“63% of Independents and 44% of Republicans don’t want Trump to run” -5/06/23 LINK

“In 2012, articles were written about how Romney could be the last baby boomer to run for President. 12 years later, 30% of Republicans were obsessed with the idea of trotting out a boomer who already had his chances instead of passing the torch to a more electable, more conservative Gen-X candidate in his prime.” LINK

“Let’s say Trump wins the primary, wins the general, and gets a narrow GOP majority in the legislature for 2 years. What happens next? What’s the realistic best case of what he will do to dismantle the swamp?” -Jon Ham 5/26/23

“no organization, certainly not the Republican Party that I used to be a part of, would put up with a loser that loses in '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23," he added. "Yet, they're still embracing a loser because they would rather be victims than winners." LINK

“Trump largely is the reason why the Michigan Republican Party is dead.” Last year, Trump’s endorsed candidates in Michigan were among the loudest in repeating his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was rigged. In November, the statewide candidates he backed were overwhelmingly defeated, including Tudor Dixon, who lost by more than 10 percentage points to Whitmer. Michigan Republicans controlled all levels of state government from 2011 to 2019. Now, they are powerless for the first time in 40 years.” 6/26/23 LINK

“Trump performed worse in GOP swing state counties in 2020 than he did in 2016” LINK

“Trump and drunk Giuliani were the only two wanting to claim victory on 2020 election night.” LINK

“Trump’s 2024 campaign is nothing more than a kamikaze run at the Republican Party, destroying its chances of allowing a new generation of leadership to fight the Democratic Party’s agenda.” LINK

“[Trump] has lost a step as a candidate — and that his streak of losing elections himself and bringing down the Republican Party is set to continue.” 8/12/23 LINK

“In Vivekmentum we see that Trumpism (or the con that is Trumpism) can in fact scale. Stuart Stevens, a former GOP operative who is firmly in the Never Trump camp, told me on the phone, “The party has become less educated and with that comes a higher susceptibility to conspiracy, fraud, and snake oil salesman.” From Trump to Vivek: Republicans are fixated on smooth talking phonies over policy LINK