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I thought this referenced poll said it all within a nutshell, of what has happened to the Repugs. That one cannot have any criticism of one's leading political figure is down right pathetic. It is far more a cult than a group with shared political beliefs. And then, there was Lindsey Graham getting booed for daring to suggest that Covid vaccines are a good thing.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/politics/trump-gop-criticism-poll/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/politics/trump-gop-criticism-poll/index.html
More than 6 in 10 (63%) of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think that the party should not be too accepting of elected officials who openly criticize Trump. Three in 10 say the party should not accept any criticism of Trump from its elected officials.
Compare that to the 6 in 10 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who say their side should be at least somewhat accepting of elected officials who criticize President Joe Biden and you have some sense of just how much the Republican Party has devolved into a simple cult of personality.