OP, fantastic quote. It's gonna leave a mark.

Thanks!

Stuart Stevens was a loyal GOP "strategist" who lost it when the orange shitpile was installed. He starts the book with

I have no one to blame but myself. I believed. That’s where it all started to go wrong. I was drawn to a party that espoused a core set of values: character counts, personal responsibility, strong on Russia, the national debt actually mattered, immigration made America great, a big-tent party invited all. Legislation would come and go, compromises would be necessary, but these principles were assumed to be shared and defined what it meant to be a Republican for the last fifty years.

The key word, of course, is "assumed."

I almost used that, but the quote I did use seemed more appropriate for the aftermath of the election.

It must have been at least 2 or 3 years ago. He made a lot of sense. Both quotes are excellent! I need to add his book to my list to read.