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Originally Posted by direwolf
Too bad none of these revelations will make any difference whatsoever to the GOP in regards to convicting Trump. Bunch of cowardly scumbags, the whole lot of 'em.
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Trump is mainstream GOP now. His opponents are the minority faction, while his supporters are probably a pretty significant majority within the base.
It's also worth remembering there are very few significant policy differences between Trumpists and "his opposition" within the party. The difference is almost purely about rhetorical style, not actual content.
So no, they're mostly not cowardly scumbags. They're not backing him just to protect their own electibility. They're with him. They're his supporters, they share his ideas.
I think it's pretty clear that quite a few people within the GOP think the Capitol rioters had absolutely the right idea.