Wayne Allyn Root is not handing out participation trophies after the GOP’s landslide defeat. In the first installment of a five-part examination, Root argues that Republicans both deserved the loss and were cheated. That is an uncomfortable diagnosis, which is precisely why it is more useful than the usual election-night ritual of blaming weather, messaging, or some mysterious force that always appears after the votes are counted.
Root says Part 1 focuses on the GOP’s mistakes. The planned installments will examine weak Republican television ads, voter concerns over “affordability,” alleged Democratic election tactics involving open borders and mail-in ballots, and what he describes as a possible pyrrhic Democratic victory. Root says Democrats may have won decisively while gaining little governing power, and he argues that the result could eventually benefit Republicans in 2028.
His opening message is blunt. “We failed,” Root writes, arguing that the GOP’s defeat was earned and deserved. He then offers the other half of his argument: “We was robbed.” Root alleges that Democrats used a deliberate strategy involving immigration, welfare programs, mail ballots, and limited election safeguards. Those are serious claims, and Root presents them as the central argument he plans to develop in the later parts of his series.
Root points to California as his model. He argues that Democrats transformed a state associated with Reagan, Nixon, and Pete Wilson into a solidly Democratic stronghold through open-border policies, demographic change, government benefits, and promises of protection from ICE and deportation. He labels the strategy “Cloward-Piven.” Root further alleges that millions of foreigners and non-citizens voted, mostly through mail ballots, and supported Democrats because they wanted welfare benefits, health care, education programs, and an end to deportations.
For this installment, however, Root says the focus is not the alleged Democratic operation. It is Republican failure. He criticizes President Trump and the GOP for giving Democrats an opening, arguing that even a party facing what he calls radical and dishonest opposition still has to make its case, pass legislation, and fight for its voters. Complaining after losing is easy. Governing before losing is apparently where the paperwork gets complicated.
Root’s first major target is what he calls “the Do-Nothing GOP Senate.” He argues that Republicans controlled the presidency, House, Senate, and Supreme Court, yet produced little legislation. In his view, the party wasted two years and gave voters no compelling answer to a basic question: What did Republicans actually do for the American people? Holding power without using it, Root suggests, is less a governing strategy than an expensive way to make voters resent the people in charge.
He also criticizes Republicans for failing to pass “the SAVE America Act.” Root says the measure has broad public support and argues that its absence became especially glaring in Nevada. Even as the GOP lost every major office there, he notes that a voter ID ballot initiative passed for the second time, receiving 62.3 percent of the vote. For Root, that contrast shows voters may support election safeguards while rejecting a Republican Party that failed to act on them.
Root’s argument is not a plea for excuses. It is a demand for accountability, sharper messaging, and actual results. He believes Democrats may have exploited the rules, but Republicans still handed them the opportunity. The rest of his series promises more criticism of both parties, with plenty of blame to go around and no participation trophies in sight.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
