The View From the Republican Rebels

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11 Republicans aren’t eyeing the exits: They plan to stay in Washington and fight for their political lives. The question for them is how to chart the path forward

, had previously stood up to Trump, only to announce that they were not planning to pursue reelection.

The group of 10 house rebels has been sharing ideas and strategies and arguments with each other in a sort of informal support network, according to conversations I had with them over the past few weeks. They passed around a stirring plea, the Republican Mayor of Oklahoma City about how politicians benefit from telling their constituents the truth, even if at times they don’t want to hear it.

Kinzinger told me that he sees this moment as “an open flesh fight for what the party is about,” a “longer term battle openly and very aggressively calling out those that continue to promulgate mistruth,” which includes “shaming the Q movement … [to] take on Russian disinformation.

Meanwhile the Republican Accountability Project has pledged $50 million and plans to be the muscle for the effort, both defending the Republican elected officials who supported the Trump impeachment in upcoming primaries while also bird dogging the insurrectionists to ensure they face political headwinds.

 

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If they had any brains they’d start a new party. Rebrand.

Simple logic proves that this is total bullshit. Timodc is a terrible journalist. Over 70 million Americans voted for Trump, that is the Republican Party. Tim would be better off sharing cooking recipes and Hollywood gossip.

They won’t do anything as long as they fear Trump saying mean things about them.

All 10 of em?

I hope they find it soon.

There has not been a button down class act republican party for 10 years now. It has gone.Trump changed it forever Most of trumps base never voted before or even know anything of political science.The DcCC stole Bernie from us lets pray Republican dont toss T**%jr in 2024

They should vow to run as 3rd party candidates in the general election if they lose their primaries. If the GOP knows this, they will think twice about primarying them.

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