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A new American center-right party has its risks, but the GOP is so far gone it's worth a try.

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On Wednesday, JVL listed the insane antics of some state Republican parties.

In Texas, the state GOP adopted a QAnon slogan and the party chairman is actively talking about secession.

The chair of the Wyoming GOP is talking about seceding from the Union, too. Also: The state party censured Liz Cheney for voting for the article of impeachment.

The Arizona state GOP voted to censure Republican governor Doug Ducey, Cindy McCain, and former senator Jeff Flake for general enemy-of-the-people stuff.

The Nebraska state Republicans are pursuing censure against Ben Sasse for the specific charge of having voted that it was constitutional to conduct an impeachment trial.

The Hawaiian Republican party is openly sympathetic to QAnon.

The Oregon Republican party published a resolution claiming that the January 6 Capitol attack was a “false flag” operation designed to hurt Donald Trump.

He forgot Michigan.

Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey suggested the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capit…

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