Once again, it's election night in America.

And once again, we are waiting to see what message exactly is resonating with Republican

voters in places like South Carolina.

There's also some new key tests of Donald Trump's power over his party there and of course

elsewhere.

Now, they say that revenge is a dish best served cold.

Well, let's see whether voters in states where Republican incumbents refuse to precisely

follow Trump will find themselves now on the menu.

It's not that it's the first time that Trump's personal persona non-grata has been challenged,

but these are the first so-called Trump revenge primaries, you could say.

At least since the January 6th Committee hearings have gotten underway.

Now, the first time since the broader electorate has had an opportunity to at least hear testimony

about the events leading up to the insurrection and Donald Trump's possible role in fomenting

and pushing known election lies, known because even his family members and top Republican

needs were learning, were adamant that there simply was no there there.

Now, Trump is not on any of these ballots, but the connective tissue is a platform that

echoes his sentiments.

But as much as the Committee has tried to convey that what we saw on January 6th is a continued

threat, the question is whether these hearings impact the voters at all.

Perhaps giving them any pause about electing a Trump-backed candidate, assuming of course,

they even watched these hearings.

And even still, the 2020 lies are casting a very big shadow over many of these 2022

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