{"id":1721901,"date":"2022-11-02T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721901"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:05:13","slug":"to-the-soon-to-be-elected-republicans-dont-embarrass-your-constituents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-the-soon-to-be-elected-republicans-dont-embarrass-your-constituents\/","title":{"rendered":"To The Soon-To-Be Elected Republicans: Don\u2019t Embarrass Your Constituents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fto-the-soon-to-be-elected-republicans-dont-embarrass-your-constituents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Now that every <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/2022-election-forecast\/senate\/?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&#038;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">election forecaster<\/a> of note is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/analysis\/house\/house-overview\/house-rating-changes-10-more-blue-districts-move-gops-direction?check_logged_in=1&#038;utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&#038;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in agreement<\/a> that the midterms are likely to be something of a red crush, there\u2019s something that incoming Republicans, especially the freshmen, desperately need to hear.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it\u2019s a good idea for Kevin McCarthy to immediately begin printing flyers for the party newcomers that say something to the effect of, \u201cATTN: Perhaps it\u2019s your first time in Washington, but this is not a field trip.\u201d Below that simple declaration should be about three bullet points:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014You\u2019re not here to make memes.<br \/>\u2014You\u2019re not here to out-obnoxious AOC.<br \/>\u2014You\u2019re not here to audition for Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>And lastly, there should be easy-to-follow guidance like: \u201cHere is our agenda and here is how we are trying to pass it on this schedule. Any attempt to stray from these instructions will be met with stripped committee assignments, constraints on government-paid travel, and other penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, newbies! It\u2019s not meant to scare you. There is still plenty of fun to be had in the Capitol and in your new positions. But too many people just like you have showed up to Congress solely under the impression that now is their time to shine on social media, or that this is little more than a reality show they\u2019ve been cast to star in.<\/p>\n<p>(See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madison Cawthorn<\/a>, who has been voted out of office after one term.)<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not what this is. This isn\u2019t the \u201cI\u2019m here to shake up Washington!\u201d TV special. This is serious. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/13\/if-the-republican-party-refuses-to-learn-from-the-trump-era-winning-in-2022-will-mean-nothing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">never been more serious<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The country is in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/30\/biden-is-winning-and-lizzo-is-healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catastrophic shape<\/a>. Your middle-income constituents have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/13\/biden-wanted-to-restore-the-soul-of-america-heres-how-much-that-cost-you-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gotten poorer<\/a>. Voters <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/12\/the-lefts-funny-new-lie-its-the-red-states-with-more-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">don\u2019t feel safe<\/a>. And that\u2019s nothing to say of how <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/24\/democrats-arent-just-extreme-anymore-theyre-weird-and-gross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emotionally molested we all feel<\/a> by the Biden administration\u2019s fixation on race and sex.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that without a sympathetic president in office, your capacity to enact legislation is limited. Biden still has another two years to go. God help us all.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t turn those two years into a freak show. Yes, the national media will find every reason to hate you, no matter what. But don\u2019t make it easy for them to make more people hate you, too.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a readily identifiable difference between confronting and antagonizing. Confrontation is a productive battle for the sake of your district. The other is a gratuitous provocation for its own sake.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t distinguish the two, it\u2019s going to be very difficult for the smart people at The Federalist, and elsewhere, to defend the purpose of your existence.<\/p>\n<p>Such instruction shouldn\u2019t be interpreted as a command to keep your head down and do as you\u2019re told. To the contrary, party leadership often <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/09\/these-top-gop-senators-still-havent-condemned-democrats-banana-republic-fbi-raid-on-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gets it wrong<\/a>\u2014\u00a0very, very depressingly wrong. But act like you\u2019ve been here before. Be a professional. Demonstrate that you take your responsibilities seriously. People are counting on you for policy victories, not viral tweets.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, have fun! Just don\u2019t embarrass the people who got you here.<\/p>\n<p>   Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This isn&#8217;t the &#8216;I&#8217;m here to shake up Washington!&#8217; TV special. This is serious. 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