Jeffrey Goldberg: I Feel Like We’re Watching an Experiment by GOP State Leaders ‘to See Just How Small Their Hard Core Base Is’

SCARBOROUGH Well and Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ of course the problem ░░░░░░░░ is there are Republicans ░░░░░░░░ would be very appealing ░░░░░░░░ suburban voters The type ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who received like ░░░░░░░░ parents who received suburban ░░░░░░░░ for years Former Democrats ░░░░░░░░ became Republicans live into ░░░░░░░░ voted for Republicans their ░░░░░░░░ life Now we saw ░░░░░░░░ gutting of that in ░░░░░░░░ state where I was ░░░░░░░░ Georgia during the Senate ░░░░░░░░ and the presidential campaign ░░░░░░░░ Republicans instead of learning ░░░░░░░░ those losses are doubling ░░░░░░░░ Civil War in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ cost them control of ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate A ░░░░░░░░ War in Arizona where ░░░░░░░░ re going after Cindy ░░░░░░░░ and other Republican leaders ░░░░░░░░ there And and now ░░░░░░░░ course it s happening ░░░░░░░░ Michigan And my God ░░░░░░░░ is happening in all ░░░░░░░░ but here these are ░░░░░░░░ swing states that are ░░░░░░░░ to be absolutely critical ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to get their ░░░░░░░░ together if they want ░░░░░░░░ get the White House ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 GOLDBERG You ░░░░░░░░ I would call it ░░░░░░░░ small tent strategy except ░░░░░░░░ s not really a ░░░░░░░░ per se There are ░░░░░░░░ or emotions that are ░░░░░░░░ this rather than a ░░░░░░░░ But what I mean ░░░░░░░░ a small tent strategy ░░░░░░░░ that I feel like ░░░░░░░░ re watching an experiment ░░░░░░░░ by state leaders of ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party to see ░░░░░░░░ how small their hard ░░░░░░░░ base is You know ░░░░░░░░ s almost as if ░░░░░░░░ re trying to work ░░░░░░░░ down to 33 35 ░░░░░░░░ And it s it ░░░░░░░░ almost has it almost ░░░░░░░░ a kind of ritualistic ░░░░░░░░ quality to it You ░░░░░░░░ there is this you ░░░░░░░░ seven senators you know ░░░░░░░░ voted for conviction People ░░░░░░░░ oh there is a ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ s really not that ░░░░░░░░ of a split right ░░░░░░░░ among elected officials in ░░░░░░░░ parties It s all ░░░░░░░░ it s all going ░░░░░░░░ one direction So I ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ in the coming months ░░░░░░░░ know in some ways ░░░░░░░░ how small or how ░░░░░░░░ hard that core is ░░░░░░░░ and and and how ░░░░░░░░ it is.”