Unforced errors

In tennis there is a phrase, unforced errors. It means you voluntarily screwed up on your own with no help from your opponent. Republicans seemed to be afflicted with this malady. Recall the congressman who said if a woman is raped her body will automatically compensate and not allow her to get pregnant. Then a couple of high profile republicans said you don’t need to get the measles vaccine and now a congressman from North Carolina says employees in restaurants need not wash their hands after using the bathroom.