Michigan Republican ex-chair's blunt words show rift

[struggle4progress]

January 17, 2021, 11:32 AM by Alan Stamm

... "There is a battle underway for the soul of the party and at this point it is unclear which direction the GOP will take," writes Rusty Hills in a Detroit Free Press commentary. He was Gov. John Engler's communications director from 1991-2000 and then chaired the state party for three years as Betsy DeVos' successor. More recently, he was public affairs director for the last state attorney general, Bill Schuette.

... when this guy says his political allies have a problem, it's like a firefighter pulling an alarm at department headquarters ...

... the question is whether Republicans, nationally and in Michigan, will slavishly and defiantly cling to Donald Trump? Run primary elections against every Republican who voted to certify the 2020 presidential election? Primary every Republican who voted his or her conscience for impeachment, including Michigan Congressmen Peter Meijer and Fred Upton?

In short, is this now the permanent party of Trump? Or will the party rediscover and return to its roots? ...

https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/27129/michigan_republican_ex-chair_s_blunt_words_shows_rift_as_party_enters_post-trump_era

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Sucks to be an intelligent man in today's Republican Party.

Where do you go from here?

[onetexan]

3. Where? The way of Steve Schmidt and other former GOP who've joined the Big Tent party, since as

Schmidt has said, it's the only party that is prodemocracy.

[paleotn]

2. The party will descend into civil war.....

One side still has some conscience left. The other side is take no prisoners nuts. A fight is inevitable and may destroy their party.

[llashram]

4. I truly hope

you are right...

[gratuitous]

5. A battle for the soul of the Republican party - pretty grandiose

Why don't we just call it a slap fight on the short bus?

[zentrum]

7. Agree. They will

......figure out what will best fill their pocket book and go with that. Nothing deeper or beyond that. Non-progressive taxes are the "soul" of the Republican party. That's all they care about.

[gibraltar72]

6. In my county in south Central Mi.

The far right have pulled a coup on the R party. They quote "got rid of the traitors who didn't support Trump strongly enough". Every position has been filled with loons.