Behind the Curtain: The 6 stages of political surrender

Axios described a six-stage process of political surrender observed in the Republican party's transformation and its potential parallels within the Democratic party. The article details stages such as recoil, squint, rationalize, submit, amplify, and purge, noting specific Republican and Democratic examples. The direct consequence is the analysis of how political parties adapt to ideological shifts and the language used to signal these changes.