Deciphering the GOP Strategy on Ukraine

Dan Pfeiffer: “The Republican message on Ukraine is all over the map. They are calling Biden weak, simultaneously claiming his sanctions won’t do enough or will do too much, arguing he is unfocused or is too focused on Putin.”

“This Republican incoherence is not by design. In some cases, it reflects legitimate differences in the party (i.e. pro-fascist v. fascist-curious), but it’s mostly a bunch of dumb people saying whatever dumb thing first pops into their pea brains. However, the strategic confusion ends up being a feature, not a bug. Republicans are — somewhat inadvertently — setting up a ‘heads we win, tails you lose’ dynamic on the Ukrainian issue. They want to attack Biden for being weak and attack him if sanctions lead to higher gas prices or other disruptions to American life.”