Ex-GOP Officials Look to Form Anti-Trump Party

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Ex-GOP Officials Look to Form Anti-Trump Party

February 10, 2021 at 10:22 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 148 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/10/ex-gop-officials-look-to-form-anti-trump-party/

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“Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party,” Reuters reports.

“The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump, ex-Republican ambassadors and Republican strategists.”

“More than 120 of them held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group, which would run on a platform of ‘principled conservatism,’ including adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law – ideas those involved say have been trashed by Trump.”

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[servermsh]

1. This would be so awesome!

Imagine *daily* coverage of these guys fighting with Republicans. LOL. I really hope it happens.

[cilla4progress]

2. I

like this. 👍

[Indykatie]

3. This Could Work. Corporate and PAC Money Would Flow to the Saner Group

Trump may control the crazy GOP base but most of them don't have the income to make the kind of high dollar contributions needed to sustain a political party. The GOP's coalition of working class Whites and rich fat cats had a good run but was destined to fail at some point.

[roamer65]

4. There will even be a fight over the Repuke brand name.

I love it.

[bluecollar2]

5. So a fight to decide which brand

Of antisocial behavior represents them best....

I'm going to buy some popcorn...

Be right back.

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. This will be be like some MAGA guy sitting on the porch trying to decide

if he wants heroin or fentanyl today.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. The "new" Republican Party (recovering from Trump) could thrive w/o MAGAts.

1. Form a core group and get it financed.
2. Reach out to other groups: Unaffiliated voters, Independents, Blue Dog Dems to fill the void.

The MAGAts alone are a splinter group and, in numbers, are a minority.