the GOP they grew up with is gone, and there is now only MAGA.
I guess I want to be crystal clear that, as far as I see it, the GOP they grew up with is the same GOP. They might have been more subtle, more slow and methodical, but nothing else has changed. Most of the GOP reps in Congress have been in Congress long before Trump and they’ve wanted to do this for a long time. As many Supreme Court Justices that were not appointed by Trump have been in lock step with him… and Roberts has wanted to eliminate the Voting Rights Act since before he was a judge.
What’s different now is that the GOP has their backs against a wall - they know a substantial majority of voters are against them - and the Trump has normalized shamelessness so there are no consequences to breaking rules and norms in order to hold power.
Out of curiosity, in what way do you mean they are being more like Rs? I’m hoping you are not referring to their attempts at matching the R’s redistricting tactis.