{"id":11349,"date":"2013-09-17T18:16:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-09-17T18:16:36","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:16:36","slug":"the_gop_wants_to_trade_in_its_base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/09\/17\/the_gop_wants_to_trade_in_its_base\/","title":{"rendered":"The GOP Wants to Trade In Its Base"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSH: Here\u2019s Albert in San Jose, California. Hi, Albert. Great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Hi, Rush. I had a question with regard to the health care law and the Republicans and what they\u2019re proposing. I know that Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are proposing defunding Obamacare, which I think is great. But what I don\u2019t understand, and what I\u2019m hearing from other GOP leaders, is the idea of delaying Obamacare. So I don\u2019t understand politically — and just talking politically — why the Republicans are going down that path. Why are they trying to fix this bill like they did with the medical tax? Why fix this bill at all? Why don\u2019t they just let it go and not put their hands on this bill at all?<\/p>\n

RUSH: This is a fascinating question, and it cuts to the quick. It cuts to the core of what has happened to the Republican Party, and I happen to be uniquely qualified to answer this for you. Here goes. The reason is, there\u2019s a modus operandi in Washington<\/a>. The Democrats propose something — this is, by the way, how things happen. The Democrats are the ones that propose something. <\/p>\n

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The Democrats are the ones always advancing their agenda; the Republicans never say “no.” Because they are so frightened of the media and so frightened of the first black president, the Republicans\u2019 initial reaction to every Democrat proposal is that they must have an alternative. In their view, Obama won. The American people, therefore, want Obama to get what he wants. <\/p>\n

Therefore, to be seen positively by the American people, they must appear to be at least partially supportive of Obama, because he\u2019s so loved and adored by the American people. I\u2019m telling you, that\u2019s how they think. So Obama proposes health care and the Republicans say, “Uhh, we\u2019ve got a better plan,” and then they start trying to, quote, “fix” it. But the basic premise (government-run health care) survives, and it becomes what ends up being debated. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the Tea Party came into existence, frankly, because the Republican Party stopped opposing the Democrat Party. The Tea Party said, “Why are we sending \u2019em there?” and the Tea Party begot people like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, and they\u2019ve gone there, and they\u2019re opposing. They\u2019re trying to stop it, and the Republican establishment is getting mad at \u2019em. <\/p>\n

“Well, you guys are just obstructionists! You know, you guys aren\u2019t legislators. You guys don\u2019t compromise. We\u2019re gonna get nothing done in Washington if you guys just constantly obstruct things,” and that\u2019s what they were sent there to do. The whole party ought to be obstructing! The whole party ought to be saying “no” to everything in Obama\u2019s agenda. They shoulda said “no” to the stimulus; they shoulda said “no” to Obamacare. <\/p>\n

Now, in fairness on Obama, they didn\u2019t have the votes to stop it at all, and so there was some bravery there. They knew that they didn\u2019t have the votes. But once it became law, they didn\u2019t see any benefit to opposing it. The leadership and the Republican establishment doesn\u2019t see any benefit in opposing what\u2019s been signed into law. They just think that they\u2019re gonna end up being hated and despised, and never, ever win another election. <\/p>\n

I got a story somewhere here in the Stack<\/a> — since you asked, Albert — about this very thing: The Republican establishment leaders upset with Cruz and upset with others. “If these guys keep obstructing, we\u2019re never gonna win! We\u2019re never gonna get back in power,” as though the only route to power is Democrat Lite. Well, what about the country? Meaning: What about the people of the country?<\/p>\n

The whole Washington establishment — and it\u2019s made up of Republicans and Democrats — and, Albert, I hate to say it, but there may be some Republicans that you are thinking would naturally be opposed to this who are actually not that opposed. “Hey, you know, we\u2019re in government. Government can be good when we\u2019re running it. We\u2019d like to be in charge of all this money. <\/p>\n

“We\u2019d like to have the committee chairmanships in charge of all this money! Yeah, we could do it better and smarter than they do.” In the Washington establishment, Albert, there aren\u2019t a whole lot of limited-government types, Republican or Democrat. There really aren\u2019t. They just aren\u2019t there. Does that help? I know it doesn\u2019t make you feel any better, but does it help answer your question?<\/p>\n

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CALLER: Yes, it does, and thanks, Rush. Yeah, you\u2019re right. It doesn\u2019t make me feel better. Thanks.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Look, it doesn\u2019t makes sense at all, especially on health care. The way I look at it — and I\u2019m not a politician. I don\u2019t have to get votes. But the way I look at polling data — and these people live and die by polls, Albert. Every poll shows a vast majority of the American people don\u2019t want this. That\u2019s a majority of Americans waiting to be connected with by the Republican Party. <\/p>\n

I always thought — naive, stupid me — that the Republican Party was different and therefore opposed to Democrats and wanted to beat them. But that doesn\u2019t seem to be operative right now. And if there is a reason for it, it\u2019s the fact that we are now being led by the first black president, and they look at it as there\u2019s no payoff. There\u2019s literally nothing to be gained by opposing Obama, no matter what. <\/p>\n

Sorry to say, we do not live in a colorblind society, and politics certainly isn\u2019t. But that\u2019s such a good question. “Why would the Republicans want their fingerprints on this?” Well, you have to think that they\u2019ve made a calculated guess that their fingerprints on this are gonna help \u2019em, just like their fingerprints on amnesty are gonna help \u2019em. Let\u2019s throw something else in the mix, Albert, and really make your day. <\/p>\n

What if I were to tell you that the Republican establishment doesn\u2019t want people like you and me making up their base? Their primary supporters, their number one supporters, they want to trade us in for a new base of people. More moderate, not so pro-life, not so focused on the social issues. So they might be willing to live in the wilderness for a few elections in order to switch out their base. <\/p>\n

There could be any number of things going on. Well, I think there is a little envy on the Republican side that they can\u2019t relate to the low-information crowd. I think they\u2019re a little jealous. ‘Cause the low-information crowd is pop culture. I think they would love to have some support from pop culture. I actually think it\u2019s a factor. They see the Democrats loved and adored by the cool and the hip, and they want to be loved and adored by the cool and the hip. <\/line><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how big a concern that is, I don\u2019t know how big a factor it is, but human nature is human nature — and let\u2019s face it, folks, none of us ever get out of high school. I don\u2019t care how old we get.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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