Harry Reid is spending his last months in office telling some truths, it seems. And the truth is just brutal for Republicans.
"Republicans have spent the last eight years stoking the fires of resentment and hatred, building Trump piece by piece," said Reid, referring to a Feb. 25 op-ed in The Washington Post by Robert Kagan, a former official in the Reagan White House.
"Today, the Republican establishment acts like it’s surprised by Donald Trump and his victories around the country They feign outrage that a demagogue spewing bile … is somehow winning in a party that has spent years telling immigrants are not welcome in America." […]
"They act surprised that Republican voters are flocking to a birther candidate, even as Republican congressional leaders continue to support a man who refuses to distance himself from the Ku Klux Klan," Reid continued. […]
"Republicans shouldn’t be surprised. They spent eight years laying the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump," Reid said. "The reality is that Republican leaders are reaping what they’ve sown.” […]
"Donald Trump is the standard bearer for the Republican Party. Republicans created him by spending seven years appealing to some of the darkest forces in America," Reid said. "Now, it's up to the Republicans and try undo what they've done by denouncing Donald Trump. It's time for Republicans to stop the Frankenstein they've created."
Thus far, Republicans are demonstrating themselves as utterly uncapable and unwilling to do that. Not when they think there's any possibility that they might "win."
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