This week, Scripps News Reports explores the power of Donald Trump within his party.
The Republican Party is now the party of Trump. The national Republican leader is a lightning rod: He is a hero to many in the country and a villain to others.
He is the Republican choice for president for a third straight election despite never winning the popular vote. More Republicans than not want him back in the White House — but some in the party say he may cost them the election.
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Scripps News speaks with a panel of experts to understand Trump’s grasp on the party: Former Congressman Joe Walsh, who has insight into the inner workings of the Republican Party; Tara Setmayer, a senior advisor at the Lincoln Project who left the party after Trump refused to concede the last election; and Miles Taylor, who spoke out anonymously from within the Trump administration while serving as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.