Republican voters will never turn on the Duce. But will the pols?

They chose him above 17 Republican politicians not in spite of what he was but because of what he was.

And is.

They chose a mob boss instead of an actual political leader, knowingly and joyously.

They are fine with him behaving like a mob boss, right out in plain sight.

So Republican pols can turn against him only despite the clear preference of Republican voters, and they will be punished by those voters.