The prospect of a divisive battle threatens to widen a split in the Republican Party and has alarmed leaders in Washington, who have been pleading publicly to avoid any new rounds of internecine retribution. (The Arizona party on Saturday night censured Ducey, McCain and former Arizona senator Jeff Flake, all longtime establishment Republicans.) “The vast majority of Republican voters, volunteers, and donors are no longer loyal to the GOP, Republican Party, and candidates just because they have an R by their name. The state party of Wyoming, where Cheney serves, previously demanded that the electoral college results be rejected in Congress. “You can count yourself to sleep at night by recounting the number of times the establishment has said that the Republican Party is dead,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2021 23:03 UTC