In the wake of terrorists storming the US Capitol on 1/6, Republicans have responded by doubling down on the big lie of a stolen election, and the background conviction that any election they lose is illegitimate. This is the party leadership, not a fringe group.
A quote from Rep Liz Cheney heavily lingering this morning as the GOP readies do remove her: “I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president’s crusade to undermine our democracy.”