Sen. Margaret Chase Smith
“I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the four horsemen of calumny — fear, ignorance, bigotry, and smear. I doubt if the Republican Party could — simply because I don’t believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest. Surely, we Republicans aren’t that desperate for victory.” – Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith said the above words in 1950, in a rebuke of the anti-Communist inquisition-like campaign of Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy.
It sounds like she could be talking about her party today.
Democrats are very happy about the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections because the red wave so many people predicted would happen didn’t occur. Still, they shouldn’t be celebrating too much because, if you see the bottom line as the evaluator of your situation, Republicans have a good chance to take the House and (as of this writing) are still alive in the Senate.
I don’t mean to throw cold water on the Democrats’ parade, but that scenario still leaves our democracy in danger from a political party that, contrary to Smith’s proclamation, is “that desperate for victory.”
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Good news – Mark Kelly has won in Arizona. I have high hopes that we will keep our seats in Nevada and Georgia. trump won’t be able to keep his mouth shut about Georgia, which will help Warnock win. Appealing to trump to stay out of Georgia for the good of the party won’t do any good, as trump only cares about himself. Cortez Masto is in good shape to pull ahead in Nevada.
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I like our chances in Nevada and Georgia at this point. The House may be tough but Dems have exceeded expectations so maybe they can pull it off. Going to be an interesting two years coming up. Thanks Linda.
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