Throwing red meat to the party's base appears to be the focus of the political world, even at the risk of serious long-term blowback.
One year away from the next presidential election, throwing red meat to the party's base appears to be the focus of the political world, even at the risk of serious long-term blowback. While most of the focus has been on the federal side, Republican state party members are looking for ways to lash back at their poor showing in 2018.
But we've seen a very different dynamic this time around. Last year, the Nevada Lieutenant Governor's law firm spearheaded failed efforts to recall three Senators last year. Congressman Ken Buck used his election campaign for Colorado GOP Party Chairman to specifically call for recalls against the Governor and the numerous state legislators—so far eight have been targeted.
All of this provides an impetus for Republicans to move forward and try and reverse a slide to irrelevance in these formerly red states. But it is worth noting that the value of a recall victory in many instances was temporary. Republicans successfully targeted party-switching independents in the California Assembly in 1995 and Democratic Governor Gray Davis in 2003. But their success was decidedly short-term.
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