Most Republicans Want Trump to Go But Do Nothing

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Most Republicans Want Trump to Go But Do Nothing

January 30, 2023 at 11:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard 101 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/30/most-republicans-want-trump-to-go-but-do-nothing/

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McKay Coppins: “Press them hard enough, and most Republican officials—even the ones with MAGA hats in their closets and Mar-a-Lago selfies in their Twitter avatar—will privately admit that Donald Trump has become a problem. He’s presided over three abysmal election cycles since he took office, he is more unstable than ever, and yet he returned to the campaign trail this past weekend, declaring that he is “angry” and determined to win the GOP presidential nomination again in 2024. Aside from his most blinkered loyalists, virtually everyone in the party agrees: It’s time to move on from Trump.”

“But ask them how they plan to do that, and the discussion quickly veers into the realm of hopeful hypotheticals. Maybe he’ll get indicted and his legal problems will overwhelm him. Maybe he’ll flame out early in the primaries, or just get bored with politics and wander away. Maybe the situation will resolve itself naturally: He’s old, after all—how many years can he have left?”

“This magical thinking pervaded my recent conversations with more than a dozen current and former elected GOP officials and party strategists. Faced with the prospect of another election cycle dominated by Trump and uncertain that he can actually be beaten in the primaries, many Republicans are quietly rooting for something to happen that will make him go away. And they would strongly prefer not to make it happen themselves.”

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[Scrivener7]

1. They'll line up behind him like little ducklings if it looks like

that is where the wind is blowing. Just like they did last time.

[Tickle]

2. don't vote for him in the primary's

it's that simple. someone tell them

[gratuitous]

4. But what if the former guy sends out a mean tweet?

Or shakes his little fists or stamps his tiny feet? What then, huh? Republican "leaders" just aren't made for that! Can't someone else clean up their mess?

[Tickle]

5. LOL NT

[louis-t]

3. The dream scenario is he loses the primary

then runs as an 'independent' and fractures the party, leaving repugs in the minority for 2 generations.

[Meadowoak]

6. I hope Trump is the nominee, Biden will beat him worse than before.

[PortTack]

7. Agree, or runs as a 3rd party candidate. Either will be disastrous for the gqp!

[ananda]

8. LOL. Republicans are their own worst enemies now.

Please proceed, Reeps.

[Johonny]

9. It would be great if they had some policies, but since they don't appear to have any

Trump, the master of personality politics, will rule them.

Meanwhile it's not even clear what the GOP is anymore. One thing they're not is conservative. Nationalists, yeah, they're probably that.