Evangelicals are extremely important in US politics, creepily so...

Yeah evangelicals are a massive part of the republican base

Yup, they play large in utilizing the 'letting land vote' strategy

McConnell isn't really the "modern right" though is he?

^^^

That's why they are fighting so hard in NE and Wisconsin right now

havent you all seen the netflix series

"the family"

its literally about evangelicals impact in politics

Well, he's in power. The 'new right' are still trying to get power

Kirk, Fuentes, etc just make a lot of noise

Why don't you like Charlie Kirk again?

The boomers are a huge cohort, it will take another 20 years before they aren't the dominant force

I’m sorry to say but McConnel does not know what he is doing and he is corrupting the senate

I'm indifferent to him besides not being politically aligned with him

Yeah he’s breaking every senate norm

how so

McConnell knows what he is doing, but i agree with the latter point

As a strategist, he is very good

what norms is he breaking

He is just supported by advisors and masked by trump

The situation with judges has stretched back 3 admins so far

Well he’s refusing to vote on bills in the senate the house dems passed

There is a lot there, it would be a whole other convo

He is bifurcating the courts, which is something frowned on

He’s packed the federal courts and supreme court with Republican sympathetic judges

It's the last hurrah for the Evangelicals, because they will be a minor force after 2030 or so

We put presidential term limits in order to give less power to presidents appointing to many jurors but look what is happinig right now

But he’s been objectivly extremely more partisan than any previous Senate majority leader

It's not in law but it was generally accepted to not put contraversial judges in place

including several that were giving a no-go by that quasi-gov review board

Because McConnel refused to appoint any judges for the end of Obamas second term because he’s that partisan, then with all the empty seats he’s packed the courts with Republicans

They gave like 4 no-gos tota prior to recently, but now we have 7

Up until Brett K

It's not just that they are Republicans

Plenty of Republican judges are fine, he went for hacks

Yeah

The manner in which he is packing the courts is abnormal

It also revealed how that faction doesnt care about anything but power, they will never put the coutnry first, and they are findign it harder and harder to hide behind the flag

but what if you like Republican judges?

It's beyond just being "Republican" judges