Also respectfully, I think one must define what reforming the party means.
As president, and should the republicans lose the White House either in 2020 or 2024, Trump is the ‘head of the party’ now. But he only gets to influence where he can either appoint RNC positions or bring his coattails to help elect others. You would probably know more about the workings within the RNC than I. Clearly folks like Majority/Minority leaders and others have weight in this as well.
But the part that matters is the other 535 elected officials in Congress. Trump can campaign, but its the people who ultimately vote for those guys. That’s not converting some committee, that’s convincing voters to come out.
The country has dumbed down dramatically since our young days, and the problems we have wont be solved just be fixing a party. We need to fix our nation, our education, our respect for life and God. Its going to be a lot of work on many fronts.
We (and I include myself) share some of the blame for our national mess. We put these people in office and keep returning them to Washington despite their repeated failures to do what they said they would do. We should be voting strictly on the basis of tangible accomplishments, a demonstrable willingness to fight for our principles, and evidence of making good on promises.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t matter to the RNC. We only hear from them when they want our money.
One of the last straws for me was when the GOP controlled congress allowed Paul Ryan to retire in place and spend his spare time trying to derail the Trump presidency. The GOP allowed him to do this knowing full well that their voters wanted them to support Trump and his efforts to make the country better. Imagine what could have been accomplished if the House Repukes had worked hard to back him? Instead, they opted to backslide and do as little as possible. It was simply disgraceful.
The way I look at it, few people thought Trump stood a chance of winning but he was undeterred and thank God he did what he thought was the right thing for the country. Given the repeated failures of the GOP it just seems logical to me that given Trump’s example of political courage and bold thinking, the idea a third party is not that far fetched. Its worth a try.