The irony here is this would be more true if the state and federal level Republicans back on Nov 4th had united and fought tooth and nail for the President against the steal. Even if they were unsuccessful they could have keep millions in the GOP fold. But by sitting on their hands for a month and throwing the baby out with the bathwater now the GOP will lose tens and tens of millions ---- and guess whose open arms they're going to jump into. The GOP's wishful thinking will end up making he who they will not name again even stronger a political player than he is now. 
Happy New Year, @DCPatriot
Since the days of GHWB, the tone deafness of the GOP has stood out for me. When, during the oil bust of the mid 80s, I wrote the POTUS and my congresscritters sending them a white paper in which I outlined the impact of the bottom dropping out in oil prices, not only on the local level, but right up to the effect on petroleum exploration and the industry as a whole, with reference to how that affected both energy security and national security. I advocated a sliding scale tariff on foreign crude oil which would sustain exploration below a specific price point and fade out above the then not so astronomical price of $20/barrel, enough to keep the domestic industry going, but not enough of a support to negatively impact the consumer.
For my troubles, I got back a form letter, thanking me for my concerns about
farm policy (at least someone read the zip code).
I have noted this on an ongoing basis, with the failure of the GOP to do anything other than merge left in pursuit of the "moderate" vote, steadily abandoning the Conservative and Constitutionalist voters while chasing the borderline liberals.
When the TEA party raised its objections and put forth candidates, lip service was paid to the ideas, and the freshman class that year was heavily reliant on the support of that group of "far right" Republicans. No doubt, the County Club faction seriously hoped that was another flash in the pan, and promptly ignored that voice. A large number of those elected thus forgot their backers, some even before they were sworn in, and the GOP went back to bid'ness as usual.
For the Country Club, despite its losses with the less than inspiring candidacies of McCain (who would have done even worse, imho without Sarah Palin, even while he was stabbing her in the back on the campaign trail) and Romney, an east coast liberal turned rino candidate, the shocker was the support Trump, an outsider who didn't play like one of the good ol' boys, received from the public. I honestly beleive that, instead of looking at those increasingly populist trends, seeking a voice, no matter how rough, that spoke what American conservatives and ordinary folks are thinking.
Well, damnit, that is an uncomfortable proposition for those who deem themselves our "ruling class", because it portends public involvement and concern in what the government is doing that the GOP is not prepared to deal with, nor cater to.
The idea that the Democrats broke the rules to defeat Trump portends less of a threat than the rooting out of the perfidy of the GOP and others in the entire process. They would have been more comfortable with Hillary as POTUS, because their usual pay for play and baksheesh harvesting operations would have just kept plugging along, the voters be damned. They are hoping for more sweetheart deals with A President Biden, because they know the corrupt former senator will do nothing to upset that applecart. But they underestimate the Democrats, who once the electoral process is completely corrupted, will not hesitate to make ours a one party government, and as totalitarian as any in history.
Their apple cart is going to be not just upset, but stolen or demolished by the very devils they've sold their souls to, but for now, if they play nice and pretend to be the "opposition" they will be tolerated while they line their nests with lobbyist money, and whatever other perks and bennies they can while not having to abide by the laws the rest of us must.
The Democrat candidates in Georgia are to the left of the Squad. Failure to ensure that those elections are not stolen is essential to stopping the complete Socialist victory in the US, if the election of Biden can not be stopped. But the GOP is being largely mute about the theft of the election because they are uncomfortable with Trump.
Underestimating the popularity of Trump, but even more, the idea of a POTUS who actually appears to give a damn about the American people, which has, incidentally, reflected badly on the tone deafness of the GOP and those in the Party (for the most part) who occupy elected offices, the continued absence of the voices of those same elected officials in objection to what is obvious fraud only enrages the voters who have heretofore supported the GOP.
In that continued absence, expect the voters to look elsewhere for satisfaction.
