When January 6 occurred, Americans watched with horror as the insurrectionists tried to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.  It was also a day that the Republicans set themselves up for not only their 2022 electoral shortcomings, but the coming chaos of the 2023 election season.  The unprecedent length it is taking to pick a House Speaker among the GOP members is only just the beginning.  And this is no reason for any Democratic Party celebration.  This is a nightmare for all Americans.

We know that on January 6, 2021 that the rioters who stormed and desecrated the U.S. Capitol weren’t just going after Democrats.  Many Congressional Republicans were also the targets of those who launched the assault.  On that day, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy got in a heated verbal exchange with defeated President Donald Trump, according to NBC News and numerous other sources.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is @JohnTures2.