Investigative reporter Josh Moon penned a column for the Alabama Political Reporter declaring the death of the endangered "sane Republican."

Writing Thursday, Moon said that it was "too late" for them, and they should have taken action long, long ago.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) was among the most conservative members in the body with a 99 percent voting record, yet even that wasn't enough for President Donald Trump. Trump's Ken Paxton endorsement came shortly before the election, and Cornyn fell by 28 points. Before him was Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who did everything he could to craft a mea culpa with Trump after supporting the president's impeachment over Jan. 6.

"In a way, it is poetic justice. A party core that prided itself on the usage of propaganda and racism to convince working Americans to vote for billionaires’ interests has been undone by the same tactics utilized by a billionaire," wrote Moon.

He called Trump a "con man" with "no real talent but unending shamelessness." As with many of Trump's businesses, Moon fully expects Trump to bankrupt the GOP.

"Cornyn’s loss on Tuesday in Texas was the final bell in this fight. Cornyn, a 23-year veteran in the Senate and one of the Republican Party’s top fundraisers, was beaten by a human garbage stain. Only because that human garbage stain was endorsed by Trump," Moon continued.

He said that Cornyn met the low bar by being "competent" and a party player who raised millions for colleagues.

Meanwhile, voters are quickly fleeing the Republican Party, leaving it to be controlled by the "devoted and demented MAGA base." It's how Trump is winning and beating his enemies.

Cornyn's loss also comes amid one of the worst-turnout elections in decades, Moon said. It matches the Cassidy failure, too. In Alabama, a few weeks ago, the GOP saw the same thing again. Democrats had double the turnout that Republicans did. It isn't about the candidates either, Moon says there were "numerous compelling races" at the top of the ticket.

"That’s because Donald Trump is a cancer. An incurable, ever-advancing disease that rots everything it touches," said Moon.

He also compared it to Trump's entire life, which has been predicated on sucking "the life out of everyone and anything around him to benefit himself." Trump "then leaves the destruction and devastation in his wake, typically loping off to create his next nightmare as he blames someone else for it all."

The same thing happened on Jan. 6, he argued, when the world watched as the U.S. Capitol was destroyed by "raving psychopaths." It was assumed that Republicans would take a stand and some did. Then Fox News turned the insurrection into "a tourist visit" and attackers as nothing more than "peaceful protesters," Moon wrote. Now Trump's government is giving them money for the pain and suffering they experienced being tried in court for their crimes.

"But once again, the nation has slowly caught onto the Trump con game," Moon continued. "And now, with his personal vendettas playing out against otherwise loyal Republican senators, Democrats taking control of the Senate—something that hardly anyone thought possible a year ago—is likely. And all of that is despite the outright gerrymandering cheating that Trump is actively pushing."

The GOP "cowardice is what’s killing them now," Moon closed, and it's likely "too late for truth to save them."

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