“It’s illiberal, anti-democratic, pernicious and widespread in the Republican party. It’s virtue-signaling to the base that after Trump leaves, these people still consider themselves to be Trump acolytes and part of the cult of Trump.”Democratic consultants concurred. “This is still the Trump party,” said strategist Hank Sheinkopf. On Wednesday, Trump ally and Missouri Republican senator Josh Hawley announced he would object to certifying the electoral votes during the joint session on 6 January. “It’s part of a creeping coup d’etat that we’ve seen Trump going along with in his own loopy-minded way,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2021 07:30 UTC