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RThe Republicans suffered a significant defeat as one of donald trumpThe nominees were burnt to death on Tuesday.
An embarrassing spectacle played out on the Hill for days as the president’s nominee to lead the special counsel’s office saw GOP members walk out one by one to protest his nomination. Paul Ingrassia withdrew his bid on Tuesday It became clear in the evening that they were not going to get enough votes even for a simple majority in the House, where Republicans have 53 out of 100 seats.
The reason for Ingrassia’s unpopularity was clear: reports revealed that Ingrassia had allegedly claimed to have a “Nazi streak” in texts he sent to other Republicans. He is also accused of using racist slurs and reportedly referred to American civil rights champion Martin Luther King Jr. as “the George Floyd of the 1960s”, saying that “his ‘vacation’ should be terminated and he should be thrown into the seventh circle of hell where he belongs.”
The headlines came as Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans in Washington eagerly leaned into the portrayal of the American left as a bunch of violent thugs and avowed anti-Semites, sometimes aided by Democrats affiliated with the party’s conservative wing. But Ingrassia’s fall was only the latest crack in the foundation of that argument, perhaps not the first.
As Republicans were pressed Tuesday about Ingrassia’s alleged “Nazi” admissions, their party is still dealing with the fallout from an entirely different scandal involving the World War II authoritarian German regime: a leaked groupchat in which prominent leaders of Young Republican chapters around the country openly expressed support for racist beliefs, using racist and homophobic slurs hundreds of times. Did, and joked about sending gas to his enemies. Room. A Vermont state senator was forced to resign in disgrace after the texts were leaked.
Yet another anti-Semitic scandal is brewing in New Jersey, where a crucial gubernatorial election is coming up in a few weeks. The Republican candidate, Jack Ciattarelli, presented on stage An unpaid adviser to his campaign spoke to the would-be governor at an event on Saturday, insisting that he (the adviser) was “not taking money from Jews”. Consultant Ibrar Nadeem also called for a ban on gay marriage in the same comment.
What is really at risk is not Donald Trump’s ability to get a nominee through the Senate, which (for the most part) remains stable. This is the broader ability of the GOP to guide its portrayal of its enemies, even at a time when the Democratic Party is functionally leaderless and the party’s base seems at war with its remaining leadership in Washington.
Republicans enter 2025 with the clear potential to split the already fragmented left-wing political coalition that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden failed to stitch together last year. First over the Laken Relay Act and later over the threat of a government shutdown in March, the GOP succeeded in dominating the narrative and forcing its enemies into political defeat.
That potential appears to have faded, with Democrats finding their unity in Congress and Republicans repeatedly stymied by factors that have undermined the president’s efforts to portray leftists as violent radicals. Republican outrage over Zoharan Mamdani’s growing campaign continues in New York; Representative Elise Stefanik, formerly a member of the House Republican leadership, referred to him with an Islamophobic slur (“jihadi”) on X, while on Fox News, a host falsely claimed Tuesday that Mamdani wanted to “exterminate” New York City’s entire Jewish community.
The scandal has largely failed, and Mamdani remains above 50 percent in most polling. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans are facing questions about so many issues related to anti-Semitism within their party that it is now struggling to maintain messaging discipline, just as the federal government shutdown is entering its fourth week.
Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets in all 50 states for “No Kings” rallies, a clear display of the left’s strength that came despite demonstrations and sharp condemnation from the Democratic Party from both the White House and congressional Republicans. who called “Terrorists” who are supporters of America’s main opposition party He hated his own country.
Many of those protesters arrived at events in wild and outlandish costumes, including in D.C., where a crowd of 200,000 broke out at a dance party on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Independent Their aim was to counter the left’s narrative of “violent” protesters. Despite incidents happening in every state, there were no significant incidents of violence in the protests on Saturday.
Even the momentum the right gained in September after the killing of Charlie Kirk during a speech at Utah Valley University has faded. While Republicans seemed ready to use the issue to create a one-sided view of political violence in America, Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday found himself dodging a question about a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who has now been charged. Hakeem is plotting to murder Jeffries, Democratic House Minority Leader.
Polls can only show how effective either party is at winning the Washington messaging war, which has been only marginally effective so far in the run-up to next year’s midterm elections. But the real electoral tests to measure the strength of each party’s brand are coming, including the imminent races in Virginia and New Jersey. As the shutdown drags on and it becomes clear that their enemies are coming out of a post-2024 funk, Republicans may find themselves shifting strategies.