Does Texas seem like a good place to run for office?

Actually, be kind of fun to run against Ted Cruz to be honest with you.

I'm not doing that.

Let's be clear, but it would be fun, right?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, you're gonna step on my newspaper as soon as you say it.

Hello, and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast.

I'm Gailand Rook.

After January 6, 10 House Republicans voted to impeach then President Trump for incitement of

insurrection.

Of those 10, six sought re-election and only two won.

Other GOP lawmakers spoke out against Trump's behavior, but have largely ceased to criticize

him in the time since.

Nearly three years later, it seems clear that Trump won any rift there was in the party.

57% of Republicans nationally support him in the 2024 presidential primary, and he remains

broadly popular with the party's voters.

His favorability rating is at nearly 80%.

Many of the Republicans who did buck Trump are in the wilderness, whether they're themselves

former politicians or former Republican voters.

So what do the people who broke with the party over Trump do now?

To answer that question is former representative from Illinois, Adam Kinsinger.

He was one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.

He did not seek re-election and he's just written the new book Renegade, Defending Democracy

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