Trump contributed greatly to getting our party fixed after disastrous Bush, McCain, Romney failures. He put in great policy and an economic engine that was revving hot. Three good USSC picks and lots of great judges.
He also has developed a habit of costing us winnable seats in 2020 and 2022. His candidate selection is a mix of A+ and F.
Trump created MAGA, but he isn’t MAGA. He’s a late 70s man who is thinking about running to be President into his 80s. I hope everyone is open to options next time around. We need to expand our coalition again or we cannot win. This cycle is absolutely not solely on him. The RNC needs a leadership change and the House campaign apparatus was a total disaster. We lost easy holds yesterday that having nothing to do with any outside forces.
That said, 2022 needs to be understood. We are up against a corrupt election apparatus controlled by the opposition in key states. We have to sharpen the message and open the door to more voters. Trump may not be able to do that. Everyone in America has their view on him now...either love or detest. There is no way to bring people in who are dug in opposing him now. I don’t want a retread insider to lead the party...that’s a failure from day one, but we have committed allies like Rand Paul, DeSantis, Youngkin and others who are completely trustworthy and could be good candidates.
All I am saying in November 2022 is to encourage all to keep their minds open over the next year.
Very well and thoughtful posting that should be read several times and remembered by Conservatives.