Some reckoning has already begun. This week, Erick Erickson, the influential conservative radio host and Trump critic, known as for the resignation
Some reckoning has already begun. This week, Erick Erickson, the influential conservative radio host and Trump critic, known as for the resignation of the chairman of the Georgia Republican Get together, David Shafer, a staunch supporter of the president who additionally promulgated claims of electoral fraud after Mr. Trump’s loss. Mr. Erickson argued that that technique, which could have depressed Republicans’ want to prove within the runoff, ran counter to Republicans’ pursuits. (Mr. Shafer couldn’t be reached for remark.)
The invasion of the U.S. Capitol might also proceed to have political repercussions in Georgia. On Friday, The Atlanta Journal-Structure reported {that a} robocall telling Trump supporters to march on the Capitol and “struggle to guard the integrity of our elections” had been put out by the Rule of Legislation Protection Fund, an arm of the Republican Attorneys Common Affiliation. That group is chaired by Chris Carr, the Georgia legal professional common.
Katie Byrd, a spokeswoman for Mr. Carr, stated Friday that Mr. Carr had “no information” of the choice to place out the robocall and famous that he had publicly condemned “the violence and destruction we noticed on the U.S. Capitol.”
And regardless of a number of the constructive indicators, Republicans are additionally weighing how the final days of the Trump period have weakened them and are ruminating on the way forward for their social gathering’s collective id. Trey Allen, a Republican commissioner in Columbia County, close to Augusta, stated the social gathering must transfer past being outlined by a single character and deal with traditional conservative themes which can be nonetheless common with many Georgia voters.
“We are going to hopefully tighten up our platform,” stated Mr. Allen, a self-described Reagan Republican who voted for Mr. Trump twice, “and deal with the issues that make conservatives who they’re: sturdy economic system, sturdy navy, much less authorities, extra freedoms.”
Mr. Duncan stated that Republicans wanted to prioritize coverage over character. He imagined what he described as “G.O.P. 2.0,” a model of the social gathering that embraced conventional conservative beliefs whereas additionally being extra empathetic and having a extra light tone, to win again voters who rejected Mr. Trump’s vitriolic fashion.
“If we don’t be taught from our errors,” he stated, “we’re going to proceed to lose from our errors. That is the right second in time to start out G.O.P. 2.Zero and notice we will by no means let an individual be extra vital than a celebration.”