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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Politics
Adam Wollner

Work inside or outside the GOP? ‘Never Trump’ Republicans split over next steps

WASHINGTON — The loose coalition of "Never Trump" Republicans who worked to defeat former President Donald Trump are now turning to a new and far more challenging goal: purging his brand of politics from the GOP.

But there’s little agreement on the best way to do that — or whether it’s even possible.

Current and former Republican strategists and officials who oppose Trump and now find themselves without a natural political home said they have largely fallen into three camps since the 2020 election: reform the GOP from within, start a third party or align with moderate Democrats.

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