Others want Trump gone from the Republican Party, seeing him as antithetical to whatever remains of ideological conservatism as well as a barrier to their own presidential ambitions. We see the Republican Party struggling with these very issues today. AdvertisementColorado Republican leaders could have simply rallied behind their nominee. The party leaders ended up backing him anyway because the costs of splitting the party were just too great. The public backlash against Trump notwithstanding, it’s not clear whether the Trump approach to politics has captured the Republican Party permanently.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2021 11:32 UTC