President-elect Donald Trump announced that Michigan GOP chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel is his choice to succeed incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus as chair of the Republican National Committee, Politico reports.
Has Trump United the Republican Party?
Josh Kraushaar: “In a sign that Trump is bringing newfound unity to the GOP, consider Heritage Action for America’s view of the incoming administration. The tea-party-aligned group was a constant thorn in the side of establishment Republicans through the Obama years, opposing party leadership on immigration, spending bills, and corporate subsidies. Its allies in Congress routinely gave John Boehner headaches. Now the group views Donald Trump’s agenda in sync with its own principles.”
“It’s a remarkable change in tone from a group that launched its political arm in opposition to the Republican establishment.”
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McDaniel Seen As Favorite to Head RNC
“Michigan Republican Party Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel has emerged as the consensus favorite to head the party with President-elect Donald Trump headed to Michigan on Friday as part of his post-election ‘thank you’ tour,” Reuters reports.
“With Trump to attend a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday night, party officials said he may signal his support for McDaniel, a niece of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.”
Trump Closing In on New RNC Chair
“The Republican National Committee may sit on Capitol Hill, but its fate is being decided in Manhattan, where the field of contenders to run it has narrowed to two leading candidates, Michigan GOP chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel and Nick Ayers, a Republican operative currently serving as an aide to Vice President-elect Mike Pence,” Politico reports.
“High in Trump Tower, dueling factions in President-elect Donald Trump’s orbit have lined up behind each of the candidates.”
Gov. Chris Christie “lobbied for the post last week and was quickly shot down.”
RNC Christmas Party Will Be at Trump’s Hotel
“The Republican National Committee will host its Christmas Party this year at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., the newest property of its newfound leader,” the Huffington Post reports.
“The event is said to be a more exclusive and celebratory affair this year owing to the unexpected election victories enjoyed by the party this November. But in moving the proceedings to Donald Trump’s downtown D.C. hotel, which only opened this past fall, the committee risks furthering the perception that the president-elect is leveraging his newfound political power for private gains.”
Trump’s Takeover of the GOP Begins
Politico: “His staffers are lining up to run for offices up and down the ballot. Loyalists are looking to dislodge state party leaders who are perceived as insufficiently committed to the president-elect. And a top Trump aide has emerged as a leading contender to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee.”
“Less than a month after Election Day, the party that once kept Trump at arm’s length is gradually being commandeered by him, a turnabout that GOP establishment forces could have scarcely imagined just a few months ago.”
Christie Passed Over Again?
Gov. Chris Christie “may be pressing his own candidacy to be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee, but Mr. Trump, who has the final say, appears to have other ideas,” the New York Times reports.
“A person close to Mr. Trump said the president-elect’s allies are coalescing around Nick Ayers, a member of the transition team, to be the party’s chairman. Mercedes Schlapp, another Republican operative, is being considered for a role as co-chairwoman.”
Christie Would Like to Be RNC Chairman
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expressing interest in becoming chairman of the Republican National Committee, Politico reports.
“On Thursday morning, Christie told senior members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team that he is interested in the post… The governor, a longtime supporter of Trump, has lately had a rocky relationship with the president-elect’s transition team. Christie had been overseeing the transition but was booted from the post last month in favor of Vice President-elect Mike Pence.”
Trump’s Takeover of the GOP Is Complete
Washington Post: “One by one, Republicans who stood up to Trump or questioned his statements and antics have made a pilgrimage to Trump Tower to kiss the president-elect’s ring, or joined his administration, or decided uncharacteristically to just keep their mouths shut.”
“And at long last Tuesday night, the figurehead of the “Never Trump” movement also capitulated. After an intimate dinner with Trump of frog legs and diver scallops at a fine Manhattan restaurant (in a Trump-owned building, naturally), Romney publicly acquiesced.”
“In an apparent attempt to secure Trump’s trust in him as a possible secretary of state, Romney lavished praise on the president-elect… Romney’s turnabout illustrates the power that comes with winning — the ability to reshuffle the political hierarchy.”
The GOP’s Insanely Reckless Trump Gamble
Brian Beutler: “There are multiple incentives inhibiting Republicans from acting to contain Trump right now. Trump is more popular among GOP voters than many elected Republicans are within their own states and districts. Those who might otherwise be inclined to rein Trump in might also be disinclined to sow division within the party before they’ve even claimed their new majority.”
