This first year of trump is going to mean for the Republican Party in the long term, for conservatives . Do they have the same home that they used to, or is the party irreparably changed . I think long term, the chances are high that the Republican Party, it cant recover or is broken apart or this is the beginning of a breaking apart for them. The brand of what it means to be a conservative or conservative republican is kind of lost. And whether conservatives in particular can ever get back to, you know, having a party of their own is hard to know. You have a lot of people like Pete Wayner N david brooks out there saying im a political refugee. Sounds like you wouldnt say that donald trump is conservative. Oh, hes definitively not. Michael steele . No, hes not. Hes not at all. I agree with jon. I think what weve seen at the surface is something thats been going on beneath the surface since reagan left office. And certainly it came to a head during my time as National Chairman with the
this first year of trump is going to mean for the republican party in the long term, for conservatives? do they have the same home that they used to, or is the party irreparably changed? i think long term, the chances are high that the republican party, it can t recover or is broken apart or this is the beginning of a breaking apart for them. the brand of what it means to be a conservative or conservative republican is kind of lost. and whether conservatives in particular can ever get back to, you know, having a party of their own is hard to know. you have a lot of people like pete wayner n david brooks out there saying i m a political refugee. sounds like you wouldn t say that donald trump is conservative. oh, he s definitively not. michael steele? no, he s not. he s not at all. i agree with jon. i think what we ve seen at the surface is something that s been going on beneath the surface since reagan left office. and certainly it came to a head during my time as national cha