The political battlefield is scorched—and Democrats are lighting the fires. From smear campaigns and street riots to weaponized investigations, the left has embraced chaos as a political tool. So why won’t Republicans fight back with equal force?

Because most of them aren’t Donald Trump.

Democrats long ago threw away the rulebook. Remember the character assassination during Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 confirmation? Unproven, eleventh-hour allegations were hurled in a nationally televised ambush. Or the Trump-Russia hoax, which dominated headlines for years before collapsing under the weight of Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report, exposing it as a fabricated smear.

During the 2020 riots, over 574 protests turned violent, with damages surpassing $2 billion, according to insurance industry data. Antifa and BLM agitators, often backed by leftist NGOs, operated with virtual immunity in Democrat-run cities. Democrat officials either excused the unrest or, like Kamala Harris, encouraged bail funds for the rioters.

Trump charges into this inferno unafraid. He’s from New York City. He fights. But GOP lawmakers? They’re career politicians from leafy suburbs or rural communities with families, pollsters, and PAC donors whispering in their ears. They don’t want to be painted as “extremists” by the New York Times or become a viral TikTok villain. The risk isn’t just political—it’s personal.

Trump walks into this chaos and doesn’t flinch. He’s built for it. Republicans in Congress? Not so much. They fear being labeled “extremists,” fear media pile-ons, fear losing suburban swing voters who recoil from messy brawls. So they watch from the sidelines, praying Trump takes the hits for the team.

It’s not just cowardice—it’s calculation. Democrats enjoy home-field advantage. The media spins, Big Tech censors, and the DOJ targets political opponents. When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Trump in 2017 that intelligence agencies have “six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,” it wasn’t hyperbole—it was instruction.

Most GOP lawmakers didn’t sign up for war. Trump did—and still does. That’s why he resonates with the base. He takes bullets—literally and figuratively—and keeps swinging. But until Republicans in Congress find the guts to stop fearing bad press more than bad policy, they’ll keep ducking. And Democrats will keep steamrolling.

Politics is a contact sport. The left is playing to win. The Republicans? Still deciding whether to lace up.

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