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"Dave Brat is a Calvinist Christian warrior who dreams of a nation where laws and society
are based on the Ten Commandments as applied through the interpretations of a religious elite to everyday situations; necessarily, it rejects democracy and any form of secular political philosophy as an ideal foundation for government. Christian Reconstructionism's ideal society would include the elimination of public schools, the denial of full citizenship to non-Christians, and the death penalty for adultery, performing or having an abortion, blasphemy, homosexuality, heresy, and even persistent rebelliousness against ones parents, with the definitions of these terms and offenses being crafted by the religious elite.
herein lies the gift to Democrats. The peculiar circumstances of Mr. Brat's nomination already propel him to instant celebrity and national attention, given his surprise defeat of so imposing a national figure as House Majority Leader Cantor. This alone guarantees Mr. Brat the chance to begin his General Election campaign in the national limelight. He will say and do what he can and must to stay there because he actually believes that the whole country is thirsting for something that only his particular brand of crazy can deliver.
David Brat as the face of the national Republican Congressional campaign helps directly address the persistent problem of energizing the often moribund Democratic base in off-year elections. Motivation and turn out of base voters feed off of unifying national issues. With the right messaging, Mr. Brat is a smorgasbord of such issues, starting with immigration reform, where his inflammatory condemnations of "illegals" and "amnesty" could poison all Republican wells in Hispanic America for generations to come. And immigration is only one of the issues important to Democratic base voters where Mr. Brat showcases the heart and soul of the modern GOP, in all of its totalitarian intolerance and ideological extremism.
Dave Brat wants to be the national face of Republicans running for Congress in 2014. Democrats should help him get what he wants. |
