Ross Douthat: Republicans have a golden opportunity. They will probably blow it.

Many Republicans are comfortable having power and no agenda or responsibility.

(Eze Amos | The New York Times) A voter in Virginia’s rural Bath County, on Nov. 5, 2021. "Between the Democratic Party’s weaknesses, Biden’s age and the unimpressiveness of his possible successors, Republicans could very easily be competitive in 2024 while renominating Trump and campaigning on a purely negative agenda," writes The New York Times columnist Ross Douthat.

Ross Douthat: Republicans have a golden opportunity. They will probably blow it.

Many Republicans are comfortable having power and no agenda or responsibility.

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