In a speech at the Reagan Library yesterday, Congresswoman and January 6th Committee Vice-Chair Liz Cheney declared:
But the reality that we face today, as Republicans, as we think about the choice in front of us, we have to choose. Because Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the constitution.
While I share Cheney's sentiments, Republicans chose Trump over The Constitution long ago. When polled, 7 out of 10 Republicans believe Trump won the 2020 election. So long as that many Republicans hold such beliefs then that horse left the barn and isn't coming back.
Now let's say Trump decides not to run after all or ends up losing to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP primary. It's not like DeSantis has acknowledged Joe Biden is the President of the United States. As for the January 6th Committee, DeSantis has publicly asked, "Why are they beating this dead horse?" DeSantis doesn't want to hear any more about an attempted coup than Trump does. If the GOP nominates DeSantis or anyone else other than Trump in 2024 that candidate will not repudiate him much less his conspiracy theories.
I know Cheney got a standing ovation in the Reagan Library, but she won't likely get one from the voters in Wyoming in the Republican primary. As for Ronald Reagan, he has been dead for almost 20 years and most Republicans have consigned him to the ash heap of history. If Reagan had come back to life he would have struggled to recognize a political party and a conservative movement that not only attacks other Republicans but cheers on Russian aggression.
Liz Cheney made a great time for choosing speech. The only problem is that she made it six years too late - at least where Republicans are concerned. Her remarks could in the long run resonate with independent voters who might see fit to re-elect Joe Biden. But so long as Republicans view Cheney as aiding Biden and Democrats at large then they will ignore what she says as their minds were already made up.
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