Please note that I am asking a specific question. Other general opinions can go it the other thread open on this topic:
Fox news: Trump will be reinstated to Twitter
But just on the question about the Republican Party. Do you think Trump on Twitter will be good for the Republican Party, or Bad?
Will Trump use Twitter to attack other Republican politicians? Will he derail their agenda? Will his mere presence be an embarrassment and hinder their ability to attract moderates or independents?
What do you think?
I look at politics as something not unlike a pendulum which goes back and forth, but never in the exact same place as before. Both the Democrats and Republicans have had their ups and downs, where one party appeared unstoppable and other looked weak. The history of both parties is intertwined with the history of US politics, which also has been rather wild in spots.
Parties are often defined by their leading figures, and Trump appears to be the leading figure of the Republicans at present. Others might look back to other Republicans in the past, such as Eisenhower or Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Many still look to Reagan as the defining leader of the GOP even today, though many still refer to it as the party of Abraham Lincoln.
For the purpose of your question, I would define "good" or "bad" only in the sense of whether Trump can help Republicans win elections (or whether he himself can get re-elected). At this point, I voted "I don't know," since it appears that the predicted "red wave" was narrowly averted, but not by much.
Another major factor is the general quality of life and state of affairs in the country and the world as a whole, the economy, supply chain, energy costs, shrinking paychecks, healthcare costs, housing costs and an increasingly impatient public waiting for their elected officials to do something beneficial for the people. Depending on whether the overall situation is good or bad, that will influence whether Trump's presence in US politics is benign or malignant.
or whatever. It's an open forum.