OPINION:
The results of last week’s midterm elections, described by one commentator as a “bloodbath” for the GOP, can be seen as different from the other “bloodbaths” the GOP faced in the past.
One notable difference was the ease with which voters approved two constitutional amendments to the Virginia Constitution: one granting the unlimited abortion license and the other, legalizing same-sex marriage. That would not have happened 20 years ago.
But the basic question remains: Why did this GOP disaster happen now?
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While President Trump’s unpopularity and high gas prices were part of it, the true answer may lie somewhere else. According to exit poll data, 70% or more of young voters (aged 18 to 29) voted for Democrats. This is evidence of the success of what Antonio Gramsci, a co-founder of the Italian Communist Party, called “the long march through the institutions.”
The dominance of Gramsci’s design has been apparent for decades, especially in the Democratic Party’s near-unchallenged position of influence in the media and education establishments. As the nation’s elders pass, this bloc of Gramsci-influenced younger voters will become increasingly more influential in Democratic Party decision-making, as will the “cultural Marxist” mindset they carry with them.
If that reality does not change in the foreseeable future, this GOP “bloodbath” will not be a one-time event.
VINCENT CHIARELLO
Reston, Virginia
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