{"id":10974,"date":"2025-11-19T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=10974"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:42:16","slug":"bill-maher-open-to-voting-republican-but-with-some-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/culture\/bill-maher-open-to-voting-republican-but-with-some-changes\/njackson\/2025\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher Open To Voting Republican &#8211; But With Some Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Comedian and longtime liberal commentator Bill Maher told Fareed Zakaria on CNN\u2019s <em>GPS<\/em> that he could \u201cof course\u201d envision voting Republican \u2014 but only if the party becomes something markedly different than what it has been. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maher, who has been a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a traditional supporter of Democrats, laid out a number of caveats before making such a move. \u201cThey would have to certainly lose the idea of \u2018we don\u2019t concede elections,\u2019\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added his biggest concern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAnd my biggest worry is that they feel that the excesses of the left are so great, that they are so anti\u2010common sense. And again, they\u2019re not completely wrong about that \u2014 that they are so \u2014 never met something that was counterintuitive that they didn\u2019t embrace. That they just can\u2019t let these people take power and, therefore, even if there has to \u2014 if democracy has to be sacrificed for hanging on to power,\u201d Maher said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Maher also questioned the GOP\u2019s long\u2010term commitment to democratic norms after Trump:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWill they still keep that idea that we cannot let these people take power? These people who just do not have any idea of common sense, they want to reinvent everything. They are revolutionaries in a country that is not asking for [a] revolution \u2014 they\u2019re just asking for politicians to fix things. That is my biggest concern.\u201d He noted a hope for a \u201creturn to normalcy\u201d after Trump \u2014 though he expressed skepticism. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Maher acknowledged areas where he believes Trump was right:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He pointed out the border, DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) initiatives, and NATO contributions. \u201cHe showed that you can close the border. It wasn\u2019t something you needed congressional help for. You could just do it, and he did it. He just did it too far. And people don&#8217;t like to see people tackled at Home Depot and people they know who have been in this country for a long time.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He wrapped up by hitting both parties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhy can\u2019t either one be normal?\u201d he asked rhetorically. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this matters for Republicans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maher\u2019s comments underscore a key opportunity and challenge for the GOP: there are non\u2010traditional voices who might vote Republican \u2014 but only if the party reaffirms core democratic norms and common\u2010sense governance rather than radical transformation. 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