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Free Publicity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday we had the spectacle of Trump flying from Florida to New York.  He got millions of dollars of free publicity.  Cable news went \u201call-in\u201d on coverage, with reporters almost on every corner.  I\u2019m surprised they didn\u2019t follow the plane in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today Trump is the name on the lips of every newscaster and commentator.  The circus is in town.  MSNBC<\/em> is filling \u201cdead air\u201d until 2:15 when the actual indictment will be read.  Again, another day of all-Trump, all of the time.  Give the Trump folks this:  they\u2019re definitely making lemonade out of lemons.  After all, he is going to be indicted in Criminal court today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So until 2:15 there\u2019s really not much to say about that, though they are saying it anyway.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While Trump himself is in trouble, \u201cMAGA \u2013 ism\u201d is alive and well in the United States.  How strong is \u201cMAGA-ism\u201d?  Of all of the \u201cleaders\u201d of the GOP, only three have stepped up to say Trump should end his run for a second term. Only Asa Hutchinson, Chris Sununu, and John Kasich, if he\u2019s still considered a Republican, have the courage of their convictions.   The rest have jumped on the bandwagon:  a \u201cpolitical\u201d prosecution, a \u201cSoros backed\u201d prosecutor, charges even the \u201cDemocrat (sic) Justice Department wouldn\u2019t bring\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of those others, from DeSantis to Pence to Huckabee-Sanders, aren\u2019t \u201cTrump lovers\u201d.  But they are \u201cTrump voter lovers\u201d, and they know that MAGA voters control the Republican primaries.   They are not afraid of \u201cfear itself\u201d, they are afraid of offending MAGA voters and losing elections.  It is, in fact, the absolute truth of our times here in the early twenty-first century:  it\u2019s all about getting elected.  The \u201cProfiles in Courage\u201d of other generations don\u2019t seem to inhabit our current politics, at least not much on the Republican side.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio Pride<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here in Ohio, we take some \u201cpride\u201d in not being as \u201cextremist\u201d as other states \u2013 like Florida.  But the reality is that the Ohio State government, dominated top to bottom by gerrymander protected Republicans, may be even farther \u201cright\u201d than the Sunshine State.  Florida passed a no-license concealed carry law this week.  Ohio passed that law a year ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of June 13, 2022, anyone 21-years-of-age or older who is not prohibited from firearm possession under state and federal law, and meets the definition of a \u201cqualifying adult,\u201d may carry a firearm in public without a permit or background check (Giffords<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Senate just passed a ban on abortions after six-weeks.  Ohio\u2019s had that law for years, the so-called Heartbeat Law (though there isn\u2019t really a heartbeat in a six week-old fetus).  It\u2019s still tied up in Court, but when it finally clears, it will be the law here.  And while Ohio hasn\u2019t \u201ccaught up\u201d to Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill yet, that\u2019s coming.  The state Board of Education somehow, some way, ended up with a Democratic majority.  So the state Republican legislature is working to remove most of the Board\u2019s authority to control school curriculums.  They\u2019ll never call it \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d in Ohio, but the ultimate impact will be the same on Ohio schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minority Rule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In fact, Ohio\u2019s Republican legislature wants protection from \u201cmajority rule\u201d.  Ohio, like many states, has a referendum process that allows voters to pass laws and Constitutional amendments on a statewide ballot.  Ohio Republicans saw what happened to \u201cRed-Red\u201d Kansas, when a statewide referendum to restrict abortion rights failed 59% to 41%.   Surprise:  here in Ohio there\u2019s a new proposal to require a 60%<\/strong> <\/em>margin for referendum passage.  Gosh \u2013 I wonder where that number came from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, Ohio proved its \u201cMAGA-ism\u201d by turning down Democrat Tim Ryan for the United States Senate, and choosing Trump supported JD Vance for the six year term in 2022.  Like the ROYGBIV color spectrum, the state has moved from indigo to violet to red; Trump red, MAGA red.  Ohio Republicans did it with a suit and tie and a hand in the pocket of the power companies instead of a red hat, but MAGA it remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever happens to the twice-impeached defeated former President in Court today, or in Atlanta, or in Washington DC in the next few months; he has reshaped the Republican Party in his own image for the next decade (at least).  It doesn\u2019t take Trump to drive MAGA-ism in American life.  His supporters are afraid of progress, afraid of changed demographics, afraid to lose their built-in racial advantage.  And Republican politicians are catering to those fears, some out of true-belief, but many \u201cjust\u201d to get the votes to remain in power.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is the issue of the present, but not the future:\u00a0\u00a0MAGA-ism is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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