You misapprehend my point, my friend, for which I take responsibility. Impeachment was the incident that began the erosion. The pandemic is the flood, but the impeachment was the breach in the dikes that allowed the flood waters to stream through.

Impeachment was the moment people began to pay attention to the behavior of the President and, more importantly, their legislators. The pandemic arrived in time to keep the focus on their behavior. Republicans at all levels are being viewed with disfavor through the lens of Trumpism because they have kowtowed to Trump and his views, and they are being judged for how incompetent they all are.

Yes, there are still loyal sycophants like Noem and DeSantis and Kemp, but they are being viewed with a new perspective. After the Sturgis debacle takes root in other communities the wave will become a tsunami. I don't know how long it will last, but the damage to the GOP will be intense.