A surge of Republicans quitting the party to renounce Trump could hurt moderates in next year’s primaries, adding a capstone to Trump’s legacy as president: A potentially lasting rightward push on the party https://reut.rs/3pyqusj 

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More than 68,000 Republicans have left the party in recent weeks in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, crucial states for Democrats’ hopes of keeping control of Congress in the mid-term elections in 2022, state voter data shows 2/4
That’s about three times the roughly 23,000 Democrats who left their party in the same states over the same time period 3/4
If the exodus is sustained, it will be to the advantage of candidates in the Republican Party’s nomination contests who espouse views that play well with its Trump-supporting base but not with a broader electorate. Read more https://reut.rs/3pyqusj  4/4
Analysis: Exodus of Republican voters tired of Trump could push party further right

A surge of Republicans quitting the party to renounce Donald Trump after the deadly Capitol riot could hurt moderates in next year's primaries, adding a capstone to Trump's legacy as president: A...

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