Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: What previously democratic countries can teach us about the GOP’s tactics to regain power
Svolik found there are certain democracies that are especially vulnerable to autocratic demagogues. “In sharply polarized electorates, even voters who value democracy will be willing to sacrifice fair democratic competition for the sake of electing politicians who champion their interests, “ he writes. “When punishing a leader’s authoritarian tendencies requires voting for a platform, party, or person that his supporters detest, many will find this too high a price to pay.
That is precisely why Republicans spend so much time painting Democrats as keen to destroy Americans’ “way of life.” It also explains why Republicans often take stray comments from outliers on the left and attaching them to the entire Democratic Party and use empty invectives such as “woke” and “elites.” Whatever their own faults, Republican politicians tell voters that Democrats are far more evil, with amplification from screeching right-wing media.
That presents Democrats with a quandary: They can argue, “We aren’t socialists!” or “critical race theory is nonsense,” but that forces them to campaign on Republicans’ terms. Democrats can try to ignore the smears, but that
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