“I’m a supportive, ardent Democrat. Passionate and everything. But the English faculty at Amherst has too much power in this party”
The nature of @RonDeSantisFL appeal - not on the substance of his covid response but on how he gives it to the media - illustrates the Trumpified party
“This is the beating heart of the party right now — the media has replaced Democrats as the opposition” - @ScottJenningsKY
One RNC member took an informal survey of which (closed-door) speaker committee members preferred -- @KristiNoem or @NikkiHaley
The answer? Noem, bc she didn't criticize Trump as Haley did
important to note: the RNC had become more activist-dominated before Trump.
But from ‘18 on, his campaign really made it Trumpy, because they intervened in state party conventions to ensure state parties all cooperated to head off any primary threat against him last year.
“Trump is a political David Koresh: He sees the end coming and wants to burn it all down and take as many with him as possible” - @kycatswin
What was striking to me re: shifting political calculations is how many Republicans who are on the ballot in 2022 said flatly it’s time for the party to move on from Trump: