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The GOP Still Revolved Around Trump, Which Is Its Own Kind of Failure

On March 17, 2021, the Republican Party still appeared organized around Donald Trump’s personal gravity rather than a durable post-Trump agenda. That is an analysis, not a discrete news event, but the political problem is plain enough: loyalty remained the party’s main test while Republicans struggled to define what came next.

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First recorded Mar 17, 2021·Meaningfully updated Mar 17, 2021

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The GOP Still Revolved Around Trump, Which Is Its Own Kind of Failure

On March 17, 2021, the Republican Party still appeared organized around Donald Trump’s personal gravity rather than a durable post-Trump agenda. That is an analysis, not a discrete news event, but the political problem is plain enough: loyalty remained the party’s main test while Republicans struggled to define what came next.

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The GOP Still Revolved Around Trump, Which Is Its Own Kind of Failure

On March 17, 2021, the Republican Party still appeared organized around Donald Trump’s personal gravity rather than a durable post-Trump agenda. That is an analysis, not a discrete news event, but the political problem is plain enough: loyalty remained the party’s main test while Republicans struggled to define what came next.

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