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Beau says:
The Republican Party has a chance for de-Trumpification by replacing McDaniel and potentially distancing from Trump's influence, amidst a shift in party dynamics post-midterms.
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Insights on the implications of a potential leadership change within the Republican Party and the broader impact on party dynamics and affiliations.
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Well, howdy there, Internet people.
It's Beau again.
So today we are going to,
we're gonna talk about a golden opportunity
that the Republican Party has been presented with,
because they've gotten lucky.
Those Republicans who want to begin the process
of de-Trumpification, of stepping away
and getting rid of the levers of power
within the Republican Party
that Trump might use to continue to exert influence,
those who are ready to break free,
they have been presented with a great opportunity.
At the end of this month, the RNC,
there's gonna be a vote to pick the new head
of the Republican Party.
And that position is currently held by McDaniel.
McDaniel was handpicked for that job by Trump.
And she, the perception is she's still very much aligned
with him, regardless of any statements
that may suggest otherwise.
Now, the fact that she was handpicked by Trump,
that's probably not something that's well known
to the average Republican.
We're talking about the Republican voter,
those that just follow the culture war stuff
and vote for the person with the R
by their name in the election.
That's not something that's probably gonna be well known.
And in the recent poll of normal voters,
only about 6% want her to keep her job.
So those voting in this,
they have the opportunity to remove
one of Trump's levers of power.
One of those methods he might continue to exert influence
over the Republican Party,
they have the ability to remove it.
And by remove it, I mean remove her from that position.
And it appeared that they're just doing
what the voters want.
This is a golden opportunity for them.
There are some who are reading into this
and saying that the average Republican
is ready to move on from Trump.
I don't know that you can make that jump.
I don't know that all of the Republicans in that poll
knew the connection between McDaniel and Trump.
But what we do know is that opportunity exists now.
And at the end of this month,
they're gonna have this chance to remove one more method
that Trump has to exert that influence,
and they could start to break free of the MAGA influence
within the Republican Party.
Now, is this process gonna go along without any hiccups?
Probably not.
There's one thing that is probably gonna cause an issue.
One of the people who has thrown their hat in the ring
for this position is the pillow guy.
The MyPillow guy. Yeah, him.
It is unlikely that he is capable of getting the votes
necessary to take this position.
However, it may create a scenario
where we see a replay of what happened
in the House of Representatives,
because it's gonna end up kind of working the same way.
I think the magic number there
is gonna be like 85 or something.
So there are attacks that are, of course,
going on within the Republican Party
against those challenging McDaniel,
but that poll, with the overwhelming majority
of Republicans ready to get a new leader,
that may be very powerful ammunition
for those who want to start to move away from Trump.
That may be something they can really use.
Again, I don't know that you can actually read into it
and say these voters don't want Trump's hand-picked person there.
I don't think that that's a safe jump.
I think the most likely explanation for this
is the midterm performance.
They were told there was gonna be a red wave,
and then there wasn't.
And who do you blame? The leadership.
I think it's that simple.
But this is that opportunity
where they can really start where the real Republicans,
the actual conservatives,
not those that are extreme right-wing,
the normal Bush Republicans, can kind of make their stand.
This is a moment where they can start to take their party back
if they have the desire.
Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all have a good day.
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