More than 120 anti-Trump Republicans met online on the 5th to study the establishment of a new political party or faction to reduce Trump’s influence. But a number of anti-Trump Republican Party senior rejected, some Republicans believe that from the party can not use the original resources, will allow the Democratic Party to gain a greater advantage.
According to “Reuters” report, although the anti-Trump Republicans held an online meeting on the 5th to study and develop a new political party or set up a new faction, but there are many Republican Party executives opposed to the establishment of a new political party. 2 in the House of Representatives agreed to the Trump impeachment case, well-known Republican anti-Trump Congressman Liz Cheney (Liz Cheney) and Kinzinger (Adam Kinzinger) said yesterday (11), refused to The idea of creating a new political party.
Kinzinger also participated in an online meeting on May 5 and gave a five-minute speech. A Kinzinger spokesman said he would reform the Republican Party from within. Kinzinger recently set up a political group to support Republicans challenging pro-Trump faction members such as Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R).
A spokesman for Cheney also said that Cheney opposes any move to divide the Republican Party and said that such a move would only make it easier for the Democratic Party to develop policies that deviate from conservatism.
Some Republicans also believe that breaking away from the Republican Party to form a new party will prevent them from using the party’s vast political resources, manpower, and even losing contact with donors and voters. It could take years to decades to build these things from scratch.
Alex Conant, a Republican strategist who served as an adviser to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, argued that a new party would be difficult to run without a charismatic leader to attract large voter support. Conant said that if anyone could build the third largest party in the United States, it would be Trump, not his opponent.
Former Republican Rep. David Jolly (R-N.Y.) said it would be easier for centrist conservative Republicans to carry out anti-Trump actions by staying within the Republican Party. But Jolly said Trump has long undermined the influence of centrist conservatives by helping them label themselves “Never Trumpers” or “RINOs” (people who are Republicans on the surface but not in reality). The impression of the label has been difficult to remove.
Jim Glassman, a former undersecretary of state under George W. Bush Jr. who advocates a new party, said he believes the Republican Party has been completely dominated by Trump. He said a sufficient number of Republican donors are sick of Trump and are willing to fund a new party. He noted that a new conservative party could attract the support of about 1 in 5 Republican voters. He also believes that the new party will allow congressional contenders to move to the middle of the road and ease the intense party rivalry.
According to a statistical survey conducted at the online meeting on the 5th, about 40% of the participants agreed to create a new party, about 20% agreed to organize a new faction within the Republican Party, and about 20% agreed to organize a new faction outside the Republican Party. It is not known how the new faction will operate.
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