Tim Scott (S.C.), whom he said are key leaders in the party. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), meanwhile, sought to downplay the notion that Trump was the standard-bearer of the modern GOP, ticking off a list of fellow Republicans, including DeSantis and Sen. Gov Winsome Earle-Sears (R), who backed Trump in 2020, said she would not do the same in 2024. Exit polls showed that the former president is less popular than President Biden, whose approval rating has been underwater for much of the year. In the nation’s most competitive Senate contests, Trump’s endorsed candidates were struck by disappointing losses. Indeed, many Republicans say that Trump is largely to blame for the party’s lackluster midterm performance.
While Republicans went into Election Day expecting voters to sweep them into the House and Senate majorities, that “red wave” never materialized Democrats held their narrow Senate majority, and while control of the House hasn’t yet been finalized, the GOP appears likely to win only the narrowest of majorities. “The problem is - and the thing I just don’t think he’s come to terms with - is that for a lot of voters, he’s toxic, and that’s part of what you saw in the midterms.” “There’s no doubt that his greatest strength is going to be in the primary,” one Republican strategist said. That poses something of a conundrum for the GOP, who are aware of the vise-like grip Trump maintains on the conservative base but are also concerned that Trump could prove to be a liability among the broader electorate, which has already rejected him once. Trump is poised to charge ahead with the announcement from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, despite protests from some Republicans who are still sifting through the aftermath of underwhelming midterm elections that they blame partly on the former president.
( The Hill) - Republicans are staring down a looming fight over the future of the GOP as former President Donald Trump prepares to announce a 2024 White House campaign this week.
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