Cruz and his ilk knew this as well as anybody. It was a political calculation, pure and simple. Cruz failed to win the Republican nomination in 2016 and figured that if he had Trump’s supporters behind him, he’d have a much better chance in 2024. And so it was that when Congress finally reconvened that evening, many of those who had vowed to support the objections to the electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania ended up acquiescing. Republicans now have a real opportunity.

Source: National Post January 08, 2021 22:08 UTC