04-07-2023, 02:03 PM
(04-07-2023, 01:03 PM)Duchess Wrote: I don't view it that way given the republican party is still the party of trump, and make no mistake, it is.
Only as far as the rank and file are concerned. The party leadership hated Trump when he first threw his hat in the ring, and still do. The "Tea Party" ruse was never intended to morph into a legitimate grassroots movement. When it did, the leadership became a defacto hostage, forced to shuck and jive to maintain a semblance of control. Trump is an offshoot of that phenomenon, and the leadership has dealt with him as such.
Trump's a wild card at bottom, and for that reason alone he is vehemently disliked by party powerbrokers.