Barbara Tuchman defined folly as governments pursuing policy that many knew to be wrong in the moment. You had Edmund Burke in Parliament explaining that British imperial policy in North America would force the colonies to become independent. You had numerous defense officials who knew - at the time - that Vietnam and Iraq were going to be catastrophes.
Republicans seem to be in the grips of folly when it come to abortion rights. Every "normal" political rule about midterm elections, economic conditions, presidential approval ratings...all of them have been confounded at the actual elections by people repelled by the GOP's assault on abortion rights.
What's more, the news about women dying or suffering horribly because of these bans will accelerate, precisely as the election nears. Meanwhile, the Chaos Caucus continues to force "messaging bills" that reinforce the Democrats messaging: Republicans are coming for your reproductive rights and liberties.
The GOP's position as the Party of Tax Cuts For the Rich is not terribly popular. Where they have succeeded is in depicting themselves as the Party of Liberty - guns, taxes, bigotry. The current crop of Culture Warrior bullshit is anathema to the idea that they are the Party of Small Government.
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