Since the Republican party nominated Trump in 2016, many
have asked numerous questions about the GOP.
Why would they do this? Do they
no longer have any scruples? Why are
they deaf to their own constituents, who are among the growing number of people
opposing Trump’s agenda? Most of all,
people ask why the GOP doesn’t stand up to Trump, particularly when his
behavior is at its most egregious. I’ve
pondered this question a great deal myself, and I’ve only recently come to
understand the answer.
Like many, my initial assumption had to do with the poison
that is party politics. As we are in a
system ruled by political parties, loyalty to those parties is put above all
else. It is nearly impossible to rise
through the ranks of a party, win an election, or accomplish anything of substance
without the support of your party (which is precisely why political parties are
so antithetical to the vision our founders had for this country).
