The Republicans, In Their Own Words

“At a meeting with political advisers this week that included Karl Rove, the top strategist for former President George W. Bush, Mr. Rove warned Mr. Trump that he had fallen behind in the task of damaging Mr. Biden, people familiar with the meeting said.” https://t.co/YqAOKSkr1R

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 16, 2020

That's it: they have nothing positive to offer -- is Trump going to run on how much better off we are? -- so all they can do is "damage" their opponents.

Via Joe.My.God., whose post is based on this story from Mediate:

But deep in that report was the revelation that Trump’s attempts at tarring Biden — some of which he’s still using — are not effective, according to his allies’ own data:

Last month, a poll commissioned by the Republican National Committee tested roughly 20 lines of attack against Mr. Biden, ranging from the private business activities of his son, Hunter Biden, to whether Mr. Biden has “lost” a step, a reference to mental acuity. None of the lines of attack significantly moved voter sentiment, according to two people briefed on the results. There were some lines of attack that had potential, one of the people briefed on the results said, but they were more traditional Republican broadsides about issues like taxes.

I remember when the GOP was a legitimate political party -- but that was before Putin took over.