Pence puts his 2 cents in.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/pence-muir-trumps-words-1-230100582.html
How long before Pence is a Never Trumper?
Pence probably been NeverTrump since Jan 6. But he's still more concerned about his political future than anything else. Some of these people like Brooks are just finally speaking their minds on the way out the door. But if they were still in and relying on NatC votes, they'd still be kissing the ring.
Nothing has changed in the Republican electorate. It's simply the "establishment" that is trying to change course, and they got hit by the steamroller before. It's no longer 2016. The PGrabber Party is now in charge of what used to be the GOP.
Of the 10 Republican Congresscritters who voted to impeach Trump, only two survived to return for 2023. Four were primaried out by the PGrabber Party and NatCs. Another four quit. Murkowski is the only Senator who voted to find Trump guilty who ran this year. She is currently behind her Republican challenger. Three of the other 7 Senators quit. If Collins loses, that leaves only Cassidy, Romney, and Collins.
The Republican politicians are by and large cowards. The establishment have less power than they did in 2016. Republican voters are still apparently 51% or more PGrabbers. The voters hold the key and the Republican voters are not turning away from the Lord High Defender of Amurica yet. Just look around.