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elleng

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Mon Oct 11, 2021, 03:51 PM Oct 2021

We Are Republicans. There's Only One Way to Save Our Party From Pro-Trump Extremists. EDITED

Last edited Mon Oct 11, 2021, 08:16 PM - Edit history (1)

By Miles Taylor and Christine Todd Whitman

Mr. Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, including as chief of staff, and was the anonymous author of a 2018 guest essay for The Times criticizing President Donald Trump’s leadership. Ms. Whitman was the Republican governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001.

'After Donald Trump’s defeat, there was a measure of hope among Republicans who opposed him that control of the G.O.P. would be up for grabs, and that conservative pragmatists could take back the party. But it’s become obvious that political extremists maintain a viselike grip on the national G.O.P., the state parties and the process for fielding and championing House and Senate candidates in next year’s elections.

Rational Republicans are losing the G.O.P. civil war. And the only near-term way to battle pro-Trump extremists is for all of us to team up on key races and overarching political goals with our longtime political opponents: the Democratic Party.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/opinion/2022-house-senate-trump.html

Edit: M. Taylor discussed this, on C. Hayes show tonight.

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We Are Republicans. There's Only One Way to Save Our Party From Pro-Trump Extremists. EDITED (Original Post) elleng Oct 2021 OP
JMHO this would be a group to focus on in the coming year. PortTack Oct 2021 #1
Welcome them, sure. Gore1FL Oct 2021 #2
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