Interesting article...is it true? Arem the party faithful deserting Trump? Are the real 'RINO's' Trump stalwarts?
I've always thought so.
It's a partisan op-ed..but rings true, to me~
The great Republican divide is getting deeper and darker every day - and former President Trump is doing his best to sink the GOP.
In 2016, Trump led his party to the White House. But in 2018, his two-year tenure cost the GOP control of the U.S. House of Representatives. He completed the terrible trifecta in 2020 when his failed presidency cost Republicans the White House and the Senate.
GOP divisions delight Democrats discouraged about their prospects in the midterm elections. Republicans have an opportunity to reclaim the House and Senate in 2022 and the White House in 2024. The big question is whether Trump's antics will kill the party's chances of taking back everything he fumbled away during his reign.
The RNC's statement described the Capitol attack as "legitimate political discourse." The RNC failed to mention that the so-called discourse led to the deaths of seven people and injuries to hundreds of others.
The RNC's action exposed the rift within the Republican ranks between hardcore Trump acolytes and members of the anti-riot caucus. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the attack "was a violent political insurrection." Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), whose niece, Ronna McDaniel is the RNC chair described the committee's actions as "stupid."
Republicans who toed the Trump line while he was president are getting braver, now that the party faithful are disassociating from the former president.
A national poll conducted last month for NBC News demonstrates the growing chasm between rank-and-file Republicans and Trump. Back in October 2020, more than half of Republicans identified themselves more as Trump supporters while only one-third described themselves as Republicans. Now, there are more rank-and-file Republicans who are attached to their party rather than to their standard-bearer.
The party faithful have already moved away, which puts pressure on Republican leaders to fish or cut bait on Trump before the midterm elections. But the former president's outsized ego compels him to act out against any GOP officials who disowns him, even if it means destroying the party. That means plenty of internal party conflict at a time when unity is vital to take back control of Congress.
I've always thought so.
It's a partisan op-ed..but rings true, to me~
The great Republican divide is getting deeper and darker every day - and former President Trump is doing his best to sink the GOP.
In 2016, Trump led his party to the White House. But in 2018, his two-year tenure cost the GOP control of the U.S. House of Representatives. He completed the terrible trifecta in 2020 when his failed presidency cost Republicans the White House and the Senate.
GOP divisions delight Democrats discouraged about their prospects in the midterm elections. Republicans have an opportunity to reclaim the House and Senate in 2022 and the White House in 2024. The big question is whether Trump's antics will kill the party's chances of taking back everything he fumbled away during his reign.
The RNC's statement described the Capitol attack as "legitimate political discourse." The RNC failed to mention that the so-called discourse led to the deaths of seven people and injuries to hundreds of others.
The RNC's action exposed the rift within the Republican ranks between hardcore Trump acolytes and members of the anti-riot caucus. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the attack "was a violent political insurrection." Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), whose niece, Ronna McDaniel is the RNC chair described the committee's actions as "stupid."
Republicans who toed the Trump line while he was president are getting braver, now that the party faithful are disassociating from the former president.
A national poll conducted last month for NBC News demonstrates the growing chasm between rank-and-file Republicans and Trump. Back in October 2020, more than half of Republicans identified themselves more as Trump supporters while only one-third described themselves as Republicans. Now, there are more rank-and-file Republicans who are attached to their party rather than to their standard-bearer.
The party faithful have already moved away, which puts pressure on Republican leaders to fish or cut bait on Trump before the midterm elections. But the former president's outsized ego compels him to act out against any GOP officials who disowns him, even if it means destroying the party. That means plenty of internal party conflict at a time when unity is vital to take back control of Congress.
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