Even as top Republicans griped about Donald Trump’s leadership costing the GOP dearly in a third consecutive national election, it was unclear whether influential party figures would thank the former president for his service and show him the door.
Frustrated Republicans are blaming Trump for the predicted red wave that never materialized in Tuesday’s midterm elections. They argue the basket of lemons the former president endorsed in primaries in contested states is jeopardizing the GOP’s bid for Senate control. And they contend Trump depressed their gains in the House, distracting from the party’s focus on inflation and crime with his never-ending fixation on 2020 and claims the last election was stolen.
As Vander Plaats suggested, many conservatives are looking to DeSantis to lead the GOP beyond Trump — hopefully by seeking the White House in 2024. The governor won reelection in a landslide Tuesday by assembling a broad, diverse coalition that pulled down-ticket Republicans across the finish line. DeSantis fueled what was essentially a Florida-contained red wave, the sort conservatives expected elsewhere.
A number of Republican insiders say they expect some within the party to make the case for moving on from Trump, although how public, and led by whom, they aren’t certain. “Those conversations are inevitable,” a veteran Republican operative said, requesting anonymity to address the matter. Indeed, some wealthy Republican donors began urging the party to turn the page prior to the opening of the polls on Tuesday.
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