During an MSNBC “Morning Joe” panel discussion on recent pivotal losses at the polls by Republicans and conservatives, co-host Joe Scarborough and guest Molly Jong-Fast pointed the finger at the extremist Moms for Liberty as the main culprit when it comes to saddling Republicans with the “crazy ideas” contributing to defeat.
Noting setbacks in recent elections that have Republicans worried about the 2024 November general election, the Jong-Fast claimed the GOP is at the mercy of their base which is demanding more and more extreme policies.
“I mean, the book bans, Moms for Liberty had a really bad night. All of this stuff is because Republicans cannot control their base. Their base runs the show, and so you have these crazy ideas being shopped, and Republicans are losing on these ideas and, quite frankly, they should.”
“They’re morally reprehensible,” she added. “You know, it’s overreach. people don’t want the government in their bedroom and in their schools and in — I mean, they want them in the schools but …”
“Yet, and yet, there’s actually an outfit called Moms for Liberty who support freedom being taken away from their daughters,” Scarborough interrupted.
“I think there should be an outfit called ‘dads for freedom ‘,” he suggested,” That says to the government, ‘you know what? We’ll take care of our daughter. We’ll — her mother and I will make the decision with our daughter, with health care specialists. Like, get out of our lives.’ Yet, Moms for Liberty, seriously, worried about what? Roberto Clemente books?”