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GOP trapped itself with new generation of 'rabid, incompetent idiots'

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The Republican Party finds itself stuck with a new hiring pool full of a new "generation of rabid, incompetent idiots ," according to Politico , and it only has itself to blame for the problem. In a report published Saturday morning, Politico dug into the situation that has "some GOP veterans [worried] about the rising generation of young staffers in their party," as they "fret" over concerns that the "pipeline that feeds young conservative talent into government jobs is defective — if not broken." According to these veterans, many of them non-MAGA Republicans , the party's longstanding metamorphosis into President Donald Trump's fiercely loyal personality cult has left it with a dire new talent pool lacking in skill and devoted to extremism. "This isn’t just the standard middle-aged lament that the kids aren’t all right," the report explained. "It’s a criticism aimed at institutions like the Heritage Foundation that purport to identify and train the party’s future governing class. To

First report: 'We're in serious trouble': Senior GOP staff scared by 'rabid' young Republican 'idiots' — rawstory.com, 10d