Trump tightens his grip as GOP drifts toward a personality cult
TL;DR
FT Swamp Notes argues the GOP has become a Trump-centered personality cult, as dissenters like Cassidy, Cornyn and Massie were punished in primaries; Trump’s grip on loyalists remains ironclad, even as more Republicans push back on costly, Trump-aligned policies. The piece suggests voters’ focus on the economy and affordability may determine the midterms more than Trump’s corruption, though loyalty to Trump still shapes the party’s trajectory.
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