Now, more than two weeks after the election and several failed attempts to overturn it, the Bakersfield Republican still refuses to accept Trump’s defeat. AdvertisementAnd closing ranks right behind him: the entire Republican delegation of elected leaders in California. Ron Nehring, the former chair of the California Republican Party, said he believes that while most Republican officials privately accept that Biden won, they “go where the voters are” when it comes to their statements, or lack thereof. He won reelection unopposed as House Republican Leader this week following his party’s strong showing in the House. McCarthy, who last week welcomed the lawmakers to the House Republican delegation, did not agree to an interview.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 20, 2020 16:32 UTC