For a moment, some Republicans thought Bill Maher might be teetering on the edge of reason. They saw his criticisms of the radical left, his disdain for the excesses of woke ideology, and his willingness to call out progressives who were damaging the Democratic Party’s chances at the ballot box. Some even speculated that, like so many others in 2024, Maher might finally take the plunge and step into the Right’s camp.
But that was wishful thinking.
Maher will never be converted. He will never support a Republican, no matter how insane, corrupt, or destructive the Democrat on the ballot may be. The idea that Maher could be “won over” is a fantasy. All one has to do is listen to him. As Joe Rogan pointed out, Maher’s hatred for Trump is so overwhelming that he loses control of himself, abandoning any pretense of logic or reason. Instead of engaging in substantive debate, he devolves into shouting: “He’s a liar!” It’s the textbook definition of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Maher has repeatedly parroted leftist propaganda that has long been debunked. Take, for instance, the infamous “fine people” hoax—a false narrative that Trump praised neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, even though he explicitly condemned them. Maher still repeats it as if it’s gospel. Or the Russian collusion hoax, a multi-year media frenzy that collapsed under the weight of its own baselessness. Maher, despite having access to the truth, continues to push these narratives because they serve his ideological agenda.
Yes, Maher is critical of the extreme left—but not because he has principled objections to its ideology. He critiques the radicals only because he believes they are handing elections to Republicans. His issue is not with leftism itself, but with its electoral consequences. He doesn’t want Democrats to lose power; he wants them to dominate unchallenged. His recent clashes with the far left are not a sign of ideological transformation—they’re a desperate attempt to steer his party back to power.
Republicans who believe Maher is “coming around” because he speaks out against wokeism are missing the bigger picture. Maher doesn’t despise wokeism itself—he despises its impact on the Democratic Party’s electability. If he genuinely cared about the ideological overreach of the Left, he wouldn’t be peddling debunked narratives, reflexively bashing Republicans, and foaming at the mouth every time Trump’s name comes up.
At the end of the day, Bill Maher’s loyalty is clear. If faced with a choice between a Republican and an awful Democrat—say, Gavin Newsom, a man whose policies have driven Californians to flee in droves—Maher wouldn’t hesitate. He’d pick the Democrat. Not because he believes in their policies, but because he loathes Republicans that much.
Republicans hoping for a Maher conversion need to wake up. His criticisms of the Left are tactical, not ideological. He’s not a closet conservative, he’s a committed liberal who wants his side to win. Any overlap with the Right is purely incidental, a mirage that disappears the moment you take a closer look. Maher is no ally—he’s just another partisan doing his best to keep Democrats in power, no matter what.
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