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Placing allegiance to Trump’s election lies at the center of the GOP’s political culture has had a predictably corrosive effect on the party at the state and local level. If all elections are “rigged,” then why even bother with the grunt work of electioneering .

Scenes From a MAGA Meltdown: Inside the “America First” Movement’s War Over Democracy

Across the country, the Republican Party’s rank-and-file have turned on the GOP establishment. In Michigan, this schism broke the party — and maybe democracy itself.