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  1. Republican Party Faces Internal Problems
  2. Resignation of Caucus chairman triggers wave of defections
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  4. The recent midterm elections, contentious as they were, have proven far more devastating to the Republican Party on an internal level than on the external one. A few days ago, former Republican Patriot Caucus /u/trey_chaffin has defected from the Republican Party, joined by a host of other proeminent Patriot Caucus members.
  5. In /r/ModelUSPress, /u/JaguarsFan44 announced the creation of the Patriot Party, formed by these former Republicans. In the announcement of the Party’s creation, the user declared the following: „In recent times, we have found that the Republican Party is not the party of Lincoln, the party of Reagan, nor is it the party of the ideals that have made this country great. The Republican Party is a party with no true identity, no true goal, simply a group of people with interests for power in politics. It has come the time for Patriots of this country to reject the notion that we must be complicit in this search for power, people simply interested in being in political power, not to attain any sort of goals for the greater good of society at large, rather that their ego continue to be boosted and allow for the continuous lambasting of American values.”, indicating that the raison d’etre for the Patriots’ separation was discontent with the mainstream Republican Party for not being more stringent in their adherence to conservatism.
  6. Such a defection has proved damaging to the Republican Party, which has seen a drop in its membership. Estimates vary as to how many have left, but what is significant is the status of these defectors, which include now-retired Republican Party Chairman /u/FleecyTax and the current President of the United States of America, /u/jamawoma24 . In the former’s farewell adress, he cites disillusionment with the Party as his reason for leaving now instead of waiting out his term; beforehand he did refer to feeling increasingly uneasy with his own Party, and not seeking reelection. Quoting, „I have some sad news to share with you today, as many of you have seen I have been outspoken about my displeasure with the party. It is hard for me to lead a party that I can barely even support. At this point I would like to announce my stepping down as chairman of this party, I have become everything I hated about leadership. I fight what I love, and support what I hate. I will be taking this time to reevaluate not only what I believe in but what my goals are for the future. I may come back to this party when it become the Grand Old Party I once adored, but for now I will be taking a break from the Republican Party.”
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  8. What this will mean for the political right within the simulation is a subject for debate, one that this article will not breach into. All that is known is that the Republicans have suffered a blow, that the new Chairman-presumptive, /u/Reagan0 , faces a tough challenge and a shaky start, and that the Grand Old Party faces an uncertain future.
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