To the Editor: Kudos to the author of a letter appearing in the 11/22 edition of the Chief-Leader calling out GOP leaders for their spineless acquiescence to President Trump. However, there was one thing this letter failed to touch upon—the source of the fear driving Republican elected officials to abdicate their sworn responsibilities.
To paraphrase Meghan Trainor, it’s all about that base—the 40 percent of the American electorate that stands by the President regardless of whatever atrocity he has most recently committed, and without which, no GOP candidate or incumbent can hope to win office.
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