Most of the Republican plans are basic: Have lawmakers and prospective candidates promote an agenda of limited government, lower taxes and fewer regulations, and work on voter contacts to build a turnout machine for congressional, state and presidential races.
Republicans plan an aggressive communication strategy to counter incoming President Joe Biden and the new Democratic Senate and House.
Most of this is standard procedure after an election loss. The difference this time is that Republicans will try to rebuild the party in the wake of a norm-busting presidency and Trump s plans to stay active in politics.
RNC members speaking privately wondered if the invasion of the Capitol – and the president s tepid response to it – would reduce his political support and end his potential candidacy in 2024.
Life after Donald Trump: GOP tries to move forward under shadow of deadly Capitol Hill riot David Jackson, USA TODAY
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AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – At a golf-and-beach resort about 700 miles from the chaos of Washington this week, Republicans began trying to figure out how to move on from Donald Trump s presidency.
The Trump factor will be a big part of that project, for better or worse.
The Capitol Hill insurrection by a pro-Trump mob will loom large over the president s legacy and probably will shadow Republicans as they try to win back Congress and the White House. At the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee, party members acknowledged that the impact of that event will reverberate.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, hit her breaking point with President Donald Trump.
In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, she called on Trump to resign and said she might not have a future in the Republican Party if it remained the party of Trump.
“I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” she told the newspaper in an interview. Trump was to blame for inciting the riot at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that left at least five people dead, she said, calling Trump’s remarks to supporters an “order” from him to fight.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, hit her breaking point with President Donald Trump.
In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, she called on Trump to resign and said she might not have a future in the Republican Party if it remained the party of Trump.
“I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” she told the newspaper in an interview. Trump was to blame for inciting the riot at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that left at least five people dead, she said, calling Trump’s remarks to supporters an “order” from him to fight.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, hit her breaking point with President Donald Trump.
In an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, she called on Trump to resign and said she might not have a future in the Republican Party if it remained the party of Trump.
“I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” she told the newspaper in an interview. Trump was to blame for inciting the riot at the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that left at least five people dead, she said, calling Trump’s remarks to supporters an “order” from him to fight.