![]() ![]() The field of Republicans considering campaigns is dominated by pro-Trump conservatives. ![]() Still, after four years of Trump’s leadership, it’s not easy finding an active Republican in the state who hasn’t aligned with Trump. Trump lost here twice and it wasn’t even close the second time.” “We don’t need to guess how a general election campaign will go here for any candidate viewed mostly as a Trump proxy. Tim Pawlenty, an establishment Republican who lost a comeback run for governor in 2018. “The Republican brand has become toxic in the eyes of too many young people, formerly supportive suburbanites, women and diverse voters,” said former Gov. And despite repeated visits and millions spent in Minnesota, Trump’s campaign tanked in the state, as suburban voters around the Twin Cities soundly rejected him. Trump lost Virginia by 10 percentage points in November. In states like Virginia and Minnesota, there’s little evidence that embracing Trump is a path to success for Republicans. Amanda Chase, is running for the party’s nomination, even as she was recently stripped of her committee assignments for comments calling the rioters “patriots.” And in Virginia, which holds its governor’s election this year, a Trump-style Republican, state Sen. Liz Cheney drew a primary challenge shortly after voting to impeach Trump for his role in the deadly riot Jan. GOP state parties across the country are starting to look ahead to divisive primary fights that will test Trump’s hold on Republican voters. While many Republicans, particularly those in Washington, are eager to move on from the former president and his personality-driven, racially divisive politics, Trump’s acolytes across the country are already preparing to pick up the torch. It’s a prospect that sends shivers down the spines of some Republicans in the state - where Trump lost by 7 percentage points - and cuts to the heart of the national party’s existential crisis. ![]()
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