Last week, when seven male members of the House Republican Conference ganged up on the sole female member of their leadership—Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney—for supporting President Trump in a manner they deemed insufficiently unstinting, unwavering, and unthinking, they kicked off a new front in the fight to define the future of the Republican Party in the post-Trump era, an era they clearly worry will begin quite soon…

Cheney has often supported the president, but she also represents a “back to the future” option for the future of the party—advocating a return to fiscal responsibility, an assertive foreign policy, and competence. And there are many who agree with her.

The election is just under 100 days away. Polls can change. Former Vice President Biden is a deeply flawed candidate, with an unimpressive record, poor judgement, and often a mien of senile uncertainty. But, the verbal assault on Cheney was not the act of confident men.