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