Why participate in a partisan show trial?
Because there'll be lulzy ketchup memes and it'll help Trump out, likely causing any more viable challenger to lose some of Trump's base if Trump isn't the candidate?
You do remember that without Trump physically on the ballot to vote for, the GOP got its doodoo pushed in in 2018?
Do you think more people who will vote for Republicans or Democrats have died since Nov 2020?
Do you think more people who will vote for Republicans or Democrats have turned 18 since Nov 2020?
not many Republicans are trusted by Democrats. Cheney, Kinzinger, couple others. Which Democrats are trusted by Republicans?
Lulsi Gabbard.
The illusion of partisanship is emphasized by the fact republicans chose not to participate. It was a strategic move to pander to trump and his narrative.
it’s no more complicated than that.
you really don’t see what they’ve done to you?
The witnesses are all Republicans and Cheney is a Republican. This is a TV show for a thin sliver of swing voters and some center-adjacent Republicans who could be convinced to not vote for Trump or anyone of Trumpy ilk.
A fair few of Trump's picks are winning primaries. But even the most Kinzinger'd out MUH RYE NO never Trumpers are getting 20+ percent.
A few more olds croak, a few more zoomers turn 18, a couple Cheney/Kinzinger types don't vote for Blompf...