• DigitalFrank@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s because they’ll get death threats

    Worse than death threats, they might not be reelected. And that’s the most important thing (to them).

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      1 year ago

      Fear of being primaried is certainly strong enough to get them to go along with almost anything, but since the rise of the Manchurian Cantaloupe it really has gone far beyond that to fear of literal violence against them and their families. They are thoroughly intimidated and under the control of the extremists.

      Of course the threats and violence also extend to election workers, judges, government employees, etc. Remember what happened to Nancy Pelosi’s husband as just one example among many in the last few years.
      https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/the-fear-factor-in-republican-politics-trump