“Republicans sure seem to hate democracy. In a multitude of ways, Republicans are subverting the most basic principle of our nation: that the people decide. Like a tin-pot dictatorship, they are using the heavy hand of government power to try to remain in power regardless of the vote of the people.” [efn_note]The Cap Times, Spencer Black, May 16, 2023 – Opinion | How do Republicans hate democracy? Let me count the ways[/efn_note]
“A liberal victory in Wisconsin’s recent high-stakes state Supreme Court election has left former Governor Scott Walker in a foot-stamping, multiplatform fume that targeted the young voters who swung behind the victorious Janet Protasiewicz. “Younger voters may be the behind [sic] the stinging loss for conservatives in WI this week,” he tweeted. “We have to undo years of liberal indoctrination.”” [efn_note]The New Republic, Jason Linkins, April 15, 2023 – It’s Really Quite Simple: Republicans Hate Young People – For all its grousing about “liberal indoctrination,” the GOP has no one to blame but itself for alienating the youth of America.[/efn_note]