GOP's Jan. 6 split

New York Post Feb. 13, 2022

Great way to start Super Bowl Sunday. Here's my letter in today's New York Post. It's my 12th time in the Post.

Only after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear the Jan. 6 insurrection was not “legitimate political discourse” have GOP elected officials begun mimicking what the conservative Kentucky lawmaker said on Tuesday (“Mitch slap at RNC on Liz censure,” Feb. 9).

While I expect more Republicans to join McConnell, I’m still waiting for the first major GOP donors to publicly refuse to support the national party’s ongoing fund-raising efforts.

In my opinion, only when the money trail dries up will the Republican National Committee and its affiliated statewide organizations reverse course. Until they do, this self-inflicted wound of a thousand cuts may prove to be fatal.

Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach, Calif.