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With some prominent Republicans coming out for Romney to release his tax returns I have come up with a theory.
Six months ago when it looked like the economy was going to rebound Republicans were willing to put a relative 'moderate' up as a sacrificial lamb to Obama. However, with the European fiscal debacle and the lack of recovery in the US it looks like Romney might have a chance. And that is a problem for the radical Republicans.
For many years now the Republicans have been trying not to govern as much as radically remake American society. They have abandoned compromise and have set upon a course to radicalize their members to the highest state of frenzy possible using fear and hate.
Now they are concerned that Romney is not one them. And that his non confrontational style will take the wind out of their radical agenda.
Rather than this happening the idea of 4 more years of Obama are not very threatening. They believe they can thwart any type of change using their hold on the House. And that they would rather Obama bear the burden of at least a couple of years more of economic difficulties. And that they can use the ACA which will start kicking in a few years from now more effectively since it will actually start having consequences.
Using this they could hope to capture both houses in 2014 and go into 2016 with a truly batshit crazy candidate who would fire up the base for a really radical agenda which could be accomplished with the Presidency and both houses. And that they could ride the economic recovery as a basis for their change.
Six months ago when it looked like the economy was going to rebound Republicans were willing to put a relative 'moderate' up as a sacrificial lamb to Obama. However, with the European fiscal debacle and the lack of recovery in the US it looks like Romney might have a chance. And that is a problem for the radical Republicans.
For many years now the Republicans have been trying not to govern as much as radically remake American society. They have abandoned compromise and have set upon a course to radicalize their members to the highest state of frenzy possible using fear and hate.
Now they are concerned that Romney is not one them. And that his non confrontational style will take the wind out of their radical agenda.
Rather than this happening the idea of 4 more years of Obama are not very threatening. They believe they can thwart any type of change using their hold on the House. And that they would rather Obama bear the burden of at least a couple of years more of economic difficulties. And that they can use the ACA which will start kicking in a few years from now more effectively since it will actually start having consequences.
Using this they could hope to capture both houses in 2014 and go into 2016 with a truly batshit crazy candidate who would fire up the base for a really radical agenda which could be accomplished with the Presidency and both houses. And that they could ride the economic recovery as a basis for their change.
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