GOP tries to decide if Trump’s pull is personality or policies

Published June 15, 2021 11:00am ET



A big question faces Republicans as they gear up to try and win back Congress and the White House. How much of former President Donald Trump’s appeal was based on his policies versus his larger-than-life personality?

Both party operatives running next year’s congressional campaigns and candidates mulling 2024 presidential bids must also contemplate the opposite question. For the voters who Trump repelled as the GOP lost both the presidency and the Senate, how much of that was driven by personality or policy?

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