bob dole at the capitol, biden calls him a hero of democracy. make no mistake, dole wasn't perfect. it wasn't all great. he was die-hard republican who backed donald trump. but as a senator he co-sponsored an extension of the voting rights act in 1982 over the opposition of the reagan administration. that would be impossible in today's gop, which is now openly trying to nullify the votes of black and brown americans. while they're fully embracing their inability to accept an election loss. mango mussolini's hand-picked candidate for governor of georgia david perdue told axios if he had been the governor last year, he would not have certified georgia's election reports. meaning he would have supported the coup. multiple recounts confirmed the former president's loss. georgia law does not allow the governor to reject the results. but purdue's pro coup stance is