10 Republicans voted to impeach Trump. Will any be left in Congress after November?
Republicans should nominate a new standard-bearer, and Democrats should stop screaming about the health of American democracy on TV while funneling millions to those who seek to undermine it.
There’s no doubt former President Donald Trump remains the most potent force in the Republican Party, both from a fundraising perspective and as an influencer for GOP voters. He has successfully lined up opposition to Republican politicians who either voted to impeach him or opposed him publicly in some way.
The next test of this will be in Wyoming, where political analysts expect Rep. Liz Cheney to lose her primary against a Trump-backed opponent on Aug. 16. Cheney has been the most outspoken Republican against Trump and is vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee. Cheney's primary contest comes on the heels of Rep. Peter Meijer's defeat in Michigan's GOP primary Tuesday.
Putting country before party has cost some Republicans
Like Cheney, Meijer boldly put country before party by being one of the 10 House GOP members who voted to impeach Trump after the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. Meijer lost his primary race to the Trump-endorsed John Gibbs.