Crash Course: At GOP convention, Republicans are unified by one thing: debasing themselves for Donald Trump

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and JD Vance line up to kiss the ring of a man they once tried to topple Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNnJ2MXJlMGgxNi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWwyc2kxajh4dS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNzlodmE2ZmFreS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWhtNGRjam1nMC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWMwaWN5Mmt4bC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDA0OG5vdDhjZS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ At GOP convention, Republicans are unified by one thing: debasing themselves for Donald Trump From Amanda Marcotte: Far more than "unity" or the official "Make America Great Again" slogan of the convention, the prevailing theme holding this year's GOP shindig together is how much Republicans will debase themselves to please Donald Trump. Speakers compete with each other to praise a man who has insulted them or induced them to humiliate themselves for his approval. Monday night featured multiple speakers who had tanked their reputations in a failed bid to get the running mate nod from Trump. Sen Tim Scott of South Carolina, for instance, yelled "I just love you"[ loudly at Trump after the Iowa caucus](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcHNodnYyendyei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama [got satirized on "Saturday Night Live"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXFnNTJmMXpvbC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and turned "fundie baby voice" into a national joke after [her failed State of the Union response](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOGRpZXcyeHloZy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). And Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota will be forever known as the lady who thought Trump [would be stoked that she killed her own dog](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDZzdDg3MWx2Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Trump rejected all of them, but they still showed up to pay fealty to their lord. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZnNvb2VjMXhudy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvajExaDZ4Mmo3aC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmcwNTg4bHoyeC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcXFuMXQ1cjIxaS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaGE1MmE2bnRrai8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Mpox is mutating to become more contagious in Africa, alarming some health experts Public health officials are concerned about a new strain of mpox ([formerly called “monkeypox”)](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveDFrcnhzdmFody8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that could be spreading more easily between humans. The infectious viral disease, which is related to smallpox, causes a distinct rash of lesions and bumps and can [sometimes be fatal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbGlwcTBiaGgxOC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrN1cDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbXoyOTVldzJibC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoe3rBP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTdlNnY2M2w2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9YWNpNXZ6Z3RrNyZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlcL1mGbt3HwKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and unlock more benefits! 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