Probably because "race" is an easy card to throw for some people on both sides, when they're losing the debate. Whereas I am just making an observation, above, in the contrasting attitudes toward the cases and wondering if race is any factor.

For a dispassionate, outside "independent", not a committed party member, you would imagine, though. That's the group I can't figure out.

@Paul4747 Hopefully they are a bit intimidated from speaking up but will do it as a vote. I think the gQp has grossly overplayed its hand.

@rainmanjr I hope you're right, but I've thought that for the past six years, so I can only hope.

@Paul4747 I can't understand why the "old school" GOP hasn't created a new party, one that isn't run by 45 & Co. Why are they allowing the crazy ones to take over the party?

@Paul4747 I'm an Independent, but I'm constantly being labeled as a liberal democrat whenever I speak out against ALL the bullshit happening.
The reich-wing refuse to accept that anyone who doesn't support all their insanity can be anything but a liberal socialist commie democrat.

The democrats better get their act together and quit trying to satisfy everyone.
That's never going to happen.
The amount of damage the right has caused, and is still causing, needs to be met with a much more significant response.

@KKGator I agree. The Dems have thus far become complacent that just being decent human beings will hold on to the office, and they're letting bygones be bygones as far as pursuing criminal activity by the previous administration.

The far right is constantly planning their offense, and are increasingly likely to regain power in 2022.

@Lauren The old time GOP is scared to death that the Trumpites will take their ball and start a new party, which will leave them out in the cold and split the vote nationwide. Think Ross Perot, but with a candidate in every single congressional and senate race. They are so desperate to cling to power that they don't care what compromises they have to make.

I believe that the Democrats are quite properly leaving it mostly to the courts and the criminal justice system to do the criminal investigations. They don't want to start a sideshow and further mobilize the right against them by giving them a cause celebre', it's bad enough just being in office. (Especially knowing that no Republican in office will stand up nd do the right thing, we've already seen that.) Trump's is the party of "lock them up" chants, even when it's justified in this case. And a federal judge has already hinted from the bench that Trump's status as former President will not shield him; fomenting an insurrection is not part of the duties of the office, therefore he has no immunity from criminal or civil charges.

There is a Jan. 6 commission, but I'm sure it will be blocked from getting anywhere significant. I mean, it's not like the Capitol was attacked or anything, not like 9/11. Waitaminute.... strike that.... it's not like foreigners attacked the Capitol.

@KKGator And I'm a moderate, which, in my county, means they think I'm 2 steps left of Hillary. Go up to the U of M and they think I voted for Trump 3 times. It's not easy having nuanced politics, sometimes.