The Republican Party Is Collapsing
Leaked RNC emails show a party at war itself, and leadership too weak to keep the GOP standing
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."--
Abraham Lincoln at the Illinois Republican State Convention, Springfield, Illinois June 16, 1858.
The Republican Party has labored under the weight of Donald Trump for seven years, and it is now showing signs of cracks in its foundation, and if Trump is kept around a collapse appears inevitable.
Politico got its hands on a treasure trove of RNC emails and reported:
The emails, which were sent to all 168 committee members’ email addresses, offer a rare glimpse at the agitation that is roiling among some in the Republican National Committee at a moment of intense scrutiny of the institution and the party it represents.
It also brings to the surface tensions over whether or not McDaniel can or should lead the RNC in this current political climate, with an increasingly undisciplined Trump launching a third presidential run and the party coming to terms with midterm los…
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