Bitter GOP split upends the pomp as a new Congress takes over
Source: Washington Post
By Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane
Jan. 4, 2021 at 12:11 a.m.
A new Congress convened Sunday with Republicans in open warfare as several GOP senators unleashed salvos against at least a dozen Republican colleagues who are planning to challenge the results of the presidential election later this week.
The bitter split among Republicans, virtually unprecedented during the ironclad tenure of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), came as the traditionally celebratory moment unfolded instead against the backdrop of a pandemic that is killing thousands of Americans each day.
The conflict played out in public as dissenting senators said they only wanted to "get the facts out" and critics said they were sabotaging democracy. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) called the challenge "a very, very, bad idea," adding, "I'm concerned about the division in America -- that's the biggest issue -- but obviously this is not healthy for the Republican Party, either."
It was the starkest illustration yet of the civil war that could engulf the Republican Party in the post-Trump era as factions prepare to battle over whether the party will continue down the unorthodox, scorched-earth path forged by President Trump or return to a more traditional brand of conservative politics. The back-and-forth came two days before a pair of special elections in Georgia that will determine whether the GOP retains control of the Senate.
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Not healthy for the Republican Party, Senator Sasse? I hope it proves
fatal for the Republican Party!
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