Trump's power in the Republican party is unprecedented in contemporary political history, as Tuesday's election results proved. More than Bush, Cheney, or any other party leader.
Trump's accomplishments are astounding.
Liz Cheney's Wyoming drumming was a stunning blow to the "Old Guard." First, the stats. Liz got 29% of the primary vote, while Trump-backed Harriet Hageman got 66%. I can't remember a moment in recent politics when a non-indicted incumbent had such a low proportion of the vote.
Republican Wyoming. Since 1948, the electorate has once backed a democrat for president. People backed Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Wyoming gave Trump his highest margin of victory over Clinton in 2016. Trump won by 46 points. Trump beat Biden by 43 points in Wyoming in 2020. Trump got 69%, Biden 26%.
Trump's Tuesday was remarkable. His team recruits and finances a good candidate to replace Liz Cheney. They interviewed possible challengers and chose Harriet.
From the outside effort to the staff she chose to run the campaign, it had the Trump imprimatur and the Trump team.
Was anyone surprised by what Trump has accomplished? When he ran for president in 2015, he took on the Bush family, arguably America's most powerful political dynasty.
We all know that George H. W. Bush (41) and his son George W. Bush (43) were presidents, and that Jeb was governor of Florida and George W. governor of Texas (around the same time period), but many forget that Prescott Bush was a U.S. senator from Connecticut from 1952-1963. George P. Bush, Jeb's son, was Texas Land Commissioner until his recent loss for Attorney General.
Bush family party politics are over. I don't need to remind folks of Trump's feud with Sen. John McCain, the 2008 GOP nominee. The McCains now work for Biden, which was unthinkable a decade ago.
Willard, finally Romney Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP nominee. Mitt is the junior senator from Utah, and his clashes with Trump are well-documented. Mitt must face Utah voters in just over two years, during the next presidential election.
Trump hopes to "educate" Utah voters about Mitt Romney, I'd wager.
Donald Trump has defeated every political elite family in the last 70 years. Tuesday was another step toward Trumpifying the GOP.
Nearly finished… Romney will be gone in two years, and Trump can Make America Great Again.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Daily Caller.
