To the editor: Columnist Jonah Goldberg believes that the Republican Party would survive a Trump defeat next month.
In lots of states, the Republican Occasion did nicely after then-President Trump misplaced in 2020. The GOP gained state elections after which minimize taxes and purple tape, rising states’ financial development, inhabitants development and income levels.
Probably the most quickly rising states with the biggest job growth are usually Republican states, comparable to Texas and Florida. Republican states entice jobs and new residents by providing lower taxes, extra economic freedom and extra educational freedom than Democratic states, in accordance with even critics of Donald Trump.
The four freest states all have Republican governors, whereas the ten least free states all have Democratic governors, according to the libertarian Cato Institute, which is headed by an outspoken Trump critic.
Hans Bader, Arlington, Va.
The author has labored for a number of conservative advocacy organizations and was an legal professional for the U.S. Division of Schooling from 2017-18.
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To the editor: Goldberg overlooks probably the most seemingly penalties if Trump is defeated — the splintering of the GOP into a celebration of conventional conservatives and MAGA followers.
The previous president’s staunchest supporters aren’t going away, and Trump himself gained’t be keen to surrender his profitable management of the Republican Occasion’s infrastructure.
If the traditionalists handle to hold on to the core of the GOP, and particularly in the event that they reject Trump after the election, his acolytes are quite a few sufficient to kind a brand-new social gathering and put candidates on the poll in time for the 2026 election. A variety of present Republicans can be keen to leap ship and associate with him.
In fact if that occurs, it might break up the conservative vote and result in defeats throughout. However hey, America can be nice once more, proper?
Geoff Kuenning, Claremont
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To the editor: The GOP suffered a near-fatal blow when it allowed Trump to characterize the social gathering within the 2016 election, and it has been in rehab ever since.
Trump has by no means acted like a real “Republican,” and his potential defeat subsequent month is extra more likely to revive the social gathering than kill it. A lot is dependent upon what place Trump decides to absorb that occasion, however it may open the door to new management, hopefully extra in tune with Republican values than Trump has exhibited.
Scott Perley, Irvine
