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Republicans Will Still Vote for Satan Over a Democrat

Party loyalty is everything in the GOP

Manny Otiko
3 min readNov 19, 2021
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I’ve always said that hard-core Republicans would vote for Satan over a Democrat; the Trump years proved me correct. But recent events show that attitude hasn’t changed.

Former New Jersey governor and Trump consigliere Chris Christie have recently been promoting his new book “Republican Rescue.” His mission is twofold. He’s trying to convince Americans to forget he helped create the Trump monster and present himself as a viable alternative to the former president in 2024.

So far, I’ve sat through Christie interviews on “The Daily Show,” “Morning Joe,” on CNN, and Nicolle Wallace’s “Deadline: White House.”

The art of deflection

Sifting through Christie’s media appearances taught me several things. One thing I noticed is that he’s a very slick political operator. He’s mastered the art of not answering questions. Instead, he gives you the answer to a totally unrelated question. The other thing I learned from watching…

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Manny Otiko
Manny Otiko

Written by Manny Otiko

Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him at @mannyotiko.bsky.social

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