Meanwhile Reid and Democrats care little about “how the base sounds.” They spend zero time trying to manage the language from their constituents because they know it doesn’t matter and it’s not possible anyway. While it’s painful to admit, unabashedly pushing the progressive agenda is proving quite effective. If the political counterpoint to this feels encumbered by believing its party owes apologies for racism, nativism, and sexism, it may prove challenging to mount a defense. While rational evaluation on the Right is a feature, not a bug, it’s often exploited by Democrats, who appear to have an affinity for totalitarian alignment.

Having perfected the art of weaponized political correctness, Democrats exploit this weakness. Like the Death Star’s exhaust vent, Democrats fire the “mean torpedo” to induce Republican tactical implosion. Republicans plagued by D.C. Stockholm syndrome lower their heads and grasp for “compassionate” labels. They feel shame for their base’s insistence on a secure border and concern about turning pockets across the country into refugee camps. So instead of supporting their own constituents and putting forward a bill that reflects the desires of their voters, they compromise not with Democrats but with themselves. They say the reason is politics, but it’s more craven. They seek a talking point to bargain with a media that won’t bother to cover it anyway. In effect they seek to say little and do less because in the age of political correctness, those who say and do the least are king.