Fair enough. 

Don't @ me over this. 

Arizona Republicans Censure Party Leaders At Odds With Trump

So, the Arizona GOP just censured Doug Ducey, Jeff Flake, and Cindy McCain (the widow of John McCain) for there opposition towards Trump.

...So in a state where the Secretary, both Senators (for the first time since 1953), 5 out of the 9 Representatives are Democrats, AND they just flipped blue on the Presidential ballot for the first time since 1996... they decide to censure the most prominent group of Republicans who have proven they can win in that state...

The GOP here in Arizona are not too bright in case you couldn't tell. This is the absolute WORST thing they could have done. I'm from Arizona, and this state was already trending blue in the first place, but now... that trend is about to accelerate considerably.

Meanwhile, Cindy McCain on Twitter: 

Indeed.

The GOP (or at least a large part of it) seems to be doubling down on Trumpism even after it's cost them the House, Senate, and Presidency. If it keeps up (or the two wings really do split), perhaps it really could be the end of their power in national politics.

A Republican rejecting Trumpism is like a serial killer rejecting racism.

Why are the voting sites even painting AZ red any longer? 

I am just hoping this schism manifests on the other side and we get four parties. 

Yes, what you are saying is true and there are stats that goes both ways when explaining that mask help to reduce the transmission not actually prevent you from getting the virus.  Its interesting how I had this conversation with my wife sister husband who is a staunch Trump supporter before he came down with CORVID.  I am not sure if he stills have love for Trump but he probably do not believe that the virus isn't anything to dismiss anymore since it has gone rampant within his family because of one infected cousin who transmitted it to almost everyone.  Anyway, the main point is that people will find absolutely anything to justify their opinion until they are confronted with it.

I think the reason why the GOP is doubling down now on Trumpism is because of the threats both Trump and his followers have issued. Some probably fear for their life, which the congress storming showed that it could very well happen to them, too if they antagonized the more rabid sycophants of Trump. Others fear Trump could start a MAGA party and run against them, which would totally doom the GOP, as many of their voters would switch to that new party in that scenario. They went all in with Trumpism and now fear the consequences if they don't stay on the course they set on 4 years ago.

I expect Trump to run again in 2024, but with either Ivanka, Kushner or Trump Jr. as VP. The main question is, will he run as GOP, as Independent or form a new MAGA party as a platform for himself and his family?

I am pretty sure Trump will not run again because his ego cannot take another loss, especially not like this time.  Yeah he may have pandered to the stolen election in public but he knows he lost in private.  Instead I see him milking his support base for everything they got and probably using that money he admass to try and basically pay to win support for whoever show loyalty to him.  This will be just an extension of the grifter game he has already played where he will contribute a lot of that money to other political figures for them to kick that money right back to him so he can pocket it.  If you put Trump into the position where he is still the money hustling grifter it makes more sense for him to run this course.  I can see him funding his kids for political seats but really its all about the money and people willing to keep funneling it to him.

I think Trump is done.
Many of his supporters (I.E. The Proud Boys) are calling Trump a traitor for not meeting at the capital and storming it with them. (Who would have guessed Trump would have lied?)

Trump has also fleeced hundreds of millions of dollars (WHY anyone would donate to a Billionaire baffles me!) from his support base to overturn the election results only for him to give up and run with the money, so I think many would feel cheated.

And then the last issue is the legal issues... Trump is going to be dragged through the legal process for a very long time and that is going to have consequences.

Before, I thought four parties would've been a foolish pipedream, but now? Not so much.

Trump may break away from the GOP and start his own party, and take a considerable chunk of the Republican party with him. I don't think it's going to happen. The Republicans certainly don't want that and I'm sure Trump knows that doing that will only favor the Democrats and open the door for them run the board up in '22 and '24.

But if he does, then I could see, a little further down the road, the more progressive wing of the Democratic party (Sanders, AOC, etc.) break away from the Democratic party and form THEIR own party.

And in a situation where we would have four different competitive parties, the Electoral College would be damn near useless because it would be almost impossible for one party to reach 270 if there are 3 other parties they have to compete against instead of one.