When GOP voices tell voters not to believe their lying eyes, using a combination of shameless dishonesty, partisan coordination, and relentless repetition, the rhetorical strategy is predicated on the idea that they can safely get away with it. History tells us, however, that parties change their tactics when an electorate tells them they must. As the American experiment confronts new perils, the time for the Republican Party to hear such a message is now. Time will tell whether voters are willing to send that message or will instead continue to allow the party to lead us further into our own
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