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Donald Trump is building a shadow Republican Party
Newsdaylight.com ^ | 4/15/21

Posted on 04/15/2021 2:54:22 AM PDT by cotton1706

Taken together, the groups allow Trump to exert maximum influence over the party and its direction in not just the coming months but future years. And while the groups’ main goal will, undoubtedly, be to position to Trump to walk to the 2024 Republican nomination if he decides to pursue it, there are other reverberations — whether planned or not — from what is happening here.

The establishment wing of the Republican Party, with McConnell at its head, is trying to move along from Trump. McConnell slammed Trump for his role in the January 6 US Capitol riot (although he voted against convicting Trump on impeachment charges over his role). An outside group aligned with McConnell just endorsed Murkowski in Alaska.

The problem with that is two-fold: 1) Trump has zero interest in being moved on from and 2) The GOP base still sees Trump as its unquestioned leader.

The construction of Trump Inc. in the political space is evidence that the former President (and his many minions, hangers-on and family members) are not only in this for the long haul but have absolutely no problem in building an infrastructure designed to marginalize the establishment’s pillars of influence. What Trump is doing will force many major donors (and plenty of small-dollar donors too) to decide between giving to Trumpworld or the RNC as well as the various other establishment groups and committees that have always been the vessels through which conservative money flows.

And that is a BIG problem for the Republican establishment.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
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To: central_va

That may be great for many of us. But then ‘the party’ will essentially be split in two and we’d lose every election.

The GOP needs new candidates. If they can’t beat them in their own party, what makes you think they can win while running in a different party?


41 posted on 04/15/2021 3:55:49 AM PDT by HollyB
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To: SmokingJoe
Um so what?

Ummm. Clearly you guzzled the GOP kool aid.


42 posted on 04/15/2021 3:56:50 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: HollyB

2? Yeah right one with 5% of the GOP and he other 95% America First + disaffected working class.. LOL.


43 posted on 04/15/2021 3:58:20 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: HollyB

Keep the GOP and guarantee losing or form a new party with a great chance of success? Hmmm. What to do...


44 posted on 04/15/2021 3:59:37 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Clearly you are still stuck on propagating far left propaganda and Dem talking points as usual. Not that you’ve convinced conservatives here about anything after years of trying.


45 posted on 04/15/2021 4:00:20 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: central_va
Yeah right one with 5% of the GOP and he other 95% America First + disaffected working class.. LOL.

Fake l, nonsensical figures from your usual CNN source?

46 posted on 04/15/2021 4:02:42 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
Frankly, I won't bore you with Einstein's apropos quote about the definition of insanity but it applies to you and to many here....

So if you had a choice between a Democrat, Republican or an America First candidate who would you vote for?

47 posted on 04/15/2021 4:02:57 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

There is no America First Party, let alone one that has the support of 95% of Republicans.
Next?


48 posted on 04/15/2021 4:05:01 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: central_va

And...Einstein has nothing to do with the politics of the Republican Party today.


49 posted on 04/15/2021 4:06:33 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
Largest Party Differences in Presidential Job Approval Ratings, Single Gallup Polls

All stats show +90% want Trump and America first...

50 posted on 04/15/2021 4:08:09 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SmokingJoe

You think the ratio of patriots to GOP hacks is less than 90-10%?


51 posted on 04/15/2021 4:09:28 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SmokingJoe

You are an establishment enabler and it will be good when the moribund 70+ Y.O. i.e. old school Republicans die off.


52 posted on 04/15/2021 4:11:49 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Did you even read your link before you posted it?


53 posted on 04/15/2021 4:11:50 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Scroll down to here you stupid fool: Largest Party Differences in Presidential Job Approval Ratings, Single Gallup Polls


54 posted on 04/15/2021 4:12:39 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SmokingJoe

Trump has an unheard of job approval of 90+%.


55 posted on 04/15/2021 4:13:53 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

You are a long established Dem Party propagandist and disinformation operative here on FR. Despite years of trying you are yet to move any conservatives here in your direction.
Thank God for that.


56 posted on 04/15/2021 4:14:48 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Trump (America Great Again ) is 95% + 41% independents = new party!!


57 posted on 04/15/2021 4:16:00 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Which has exactly nothing to do with any “America First” Party.


58 posted on 04/15/2021 4:16:06 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
So Smokin' Joe Loser if you had a choice between a Democrat, Republican or an America First candidate who would you vote for?

We are waiting for an answer...

59 posted on 04/15/2021 4:17:41 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

President Trump had a very strong approval with Republicans yes.
The same President Trump just rubbished the very idea of forming his own party. You may want to pay attention.


60 posted on 04/15/2021 4:18:16 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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