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I’m a Conservative, and I Don’t Know What the GOP Stands For<!-- wp:html --><p>Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast</p> <p>You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything (at least according to the great country and western philosopher Aaron Tippin). But it also happens to be true.</p> <p>Take the Republican Party.</p> <p>Instead of turning on <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-donald-trumps-problems-all-converged-at-once-in-one-hellish-week">Donald Trump</a> following the devastating revelations in the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/your-grandkids-will-care-about-the-jan-6-hearings-even-if-you-dont">Jan. 6 hearings</a> (or, at least, exercising strategic silence), the party’s reaction was to immediately fall in line. Again.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-a-conservative-and-i-dont-know-what-the-gop-stands-for?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything (at least according to the great country and western philosopher Aaron Tippin). But it also happens to be true.

Take the Republican Party.

Instead of turning on Donald Trump following the devastating revelations in the Jan. 6 hearings (or, at least, exercising strategic silence), the party’s reaction was to immediately fall in line. Again.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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