If the Republicans were smart...
The democratic party is giving the Stupid Party a tremendous amount of material right now. But the Stupid Part doesn't seem to be using it. I think they think they will alienate the moderates. Instead they need to position themselves confidently and allow the Democratic party to alienate the moderates.
On race issues, the Stupid Party could easily double down on pro-freedom platform of "look at what the Democratic policies produce. We actually do care about you as an equal. Come over to our party, we have jobs and freedom. MAGA with us! Hurray for real, non-oppositional diversity! Everyone is welcome in America!". But they don't do it. Why? Most likely they are just Stupid, but they may think that actively appealing to blacks and minorities would alienate their white base. I don't agree because I don't think the white plurality is actually racist, just tired of racial pandering, exploitation and mudslinging. A rejection of racial politics and explicit return to equality for all would actually appeal to the white plurality as well. But Democrats would shreak about the "explicit racism" of a colorblind racial politics, and the Stupid Party seems to fear that, even though they have absolutely nothing to lose, with Democrats currently calling our president a white supremacist daily and blaming him for things Democratic policies actually caused, such as the recent deaths in the CHOP. They really have to wake up to the fact that they have nothing to lose and position themselves as the "not Democrat" party, which should be pretty easy right now, and traditionally is their actual value in reality anyway. But they have to step up to the plate and counter the accusations with a coherent alternative, instead of mostly remaining silent, which is almost an admission of guilt.
And, as always, whatever platform the Republicans tried to promulgate, it would be almost impossible to get it to the people intact without Democratic media gift-wrapping. Trump seems to be the only one who can punch a message through the media.
