Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales was censured by his party for backing gun safety. There has been no clamor to sanction Rep. Ronny Jackson for a callous remark about President Biden.
Tony Gonzales, a two-term congressman from San Antonio, was censured for, among other things, backing a modest gun safety law after 19 children and two teachers were slaughtered at an elementary school in Uvalde.
Together, the events — though unrelated — say a good deal about the state of our politics and, especially, the nature of the Trumpified GOP. But it’s still competitive by Texas standards, and Gonzales’ performance suggests a lawmaker trying to navigate shaky political ground. Another of Gonzales’ heresies was voting in favor of legislation that codified same-sex marriage. It “wasn’t a tough vote,” he told the Texas Tribune, noting the diversity of his district. “If the Republican Party is gonna grow and thrive, we gotta be open to that.”But for extremists who have taken over leadership of the GOP in Texas and other states, the emphasis is no longer party-building. It’s purges and purity tests.
If Donald Trump and his devotees have shown one thing in the past few years, it’s that they’re not very good at winning competitive elections.The reversal of Roe vs. Wade pushed abortion to the forefront of politics in 2022, to the detriment of Republicans. Many in the GOP want to “go on offense” in 2024.
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