And the story he related about other Republicans is especially chilling. Before his defeat, Meijer was told what he should do to insure victory: "You don't have to believe that the 2020 election was stolen--just say it was," which is one of the saddest tales about our modern political landscape. Mudslide, I'd say.
Update: Here's how phony all of this positioning is: On September 14th, Senate hopeful Don Bolduc won his primary in New Hampshire. The Republican had been a denier of the 2020 election results, but after he pitched this crap to voters and took his first round, he promptly changed his stance and claimed that he no longer thought that the 2020 election was fraudulent. He'd done some "research." There was nothing scholarly about Bolduc's move--fakery and deception will get you everywhere.