GOP gets glimpse of messy future in Virginia: The Note

This year, winning in Virginia -- a once reliably Republican state -- will mean owning not just Trump but the messaging he's established as mantra inside the GOP.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Rep. Liz Cheney's hours in House leadership are numbered, with a vote coming Wednesday that is almost certain to see her booted over her very public split with former President Donald Trump. But the Republican Party's foreseeable future is being shaped far beyond Washington. Texas is set to follow Georgia with new voting restrictions inspired by the "big lie," and Arizona is also moving ahead with new bills even while the search for bamboo fibers and more continues in a post-election "audit." Closer to the capital, the messy aftermath of Virginia's party-run nominating convention offers a peek into a scary future that could confront the GOP virtually anywhere. Only about 30,000 voters waited out lines to cast ballots for governor and other statewide offices at remote locations on Saturday; turnout for the 2017 GOP primary was about 366,000.