Spud 🇺🇸 | Idaho

This is remarkably honest and accurate. Many young men in particular voted Democrat not because they liked the Democrats, but because they wanted to punish Republicans for a long history of betrayal. This is a disaster for America because you don't win by losing and handing power to your enemies. Things will get worse for everyone. But the four issues Vance identifies are exactly correct. None of us wanted another war in the Middle East, especially when there's no clear benefit to Americans. It destroyed the Republican party and likely Trump's legacy. And much of the messaging from typical Republicans was laced with anti-white sentiment—from the Sarah Sanders "Brad" ad to the denouncing of Bo French for noticing that Texas had changed. We've seen establishment Republicans blame white men for being lazy or racist, meanwhile owning a home is out of reach for an increasing number of young folks, the taxes they pay to cover other people's welfare have gone up, jobs have gone oversees or been replaced with H-1Bs, and many places no longer feel like America because there are so many foreigners living there. White men have been ignored, mistreated, and generally taken for granted. This can't continue. Meanwhile, demographic shift is places like Texas has had a profound impact on election results. The people you envision when you think about Texas are no longer in control of Texas. Most of us have seen this coming and it's why immigration is the #1 issue on the American right. Are we still shouting into the wind, or are politicians starting to get it now? The immediate future is bleak. I'm afraid the Democrats will halt all our hard-won progress on immigration, and maybe start importing people again. I don't know whether I'm more angry at the folks who voted blue out of spite or at the establishment types for ignoring the electorate and largely wasting the electoral mandate from 2024 which was based on deportations, transparency, and no more foreign wars. In Vance's closing, he's telling us to reform the party and elect new people. That's the path forward. We're going to rebuild the Republican party with people who listen to their voters for once. Let's get to work.