The former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney “hopes to be able to rebuild” the Republican party after Donald Trump leaves the political stage. Mitt Romney, the retiring Utah senator and former presidential nominee, reportedly hopes so too.

Among other prominent Republicans who refuse to bow the knee, the former Maryland governor Larry Hogan is running for a US Senate seat in a party led by Trump but insists he can be part of a post-Trump GOP.

Michael Steele, the former Republican National Committee chair turned MSNBC host, advocated more dramatic action: “We have to blow this crazy-ass party up and have it regain its senses, or something else will be born out of it. There are only two options here. Hogan will be a key player in whatever happens. Liz Cheney, [former congressmen] Adam Kinzinger and Joe Walsh – all of us who have been pushed aside and fortunately were not infected with Maga, we will have something to say about what happens on 6 November.”

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    No. The Republican Party is now a cult devoted to a person. The party will not be able to move on until that person is out of the picture.

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      Even if he loses this election he’ll be a kingmaker behind the scenes for the rest of his life. On top of being the default candidate every 4 years until he dies.

      We’re gonna be deprogramming these people for the rest of our lives.

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        Just let them be “republicans”, make a new “conservatives” party and with the fucked up system the democrats will win every time …

        Hmm…

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      Are you implying that the assassination attempt(s) might be attempts to save the GOP?