Forget it, Speaker Pelosi.
It is not going to make a difference. Republicans now define loyalty by one measure — the willingness to jump headfirst into former President Trump’s delusional claims of massive voter fraud to explain why he lost the 2020 election.
To be a Republican in good standing these days requires buying into conspiracies, expressing racist grievances and repeating the “Big Lie.”
A Monmouth University poll released last month found that 63 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say Trump lost the election because of fraud.
Last week, Pelosi called out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for allowing his party to reach such a low:
“McCarthy looks the other way and welcomes Members who spread dangerous conspiracy theories and consort with insurrections, far right extremists and white supremacists,” a statement from Pelosi’s press office said, “but he punishes and threatens those in his Conference who dare to stand up for our democracy.”
Pelosi is not the only one calling out top Republicans for their failure to lead.