Trump 2024?: Consensus of Reflector readers say no

Nov. 27—NORWALK — Should the Republican Party dump former president Donald Trump?

Yes, according to Norwalk Reflector readers.

Acccording to a non-scientific poll, 56% of the people who responded no to the following question:

Do you think Donald Trump is the right person to lead the Republican Party?

In a poll that collected 1,292 votes, here was the breakdown:

Yes — 37%

No — 56%

Don't care — 4%

No opinion — 3%

Those numbers are close to some of the national numbers.

Nearly 6 In 10 Americans view Trump's 2024 run as a bad thing, a Quinnipiac University National Poll finds, while Republicans are split between Trump vs. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis For 2024 GOP nominee.

Shortly after former President Donald Trump announced he was seeking to return to the White House with a 2024 presidential bid, Americans 57 — 34 percent think Trump running for president in 2024 is a bad thing, according to a recent Quinnipiac University national poll of adults.

Democrats (88 — 8 percent) and independents (58 — 32 percent) think it's a bad thing, while Republicans (62 — 27 percent) think it's a good thing.

A majority of Americans (55 percent) think Donald Trump has had a mainly negative impact on the Republican Party, while 37 percent think he has had a mainly positive impact. Republicans 70 — 24 percent think Trump has had a mainly positive impact on their party.

Roughly one-third of Americans (35 percent) consider themselves supporters of Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, while 60 percent do not consider themselves supporters. Nearly 8 in 10 Republicans (79 percent) consider themselves supporters of the MAGA movement, while 16 percent do not.

Roughly half of Americans (49 percent) think it's either very likely (18 percent) or somewhat likely (31 percent) that Donald Trump will win another presidential election, while 48 percent think it's either not so likely (23 percent) or not likely at all (25 percent).

"An underwhelming welcome back to the political battlefield for Donald Trump comes with a mixed message ... nearly 60 percent of Americans say they do not want to see him back in the Oval Office, but nearly half of Americans think it's likely," said Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy.

Jeff Bertram, Huron County Republican Party Central Committee Chairman, said everybody should just let the process work itself out.

"We believe that all qualified Republicans should announce their candidacy for office and let Republicans select the best qualified candidates through the primary process," he said. "The Republican Party is fortunate to have a very deep bench of potential presidential nominees, and we would add that our bench is extremely diverse.

"In addition to Former President Donald Trump, we would welcome the opportunity to evaluate Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Tom Cotton, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Gov. Kristy Noem, Former Ambassador Nicki Haley, and former Vice President Mike Pence to name a few."

What is the best direction for the party in 2024?

"The Huron County Republican Party will continue to support conservative American and Ohio values of faith and freedom while we support candidates who know, follow and support the Constitutions of the state of Ohio and the United States of America," Bertram said. "Candidates who will properly support and fund law enforcement and the rule of law; candidates who will work to bring Ohio to the forefront of the gas, natural gas and clean coal production of energy; those who will restore order and security to our borders and reform immigration laws; and who will secure our supply chain and fight inflation by working to reduce wasteful spending and putting Ohioans and Americans back to work.

"We are at a pivotal point in American politics where all Americans need to educate themselves on issues and candidates, and more than ever we need to have candid conversations, not cancellations when someone disagrees with an idea or point of view. We need to understand how important our 1 vote is, and we need to value the power of that vote when we question candidates for office about how they will propose to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."