Quo Vadis GOP?

[The Larch]

They're happy with Nixon?

[chipwich]

Yes Republicans love criminals.

[Syt]

They're happy with Nixon?

Well, the theme is "Republican Presidents and shitposting about the current guy", so ....

Though to be fair, similar posts existed during the Trump era, though I don't know if the Democrat party posted one on their official accounts.

[The Brain]

Yeah at least Nixon didn't own slaves.

[Syt]

Yeah at least Nixon didn't own slaves.

... as far as we know.

[Eddie Teach]

How'd they pick Coolidge and Nixon over Teddy? Still upset over 1912?

[Sheilbh]

They're happy with Nixon?

Who wouldn't have Nixon on their President's Day poster?!

[The Larch]

They're happy with Nixon?

Well, the theme is "Republican Presidents and shitposting about the current guy", so ....

Though to be fair, similar posts existed during the Trump era, though I don't know if the Democrat party posted one on their official accounts.

But for instance that's a mix of historical, democrat and republican presidents, not a fully partisan roster.


I also wonder about some of their other choices. They start with Lincoln because of course ("The party of Lincoln" seems to be a favourite slogan as of late in order to hide their current miseries), then jump to Coolidge... why exactly? And then ignore Hoover and Ford, so they don't even try to go chronologically in the XXth century.

[Sheilbh]

But for instance that's a mix of historical, democrat and republican presidents, not a fully partisan roster.

I know - I don't want to over-extrapolate, but this is why Democrats are bad at winning.

I also wonder about some of their other choices. They start with Lincoln because of course ("The party of Lincoln" seems to be a favourite slogan as of late in order to hide their current miseries), then jump to Coolidge... why exactly? And then ignore Hoover and Ford, so they don't even try to go chronologically in the XXth century.

Late 19th century isn't chock-full of great Presidents is it? Skipping Teddy is more odd. Calvin Coolidge is a huge deal for small government types.

With Ford maybe it's that they don't want to give Trump's next VP any ideas

[Razgovory]

Teddy is on the outs with the current GOP.  Too much of a "Progressive".  Silent Cal signed the immigration act of 1924, a bill that outlawed non-white immigration.

[The Larch]

They're happy with Nixon?

Who wouldn't have Nixon on their President's Day poster?!

I'd be ok with Nixon's head. 

[The Brain]

Silent Cal signed the immigration act of 1924, a bill that outlawed non-white immigration.

Such small. Much freedoms.

[The Larch]

But for instance that's a mix of historical, democrat and republican presidents, not a fully partisan roster.

I know - I don't want to over-extrapolate, but this is why Democrats are bad at winning.

Because they're not fully unhinged partisan zealots? 

I also wonder about some of their other choices. They start with Lincoln because of course ("The party of Lincoln" seems to be a favourite slogan as of late in order to hide their current miseries), then jump to Coolidge... why exactly? And then ignore Hoover and Ford, so they don't even try to go chronologically in the XXth century.

Late 19th century isn't chock-full of great Presidents is it? Skipping Teddy is more odd. Calvin Coolidge is a huge deal for small government types.

Yeah, late XIXth century presidents seem to be rather forgettable to me, both Republican and Democrat alike. It's not until Teddy Roosevelt that you get a memorable character again.

With Ford maybe it's that they don't want to give Trump's next VP any ideas

Well, who will want to be Trump's next VP given how he treated Pence?

[Sheilbh]

Because they're not fully unhinged partisan zealots? 

They're a political party - own it

It's a day about Presidents - elected politicians. There's two parties and you choose not to celebrate the Presidents from your party

Well, who will want to be Trump's next VP given how he treated Pence?

I'm not sure Trump wins a primary actually. But I think you're vastly underestimating how many supine Republicans there are wiling to serve

[The Larch]

Because they're not fully unhinged partisan zealots? 

They're a political party - own it

It's a day about Presidents - elected politicians. There's two parties and you choose not to celebrate the Presidents from your party

Do we know how the Democrats have celebrated it? We only know that the GOP took the opportunity to snipe at Biden.

The image Syt posted was an example of the kind of stuff that was shared during Trump's presidency, not the Dems' official messaging.

Well, who will want to be Trump's next VP given how he treated Pence?

I'm not sure Trump wins a primary actually. But I think you're vastly underestimating how many supine Republicans there are wiling to serve

If he runs he'll take the primary by storm, nobody will want to face him within the GOP. And yeah, there's never a lack of bootlickers, but they should know what they're getting into.