"Rational Republicans are losing the G.O.P. civil war."

Two Republicans — Miles Taylor, who wrote the “Anonymous” Op-Ed in 2018, and Christine Todd Whitman, the former governor of New Jersey —write about a plan to turn the tide. nyti.ms/3v3X8Gl
G.O.P. leaders in the House and in many states have "turned belief in conspiracy theories and lies about stolen elections into a litmus test for membership and running for office." nyti.ms/3v3X8Gl
"We cannot tolerate the continued hijacking of a major U.S. political party by those who seek to tear down our Republic’s guardrails or who are willing to put one man’s interests ahead of the country." nyti.ms/3v3X8Gl
This week a group of conservatives "are coming together around a political idea — the Renew America Movement — and will release a slate of nearly two dozen Democratic, independent and Republican candidates we will support in 2022." nyti.ms/3v3X8Gl
Democracy "is not a game, which is why when push comes to shove, patriotic conservatives should put country over party."

Read more from @MilesTaylorUSA and @GovCTW. nyti.ms/3v3X8Gl

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