Why Are People Leaving the Republican Party?

The Party of Lies

“Republicans seem to have decided that lying is their best option. Rather than risk the wrath of the disgraced former president, they lie about who won the election and who is responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rather than confront the donor class and anti-government activists who insists on plutocratic economics, they opposed the American Rescue Plan en masse — and then went out to promote its benefits.” ¹

The Party of Death

Republican Governors have no interest in the welfare of the residents of their states. The Governors have to tools to save lives, but they keep insisting that “individual freedom” is the real issue rather than the health of their constituents.

“… Or would it be Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward? In August, she promoted the suggestion that a business requiring its employees to be vaccinated against a highly contagious virus is the same as the Nazis requiring Jews to wear the yellow Star of David. And the winner is … Kelly Townsend.” ² Note: Apparently Kelly Townsend doesn’t care that the government in Texas is controlling a women’s uterus. Should every women in Texas wear a Star of David on their uterus?

The Party that Hates Women

“This election cycle more women are running for the Texas House than ever before and if, as predicted, many of them win, there will be more women holding office in the Texas House than at any time in history. The majority of those women will be Democrats.” ³

The news cycle says it all. Just see what is happening with the abortion ban in Texas.

The Party that Hates Blacks, Hispanics and Minorities

“Four years ago, an unlikely candidate rose to fame and revived the huge political division in American history. His name is Donald Trump. After Mr. Trump’s election, black Americans further alienated themselves from the Republican Party. However, the number of conservative African-Americans who choose to ally with the Democratic Party is astonishing.” ⁴

“At first blush, black voters appear to be an almost monolithically Democratic bloc. In 2016, black Americans cast 24 percent of Democratic primary votes — the largest share ever. And in the general election, 89 percent of black voters supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. That’s one of the reasons why South Carolina’s primary on Feb. 29 is seen as a bellwether for the Democratic field — if a candidate can’t win a state where a majority of Democratic primary voters are black, what does that mean for his or her candidacy going forward?” ⁵

The party of Old White Males Preaching Suprematism.

“Women have seen gains in the Legislature in recent years, but their underrepresentation is underscored by how marginal those gains have been.” ⁶

Membership Statistics for the 87th Legislature. Male: 111; Femail:38. ⁷

1. The Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin, May 10, 2021 – Opinion: Republicans don’t just lie to voters. They lie to themselves.
2. AZCentral.com, Laurie Roberts, September 13, 2021 – Biden’s vaccine mandate is not a Nazi move. But this Arizona leader went there (again) – Opinion: I realize that it is all the rage these days to rage against the efforts of government to get people vaccinated. But can we lay off the Nazi analogies?
3. The Dallas Morning News, Donna Howard and Ina Minjarez, October 8, 2020 – We women of the Texas House want a fair shot at leadership positions in the next Legislature – It is long past time that women legislators fully partake in the power of that office.
4. The Florida Times-Union, May 17, 2019 – Letter: Why aren’t more blacks becoming Republicans?
5. FvieThirtyEight.com, Chryl Laird and Ismail White, February 26, 2020 – Why So Many Black Voters Are Democrats, Even When They Aren’t Liberal
6. The Texas Tribune, Alexa Ura and Carla Astudillo, January 11, 2021 – In 2021, white men are still overrepresented in the Texas Legislature
7. Legislative Reference Library of Texas