The Republicans are currently a bit lost. President Trump wasn’t their pick. He wasn’t the next in line and doesn’t play their games by their rules. They are just realizing they’re no longer in complete control of Congress. In the new era of social media, few of them of switched gears to stay in a race that’s an uphill battle. All of this means that more and more Republican leaders are feeling left behind, forgotten, and inadequate.

In response, some have blindly followed the president: That wouldn’t be my choice, but it is understandable. Very few are in the Never Trump crowd: That’s also not my choice but understandable. Others have decided to embrace populism and move to the left while adopting policies that rely on top-down enforcement: a belief that they, the politician, know best.