“But the zen mantra on Capitol Hill isn’t about Trump or party unity per se, but the regressive tax cuts and restored Supreme Court dominance his victory portends. Republicans have led the country into a terrifying funhouse, but are taking solace in the faith that everyone will emerge from it unscathed after they’ve secured their election spoils.”
“As the cavalcade of disgraces accelerates, this bet looks more and more reckless. Republicans may never find it within themselves to treat Trump’s embarrassments and corruption with the alarm they deserve, but they are almost certainly not going to rein him in before he sends them an acceptably Scalia-like Supreme Court nominee and signs their tax cuts.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“If we’re given the White House and both houses of Congress and we don’t deliver, I think there will be pitchforks and torches in the streets. And I think quite rightly. I think people are so fed up with Washington. This election was a mandate with change, and the most catastrophic thing Republicans could do is go back to business as usual.”
— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by the Daily Beast.
Republicans Who Broke with Trump Could Face Challenges
Wall Street Journal: “Donald Trump’s victory this month allowed Republicans to largely skip the intraparty reckoning that descended upon Democrats instead. But Mr. Trump’s White House win raised a different, unexpected question for a handful of Republicans: did breaking with the GOP presidential nominee carry a political price for some this month, and could it bring political peril in the next midterms for others?”
“The initial evidence seemed to suggest that splitting with Mr. Trump was a dangerous move. Three GOP Senate candidates who broke with Mr. Trump at various times in the campaign lost on election night, including Rep. Joe Heck in Nevada and two incumbents, Sen. Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire and Sen. Mark Kirk in Illinois.”
GOP Learns Wrong Lesson from Trump Win
“Republican operatives spent four years warning that the party needed to diversify — or risk a blowout at the ballot box. Donald Trump spent the campaign trafficking in divisive racial rhetoric — and he won anyway,” Politico reports.
“Now, those who pushed for a more inclusive GOP fear that their party will absorb the wrong takeaways from Trump’s win, and that the momentum behind efforts to expand the Republican tent to include more minorities and young people has evaporated.”
Short List Develops for New RNC Chief
Politico: “People close to Priebus say he would not have left the RNC – which he helmed for a record six years – if it risked falling into the hands of someone he opposed, such as former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.”
“Among the names most under discussion for party chairman are David Bossie, who served as Trump’s deputy campaign manager and is an RNC member; Priebus ally Matt Pinnell, the RNC’s liaison to state parties; and Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chair of the Michigan Republican Party and niece of 2012 nominee Mitt Romney.”
Trump Begins to Remake the Republican Party
“Overnight, President-elect Donald Trump has reshaped what it means to be a Republican, leaving some longtime party officials scrambling to find their places in a new political era,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Throughout Mr. Trump’s populist campaign, Washington Republicans sought separation from some of Mr. Trump’s proposals on trade and foreign policy that broke from party orthodoxy. Establishment Republicans demurred when he promised to build a border wall and send the bill to Mexico.”
“Now, though, Republicans in Washington and across the country are beginning to start adopting the Trump agenda as their own.”
Kasich Plans Thursday Speech
Gov. John Kasich “plans to give a speech less than 48 hours after polls close in this election, casting his vision for the future of the Republican Party after his vocal opposition to current GOP nominee Donald Trump,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
“Kasich is mulling a possible 2020 bid for president, although he does not plan to launch that bid Thursday, the people said. He hopes to be a part of the conversation as the GOP takes stock after a possible loss to Democrat Hillary Clinton.”
Time for a New Party
David Brooks: “Personally I’ve always disdained talk of a third party, mostly because the structural barriers against such parties are so high, no matter how scintillatingly attractive they seem in theory. But it’s becoming clear that the need for a third party outweighs even the very real barriers.”
“The Republican Party will probably remain the white working-class party, favoring closed trade, closed borders and American withdrawal abroad. The Democratic Party, meanwhile, is increasingly dominated by its left/Sanders wing, which offers its own populism of the left.”
“There has to be a party for those who are now homeless. There has to be a party as confidently opposed to populism as populists are in favor of it.”
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