Morning Jolt: Serious, Capable Republican Politicians Exist

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

October 10 2024

Serious, Capable Republican Politicians Exist

On the menu today: As stretches of the southern states dig out from the muck of a devastating hurricane and Florida endures another, the disparate reaction of two Republican members of Congress from the South illustrates the vivid divide between those who want to be a part of the solution and those who are comfortable being a part of the problem. Americans, you don't have to accept having a nutjob represent you in the U.S. House of Representatives. These people can be defeated in primaries, and you can get a serious upgrade. You don't have to live like this!

Also, new polling indicates that America is getting a Republican-controlled Senate next year.

The Hurricanes Demonstrate That the GOP Doesn't Have to Be the Party of Nutjobs

North Carolina's eleventh district covers most of the western portion of the state — it used to encompass Asheville, but redistricting in 2011 moved that small city to the adjacent tenth district. This is one of the regions where the wrath of Hurricane Helene was most severe: just about the worst possible combination of torrential downpours, deadly floods, and landslides in the mountains. The images of towns devastated, homes destroyed, and everything covered in the remains of a tidal wave of mud ...

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