Amid the backlash, Mr. Amash left the Republican Party in 2019 to try to run as a libertarian. Then, when Mr. Amash found no quarter, he retired. But Mr. Meijer will have his name, the support of the Republican apparatus and a formidable money advantage. “Was he necessarily the leader on moving the Republican Party in a direction? I can’t speak to what his internal conversations were,” Mr. Meijer said.

Source: New York Times July 08, 2021 09:01 UTC