Within the fractured GOP, the election fight is pitting conservatives against fellow conservatives while creating an enormous headache for party leaders who are pinched between adhering to the electoral verdict and loyalty to a president who has refused to accept defeat.
Those forces are set to collide on Jan. 6, when Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) a five-term Freedom Caucus firebrand, vows to launch an improbable effort to force votes in both chambers designed to block President-elect Joe Biden from assuming the White House. Electors from all 50 states cast their ballots Monday, formally granting Biden more than the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to become the 46th president.
So far, Brooks's gambit has received no backing from senior GOP leaders. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) seemed to tip his hand in opposition to Brooks's tactics Monday, telling the Fox Business Network that taking election challenges to Congress is "the wrong method."
The GOP has fractured itsself - thanks Donnie.
By the way, where's those Muenster boys?