The forgotten Republicans — people like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford and Ohio Gov. John Kasich — have been unwilling to sit quietly as Trump steers the GOP away from free trade, fiscal responsibility, consistent foreign policy and civility."Forgotten" Peoples writes? Darn, I wish Republicans could forget those has-beens, but the AP just won't let us.
Isolation and political exile have been their rewards. Their diminished roles leave fewer Republican leaders willing to challenge Trump under any circumstances, even in his darkest moments.
One of these days the "forgotten" will paraphrase what Ronald Reagan said of the Democrats, that they didn't leave the party, the party left them. And they'll be correct, we got tired of losing gracefully with them, chose instead to win ugly with you-know-who, and found winning a refreshing change we’ve yet to tire of.
