They literally get off on lying to their base or constituents. After the disastrous 2010 midterm for dems, the GOP rallying cry was “ give us the senate and we will repeal Obamacare!”. After 2014, the GOP rallying cry was “ we need the presidency! Obama has vetoed all 100 of our attempts to veto Obamacare. GOP anger and hate was at its highest. I mean how dare a black president govern with his phone and pen. How dare Obama go against the bullshit that came from their 99% white caucus.
In 2016, the GOP had all 3 branches of government and shit the bed. All of the folks who donated to help the GOP win congress and get the GOP to gut Obamacare were duped.
In 2018, these same people were totally ok with president trump governing with just a phone and his pen despite getting angry about it just 4 years ago.
That’s the sad and pathetic existence of being a GOP donor / Trump voter. You’re constantly lied too by the side that you supposedly trust. The GOP media spends all their time trying to make you angry, pissed off, and a deeply skeptical / bitter person. These people are angry and miserable as fuck even when they win. I guess it’s not surprising that they would go along with something like “stop the steal”. These are exactly the kind of people who are not capable of facing their problems head on and accepting defeat like a man.