i don't believe he could ever be president again. most of my political energy will be spent working on that exact goal. gonzalez was one of the ten republicans who defied the cult and voted to impeach trump, an act of conscience that earned him death threats from the most rabid members of the party base. his retirement is now yet another example of how the big lie is destroying the republican party from within. just three years ago in 2018 gonzalez was a prized recruit for the gop, the son of a cuban american imdwrnt, a former star athlete and first-round nfl draft pick. he went onto business school and then became the first ever latino to represent the state of ohio in congress. in other words, his future was supposed to be bright. but now he's a pariah in a party that welcomes only extremists to its ranks. according to a recent prri poll a whopping 71% of republicans believe the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from trump,