- Ex-GOP senator says the party has become a 'cult,' believes Trump has 'poisoned our democracy': book https://www.businessinsider.com/alan-simpson-trump-gop-cult-democracy-book-2022-7 1109 comments politics
- Why the GOP Can’t Control QAnon: The Party Was Already Becoming a Conspiracy Cult https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/08/15/why-the-gop-cant-control-qanon-the-party-was-already-becoming-a-conspiracy-cult/ 157 comments politics
- Is the GOP a party, or a cult? https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/is-the-gop-a-party-or-a-cult/ 82 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders says the 'GOP has ceased to be a political party' and 'is now a cult' for staying silent on Trump's election attacks https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-says-the-gop-isnt-a-political-party-but-now-a-cult-2020-11 1925 comments politics
- Thomas Friedman on GOP: This is not a political party. It's a cult https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/11/13/john-kelly-trump-transition-friedman-cult-tsr-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/ 3 comments politics
- Thomas Friedman on GOP: This is not a political party. It's a cult https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/11/13/john-kelly-trump-transition-friedman-cult-tsr-sot-vpx.cnn 428 comments politics
- A loyalty test for the GOP, a reality test for the country: The Republican Party has become a personality cult. https://www.vox.com/2020/8/25/21400476/republican-convention-night-one-donald-trump-rnc-facts-2020 21 comments politics
- Former GOP congressman says he's leaving party: 'This has become a cult' https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/534449-former-gop-congressman-says-hes-leaving-party-this-has-become-a-cult 84 comments politics
- From political party to conspiracy cult: How Donald Trump sped up the devolution of the GOP https://www.salon.com/2020/12/17/from-political-party-to-conspiracy-cult-how-donald-trump-sped-up-the-death-of-the-gop/ 13 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders says GOP ‘has ceased to be a political party’ and is now a ‘cult’ in fiery rebuke of Trump fraud claims https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/bernie-sanders-trump-gop-cult-election-b1759397.html 372 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders says GOP ‘has ceased to be a political party’ and is now a ‘cult’ in fiery rebuke of Trump fraud claims https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/bernie-sanders-trump-gop-cult-election-b1759397.html?amp 492 comments politics
- Joe Walsh: Challenging Trump for the GOP nomination taught me my party is a cult https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/06/joe-walsh-challenging-trump-gop-nomination-taught-me-my-party-is-cult/ 567 comments politics
- Trump’s ‘Cult-Like’ Grip on GOP Keeps Most Party Members in Line https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-06-13/trump-s-cult-like-grip-on-gop-keeps-most-party-members-in-line 10 comments politics
- The GOP Platform Perfectly Reflects the Lunacy of Trump’s Party | I read it so you don’t have to: It’s an unconditional surrender to the cult of Trump, and its plan to reduce inflation is laughable. https://newrepublic.com/article/183629/gop-platform-perfectly-reflects-lunacy-trumps-party 59 comments politics
- Opinion Cult or a conspiracy? The GOP sure isn’t a normal political party. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/19/cult-or-conspiracy-the-gop-is-no-longer-a-normal-political-party/ 41 comments politics
- 'It's appalling': Dozens of Bush-era GOP officials are fleeing the 'cult of Trump' Republican Party https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bush-gop-trump-cult-republican-b1795886.html 20 comments politics
- “It’s no longer a political party. It’s a cult.” Former Oklahoma GOP Congressman leaves Republican Party https://kfor.com/news/local/its-no-longer-a-political-party-its-a-cult-former-oklahoma-gop-congressman-leaves-republican-party/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com 11 comments politics
- “It’s no longer a political party. It’s a cult.” Former Oklahoma GOP Congressman leaves Republican Party https://kfor.com/news/local/its-no-longer-a-political-party-its-a-cult-former-oklahoma-gop-congressman-leaves-republican-party/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com 2679 comments politics
- Former Rep. Mickey Edwards says he's leaving the GOP because it has 'become a cult' under Trump: 'It's no longer a political party' https://www.businessinsider.com/mickey-edwards-leaving-republican-party-trump-conservative-movement-cult-2021-1 154 comments politics
- By Withdrawing in Favor of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Proves That Only the GOP Is a Personality Cult | Democrats acted as a proper political party, while Republicans remain in thrall to a dangerous authoritarian. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-republican-personality-cult/ 335 comments politics
- Former GOP Congressman Kinzinger Blasts Party for Ousting Santos but Not Trump | The GOP’s hypocrisy when it comes to Trump demonstrates that the party is “a cult,” the former congressman said. https://truthout.org/articles/former-gop-congressman-kinzinger-blasts-party-for-ousting-santos-but-not-trump/ 28 comments politics
- The GOP's Ayn Rand death cult: Trump's party is literally killing the American people | Imagining themselves as virile heroes from Ayn Rand's terrible books, Republicans have become the pro-death party https://www.salon.com/2021/02/24/the-gops-ayn-rand-death-cult-trumps-party-is-literally-killing-the-american-people/ 671 comments politics
- GOP Gov. Larry Hogan Urges Party to Leave 'Cult of Donald Trump,' Hails Conviction Votes https://www.newsweek.com/gop-gov-larry-hogan-urges-party-leave-cult-donald-trump-hails-conviction-votes-1569213 349 comments politics
- "Someone ought to study the Republican Party. I am not referring to yet another political scientist but to a mental health professional, preferably a specialist in the power of fixations, obsessions and the like. The GOP needs an intervention. It has become a cult." http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grand-old-cult/2011/07/02/ghqaonlbyh_story.html?fb_ref=networknews&fb_source=profile_multiline 103 comments politics
- Someone ought to study the Republican Party. I am not referring to yet another political scientist but to a mental health professional, preferably a specialist in the power of fixations, obsessions and the like. The GOP needs an intervention. It has become a cult. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-grand-old-cult/2011/07/02/ghqaonlbyh_story.html 35 comments politics
- Ex-Labor Secretary Reveals Who Beats Donald Trump To ‘Most Dangerous Politician’ Title. Robert Reich said this GOP lawmaker had helped “transform the Republican Party into a cult, worshiping at the altar of authoritarianism.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-reich-dangerous-politician_n_5de60fbee4b0913e6f848891 9 comments politics
- "I left the [Republican] party because it was becoming an apocalyptic cult. Because you cannot govern a country of 310 million people that is the greatest economic power on earth and the greatest military power on earth as if it's a banana republic."– Mike Lofgren, former GOP congressional staffer http://truth-out.org/news/item/11304-the-party-is-over 1216 comments politics
- Confessions of a GOP Operative Who Left "the Cult": 3 Things Everyone Must Know About the Lunatic-Filled Republican Party -- Former GOPer: "If you think Paul Ryan and his Ayn Rand-worshipping colleagues aren't after your Social Security and Medicare, I am here to disabuse you of your naiveté." http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/152305/confessions_of_a_gop_operative_who_left_%22the_cult%22%3A_3_things_everyone_must_know_about_the_lunatic-filled_republican_party/?page=entire 338 comments politics