Irish Examiner view: Out-of-touch Republican Party subverting US democracy

Having failed at the ballot box in 2018, 2020, and 2022, and with the Democratic Party in control of both the White House and the Senate, the GOP has proved itself expert at finding ways to subvert normal democratic processes

The GOP is turning to right-wing judges — many appointed during the Donald Trump presidency — and state legislatures it controls to enforce minority rule. File picture: Joe Maiorana/AP

In opinion poll after opinion poll, the Republican Party in America — the GOP (Grand Old Party) as it is widely known — has been shown to be increasingly out of touch with the voting public on sensitive and controversial issues such as abortion rights and gun control.

Rather than rethinking its position on such issues, the GOP is turning to right-wing judges — many appointed during the Donald Trump presidency — and state legislatures it controls to enforce minority rule. Some academic experts are describing this as minority authoritarianism.