By Newt Gingrich
From trying to impeach President Donald Trump (who is now
a private citizen), to focusing on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, to maximizing
the divide between Rep. Liz Cheney and Trump supporters, the propaganda media
and the Democrats are maneuvering to try to create a defensive Republican
Party. They want to keep the GOP crouched in a circular firing squad shooting
at itself.
This is because the Democrats have real imperatives
driving them to harass and attack Republicans.
First, anti-Trump and anti-Republican rhetoric is the
only thing unifying an otherwise shaky coalition on the Left. The longer they
can keep making noise about Trump and Republicans, the more time they have to
sign executive orders and change America through regulations without anyone
noticing.
Second, the more they can focus the media on the
Republicans, the less the media will cover the radical, corrupt, and job-killing
actions and foreign policy blunders of the Biden Democratic Party.
Forget about the $600 million in cyber theft that Washington state
Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine presided over before
being picked by President Biden for a leadership post in the Labor Department.
Forget the $11.4 billion to $31 billion in California
unemployment insurance fraud in 2020.
Forget Gov. Andrew Cuomo mismanaging COVID-19 so badly
that nine top public health officials have resigned. Cuomo’s failures are so big, and the
unnecessary deaths are so great, even The New York Times is beginning
to cover the Democratic governor’s disaster.
Forget Gov. Gavin Newsom mismanaging California so badly
there is a petition drive underway to force a recall election. This is the
disaster being ignored when Democrats say they want to “make America California
again.”
Forget the radical House rules, which 207 Democrats voted
for, to take mother, father, brother, sister, and other gender-specific words
out of the House’s official rules document (imagine trying to explain that vote
in most of America).
Forget President Biden’s executive order waiving Title IX
for transgender males who want to compete as women – even if they have not
undergone any biological changes. To the propaganda media, the collapse of
competitive women’s sports is not a big enough issue to cover.
Finally, forget Frank Biden’s ad touting his close ties to his brother
that was published by a Miami law firm on Inauguration Day. And forget the number
of lawyers Hunter Biden has now hired to defend himself against a range of
charges involving business dealings with China, Russia, and Ukraine – which the
Left and the propaganda media insisted didn’t exist prior to the election.
The list could go on, but you get the picture.
The Democrats must stay on offense because they will be
crushed once the American people see what they have actually been doing. The
2022 election could potentially become a nightmare for House and Senate
Democrats. Remember: In 1994, House Democrats lost 54 seats and control for the
first time in 40 years. In 2010, Democrats lost 63 seats and control. By every
historic standard, the Democrats’ narrow five-vote majority should disappear in
2022 and Kevin McCarthy should become Speaker of the House.
Republicans have every reason to be optimistic.
Today, there are 27 Republican governors. In 23 states,
Republicans control the legislature as well as the governorship.
There are 4,007 Republican state legislators to 3,312 Democratic
state legislators (with Republicans on the rise). The state legislator
advantage means Republicans will draw the lines for reapportionment for about
four times as many House seats as the Democrats. This further increases
Republican opportunities in 2022.
Despite every effort of the Left to arouse (or
manufacture) a civil war in the GOP, the party will remain largely unified and
focused on creating more jobs, lowering taxes, increasing take home pay,
defending America’s interests around the world – and developing solutions in
health, learning, space, and other areas that matter to our future.
Ultimately, the Republican Party of entrepreneurship and
hard work will defeat the Democratic Party of unemployment and redistribution.
Jobs and education will lead to continued Republican
support in minority communities. The diverse House freshmen class (the most
diverse GOP freshman class in history) and President Trump’s achievement in
getting the most minority votes of any Republican presidential candidate in 60
years bode well for a continued growth for a party of prosperity and
opportunity.
The Left is desperate to create a pro-Trump vs.
anti-Trump civil war in the GOP. It will not happen. President Trump is by far
the best known and most liked Republican. But the Republican Party is much
bigger than any one person.
When you look at the achievements of Gov. Ron DeSantis in
Florida and Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas, you can see a clear, successful future
for the GOP.
We are never going to be an anti-Trump party. We are also
never going to be a Trump-only party. Unlike modern Democrats, we welcome a
diversity of opinions.
Think of our future as a Trump-plus Republican party.
The former president will play a major role, but there
will be a lot of smart, creative people adding their ideas and proving their
capabilities. Our bench is immensely deeper than the Democrats’.
When you look at these long-term realities, it is clear
Republicans should be optimists and let the Democrats have the monopoly on
bitterness, hostility, and negativity.
When you see a Democrat, smile at them. It will drive
them nuts. You are going to win, and they are once again going to sink into
despair and defeatism.
