A.G. Gancarski
One of Donald Trump’s key political advisers is making it clear that the Republican Party will rise or fall based on how closely it aligns with its chief standard bearer and the “big change” he promised on the campaign trail.
Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair believes that “Trump voters can be converted into Republican voters,” if the GOP “gives the voters what they paid for with their vote.”
If that’s the case, “a long term political realignment” is possible, Blair said Friday at CPAC 2025.
“Trump gained more popular votes than any Republican ever has. It was the first popular vote win for a Republican president in 20 years and the first non-incumbent since 1988. The House Republicans won more popular votes than they ever have and he swept the Senate majority into office and really, President Trump performs above all other Republicans and that’s because a lot of these voters that are with him have not come over to the party.”
The goal is getting “these voters who only vote when Trump is on the ballot … who are with the Trump worldview” and “getting these voters (out) when Trump is not on the ballot,” Blair said.
Blair was political director for the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee this cycle, where he managed staff and oversaw various political operations and programs.
2 comments
Ron Ogden
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 pm
AG, you cover Republican politics the way the ladies’ club social reporter covers an explosion at the sewage plant: minimally, and from a distance, with your hanky over your nose.
Dive in, AG. Dive in a learn a little about life outside the ivory tower.
MH/Duuuval
February 22, 2025 at 10:34 pm
Perhaps you don’t have AG’s nose for the reek of MAGA corruption and cronyism?