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The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in
November 2016 was a political earthquake, one supporters and
detractors alike agree has changed the course of history. The
policy implications have been stark and will continue well beyond
his presidency. The political implications have been perhaps even
more drastic—for both political parties. Trump has shaken the
40-year-old coalition of traditional conservatives, orthodox
religious voters, and free-market libertarians that has
long-composed the Republican Party. The Republican Resistance:
#NeverTrump Conservatives and the Future of the GOP explores the
members of that coalition, especially traditional,
establishment-oriented Republicans and conservative intellectuals
who opposed his candidacy, who generally still oppose his
presidency, and who represent the elite-in-waiting that believes it
will have to rebuild the GOP when the Trump coalition implodes. In
the end, The Republican Resistance argues that the Trump presidency
and the #NeverTrump countermovement reflect key features of modern
American politics which both major political parties must contend:
the rise of a populist insurgency intent on overtaking the parties
from within and challenges of embracing demographic and structural
realities on the one hand while catering to a political base often
built to oppose those trends on the other.
Donald Trump has faced unprecedented opposition from members of his
own party to his candidacy, election, and presidency. This
opposition, known collectively as #NeverTrump Republicans, opposes
Trump for a variety of reasons, but is united in its assessment
that he is temperamentally unfit to be president. The contributors
in The Republican Resistance: #NeverTrump Conservatives and the
Future of the GOP detail the origins of this movement, with
particular focus on the 2016 election cycle, and explore how
#NeverTrump opponents have continued their resistance through the
Trump presidency. The contributors argue that the Trump presidency
and the #NeverTrump opposition represent a key feature of modern
American politics in which both major American political parties
must contend: the rise of a populist insurgency intent on
overtaking the party from within. The Republican Resistance
examines the implications of this populist revolt on the GOP and
the challenges of embracing demographic and structural realities on
the one hand while catering to a political base built to oppose
those trends on the other.
The 2012 Republican nomination process went on longer than most
pundits predicted early on. While Mitt Romney began the season as
the prohibitive favorite, he was tested repeatedly by what was
seemingly the Republican flavor of the week (including Michele
Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Rick
Santorum). The sheer number of candidates who were viewed as
legitimate contenders demonstrate the fundamental concern facing
Republicans moving forward: a fractured party. The pro-business,
Tea Party, and evangelical Christian wings disagreed in 2010 on who
would provide the best alternative to Democratic President Barack
Obama and as a result created a crippling nomination period. By the
time Romney was able to claim victory, he was severely wounded
after countless attacks from his fellow Republicans. To this
internal discontent, we can also add the changing national
demographics that could lead to electoral problems for Republicans
in their own right. Consider that Mitt Romney did better with
older, white male voters than John McCain had. Unfortunately, the
share of the national vote for this demographic decreased from 2008
to 2012. As Rand Paul stated recently, the time has come for
Republicans to reach out to individuals who do not fit the
stereotyped Republican image if they have any hope of being
successful. In this volume, we assess how the 2012 GOP nomination
cycle is indicative of just how the Republican Party has become, in
the words of pundit Cuck Warren, a "Mad Men Party in a Modern
Family World."
The 2012 Republican nomination process went on longer than most
pundits predicted early on. While Mitt Romney began the season as
the prohibitive favorite, he was tested repeatedly by what was
seemingly the Republican flavor of the week (including Michele
Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Rick
Santorum). The sheer number of candidates who were viewed as
legitimate contenders demonstrate the fundamental concern facing
Republicans moving forward: a fractured party. The pro-business,
Tea Party, and evangelical Christian wings disagreed in 2010 on who
would provide the best alternative to Democratic President Barack
Obama and as a result created a crippling nomination period. By the
time Romney was able to claim victory, he was severely wounded
after countless attacks from his fellow Republicans. To this
internal discontent, we can also add the changing national
demographics that could lead to electoral problems for Republicans
in their own right. Consider that Mitt Romney did better with
older, white male voters than John McCain had. Unfortunately, the
share of the national vote for this demographic decreased from 2008
to 2012. As Rand Paul stated recently, the time has come for
Republicans to reach out to individuals who do not fit the
stereotyped Republican image if they have any hope of being
successful. In this volume, we assess how the 2012 GOP nomination
cycle is indicative of just how the Republican Party has become, in
the words of pundit Cuck Warren, a "Mad Men Party in a Modern
Family World."
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