The QAnon-ification of the GOP has progressed *much* faster than I ever imagined.
In addition to Mike's tweet, note that Don Jr. has held campaign events claiming Dems were trying to "normalize pedophilia" and even Ted Cruz has flirted with this kind of rhetoric.
In addition to Mike's tweet, note that Don Jr. has held campaign events claiming Dems were trying to "normalize pedophilia" and even Ted Cruz has flirted with this kind of rhetoric.
https://twitter.com/rothschildmd/status/1317929569970769922
The risk here is that, if enough Republicans come to *believe* the obvious and extremely offensive lie that Dems are pedophiles, they'll believe that Dems can never legitimately wield political power.
Right-wing rhetoric has hinted at, and sometimes overtly embraced, that idea for decades. (@SethCotlar is a great follow to learn more about this.)
But so far, the GOP (with the arguable exceptions of state GOPs in NC and WI) has ultimately accepted the will of the voters.
But so far, the GOP (with the arguable exceptions of state GOPs in NC and WI) has ultimately accepted the will of the voters.
AMATEUR POLITICAL SCIENTIST ALERT: I suspect this is because everyone understands that a GOP that just outright ignored elections would be illegitimate and undemocratic.
But what if the GOP base *really felt otherwise*? What if the base WANTED, perhaps even DEMANDED, defiance?
But what if the GOP base *really felt otherwise*? What if the base WANTED, perhaps even DEMANDED, defiance?
So the question is whether QAnon and other radical right-wing strains of thought (because it's not ONLY QAnon folks who call the Democratic Party "Demoncrats") will attain a dominant enough role in the GOP base to push the party into overtly rejecting democracy.
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