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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

What’s next for the ‘Never Trumpers’?

A person holds up a sign saying "Not my values, not my president"
Demonstrators rally in Dupont Circle prior to marching to the White House during a "Not My President Day" protest against President Donald Trump on President's Day in 2017.
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The goal was simple, if unexpected: Keep Donald Trump from winning a second term. By that account, a group of prominent Republicans who worked to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election were successful.

But their party is gutted. The GOP lost power in Congress. Trump remains widely popular with the average Republican voter and is threatening to take his base and start a third party — even as his final job approval rating from the American public fell to 29 percent.

What happens next? The GOP appears poised to fight an internal battle between the Republicans who remain loyal to Trump and the so-called “Never Trumpers,” who would like to move on without him. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two prominent voices of the movement about what they think the future holds for the GOP.

Guests:

  • Liam Donovan is a Republican strategist and consultant.  

  • Oliva Troye is a former Homeland Security official and COVID advisor to Vice-President Mike Pence and the current director of the Republican Accountability Project.

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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