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Donald Trump’s departure from the White House left a giant question mark hanging over American democracy: Would the GOP reckon with its embrace of Trumpism, or would it continue down the extremist path it has been traveling for years?
The evidence from the past few weeks has not been promising. But one of the most disturbing signs and one of the most underappreciated has been the wild behavior of certain state-level Republican parties in recent days. Three examples in Oregon, Hawaii, and Arizona really stick out.
On January 19, the Oregon Republican Party passed a resolution condemning the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.