Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Partyâs radicalization, experts say
By Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff,Updated February 19, 2021, 6:55 p.m.
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When the pandemic devastated Melissa Rein Livelyâs business, she went online to make sense of what was happening. Her doom-scrolling led to the baseless conspiracy theories of QAnon.
âIt was serving your deepest fears and your curiosities, and giving you these answers that you were searching for, even though it was the worst possible answer you could imagine,â said Lively, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz., whose public relations firm depended greatly on hospitality and tourism clients. âThere was an odd comfort that it was the truth.â
Analysis by Ronald Brownstein Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and.
Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia into their conference: Has the extremist wing of the GOP coalition grown too big for the party to confront?