According to a new poll, nearly half of Republicans say they will leave the Republican Party to join a third-party created and led by former President Donald Trump. That doesn’t bode well for the Republican establishment.
The new poll by Suffolk University-USA Today found a whopping 46 percent of Republicans are willing to leave the GOP in order to a join new party created by Donald Trump. Just 27 percent of Republicans said they would stick with the GOP, and the rest are undecided.
“We feel like Republicans don’t fight enough for us, and we all see Donald Trump fighting for us as hard as he can, every single day,” said Brandon Keidl, a 27-year-old Republican and small-business owner from Milwaukee. “But then you have establishment Republicans who just agree with establishment Democrats and everything, and they don’t ever push back.”
No wonder establishment Republicans jumped at the opportunity to disqualify the former president from running for office again. Nearly half of GOP voters are willing to abandon ship to join a new Trump party.
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And I would do the same thing, so go ahead and create that third Trump party.
Dems are behind this notion, which is a loser start to finish. Dems won’t shift, retaining their historical votes, plus or minus as the winds shift.
GOPe/Lincoln Project/Never Trumpers are a small part of Republican total; they didn’t help Mr. Trump but are not the reason for ballots cast against him.
The key is for Trump to continue as GOP thought leader, maintain loyalty of those who voted for him, and let the cranks (GOPe, Lincoln Project, Never Trumpers) see the handwriting; rejoin the party or set up their tiny splinter group without influence, votes, or cash.
Giving some thought to pulling out of GOP even if the good president doesn’t start a new party.