Do Republicans compete with each other to see who can tell the biggest lie?

[kentuck]

Especially if they can be seen as "owning the libs"?

Sometimes I think that is the case.

I see Rick Scott at CPAC and he is totally off the rails. Even Republicans don't believe him. Then Marco Rubio is talking about taking off some tax cut that would make millionaires pay more, as if he is actually against such a deal?

And when they go on FOX, all rules are out the window. They can lie to their hearts content. And they usually do.

Have they always been this way? Or is it a more recent phenomena?

"Here, hold my beer!", says the next one in line.

[Mister Ed]

1. They're pushing a drug.

Their lies are designed to arouse and excite their audience. Over time, the audience needs stronger and stronger doses to achieve the same high.

[Irish_Dem]

2. In a sense yes. The toxic narcissists have to keep telling bigger lies to get attention.

And they see how well Trump does with the clown lie fest.

[Lovie777]

3. Pretty much . .. .

[Midnight Writer]

4. It works. Look how much coverage the CPAC is getting in the news.

Compare that to how much attention a meeting of liberals to work on solutions for climate change or healthcare or infrastructure get.

Its fun, its exciting, its edgy, and it draws an audience. I admit it. I watch their lunacy in fascination.

If Trump were a sane, mature-acting adult, we probably would never of heard of him.