This Is Why Former GOP Legislator Believes The Party Won’t Split

The Republican Party has decided it would be best to rebrand themselves in this post-Trump era, there has been a good bit of talk about the possibility of the organization splitting into two. At this point, anything could happen.

Some people believe in the possibility of a Trumpian, “MAGA” party breaking off from the GOP to attempt to influence the overall slant of the nation by pushing conservatism ever further to the right.

This would create the potential for a centrist-right party to break off from the GOP as well.

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent isn’t convinced that would happen.

Charlie Dent’s email filled up when news spread he was among Republican officials looking to form a center-right party or faction.

It wasn’t the hate mail the former Lehigh Valley congressman often gets after criticizing Donald Trump. They were messages from people wanting to know how they could sign up.

“These were all people wanting something, wanting something different,” Dent said. “So I think there’s an appetite for something new.”

He continued…

Dent prefers a faction, as he said third parties don’t have a track record of success.

“We can almost, while being affiliated with Republicans, operate as free agents and basically pick and choose our fights,” he said. “Many of the people who are part of this group supported Biden, so we have already done that.

“If the candidate’s too QAnon or Trumpian … reserve the right to go elsewhere.”

He said the center-right has gotten “lip service” from the Republican Party for too long.

“They call them RINOS [Republicans in name only] or squishes and speak disparaging … suggesting that the center is somehow weak-kneed or spineless,” said Dent, of Allentown.

One has to wonder if Dent’s position could change after Donald Trump’s CPAC speech, slated for the end of this month, in which the ex-President is expected to declare himself the primary influence on the party and possibly tease a 2024 bid for the White House.