Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump (Donald J. Trump).
More than 100 Republicans opposed to former U.S. President Donald J. Trump (Trump) recently met to discuss the formation of a new party, claiming that the move was intended to weaken Trump’s influence. But the results showed that only about 40% of the participants supported the creation of a new party, while others preferred to form another faction under the framework of the Republican Party.
According to Reuters, more than 120 “anti-Trump” Republicans held an online meeting on the 5th to study the issue of leaving the Republican Party and forming a new party or new faction. However, the idea was opposed by many top Republicans, including Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, chairman of the House Republican Conference, who supports Trump’s impeachment.
Cheney’s spokesman said Cheney opposes any move to divide the Republican Party, arguing that a split within the party would only make it easier for Democrats to develop policies that stray from conservatism.
Some Republicans also believe that a new political party, which is separate from the Republican Party, will not be able to use the huge political resources and manpower that the Republican Party has accumulated since its inception, and even lose contact with its donors and voters. Building a new party from “scratch” could take years to decades.
Alex Conant, a Republican who was an adviser to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a strategy expert, argued that a new party would have difficulty operating without a charismatic leader to attract large numbers of voters.
Conant also said that if anyone could build the third largest party in the United States, it would be Trump, not his opponent.
The final results of these Republican discussions showed that only about 40 percent of the participants agreed to create a new party, about 20 percent agreed to organize a new faction within the Republican Party, and another 20 percent agreed to form a new faction outside the Republican Party, the report said.
Ronna McDaniel, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said last month that if the Republicans lack consensus within the party and continue to attack each other, they will lose the 2022 midterm elections.
In response to these discussions among “anti-Trump” Republicans, Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump’s 2020 campaign, said these “losers” were voting for rival The “losers” had “already left the Republican Party” when they voted for rival Democrat Joe Biden.
According to a recent survey by CBS News, more than 2/3 of Republicans would consider joining a new party if Trump were to set one up.
In addition, 46 percent of all Republican respondents said they thought it was “very important” for the Republican Party to remain loyal to Trump, 27 percent said it was “somewhat important” and only 12 percent said “Not important at all.
However, Trump has said shortly after leaving the White House on January 20 that he does not intend to form a new party. Miller had also told Fox News that Trump had made clear his goal to provide support for the Republican Party to win back the House and Senate in 2022.
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