted in tax cuts for the rich and reduced corporate oversight, which was the real goal. Wonder why average worker salaries have gone up around 14% since the late 70s whole CEO salaries have gone up 1200% in the same period? It goes back to this.