On Wednesday, Real Clear Policy posted an article analyzing some aspects of the Republican victory in Tuesday’s election. The Republicans won the Presidency, the Senate, and probably the House of Representatives.
The article reports:
The Republican Party reveals itself as a national middle-class party. A party that is friendly to earned success and those in need looking for a hand up. A party where the middle, bottom, and top are not divided and play a zero-sum game but are instead united in the pursuit and possession of the ever-optimistic American Dream.
A patriotic party. A party that loves America — warts and all. A party with America First self-confidence and swagger on a global stage. Not chauvinism, but swagger. Which just happens to be good for everyone.
A party for men and women alike — from Elon and Tulsi to the forgotten women and men across our great nation. A party of equals who know what a woman is, what a man is, and celebrates the complimentary difference. A love, marriage, baby carriages, ‘worried about the cost of life and growing prosperity’ party.
A party that takes care of its own and defends its sovereignty. That takes full advantage of the natural resources to underwrite American prosperity at home and global peace and stability abroad.
A party that does not withdraw from the world, but leads it through good example and willingness to defend and enforce its clearly stated prerogatives. A party willing to make long term win-win deals. A party willing to use carrots and sticks to defend and pursue its interests.
A party that is dedicated to prudently guiding, funding, and restraining a military that is without equal.
Right now, the Republican party represents an America many of us grew up in–you understood that following the law was a good thing. People who broke the law were punished. You worked for what you got. No one gave you a free handout for any reason, much less because the entered the country illegally. We had borders and we had common-sense rules. The government stayed in their lane and the people stayed in theirs. No one invaded your house to kill your pet squirrel. That’s the America people voted for on Tuesday.