Our recent book is titled Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics. Among other things, it discusses the state of the parties.
The GOP has a unity problem.
Though voting against conviction, McConnell denounced Trump for the insurrection. Trump noticed and has been endorsing bad Senate candidates.
Brooks is losing his primary race, so Trump throws his fellow election-denier and insurrection-inciter overboard. Which is good. The more disarray on the Trumpist right, the better. https://t.co/13fS6RDBp8
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 23, 2022
Here it is. Mo Brooks primary opponent going all-in on the Big Lie to get Trump’s endorsement.
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) March 23, 2022
Some will argue Brooks’ faltering somehow indicates Trumps waning strength in the GOP. Don’t see how this is true as long as candidates are putting out statements like this one. https://t.co/xZH1cgAbHM
