Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy was able to prevent a splintering of the GOP House caucus along the lines of warmongering tax cutters versus QAnon racist nutters. The fact that his name is McCarthy is a nice historical curiosity, as this resembles nothing so much as the internecine wars among conservatives in the 1950s over Joe McCarthy.
In that case, there were enough mainstream Republicans to keep a lid on the John Birchers. I have no idea if that is the case today. The Internet allows for organization among the fringes that could create real staying power.
My hope is that the QAnon loons create a Third Party for 4-5 electoral cycles, siphoning off 10-20% of Republican votes for all state and federal elections. My worry is that QAnon wins the battle for the soul of the GOP.
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