https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/537060-the-memo-its-trump-vs-mcconnell-in-battle-for-gops-soul
[…] McConnell clearly has come to see Trump β and Trumpism β as a liability for his party in the future. Comparisons are drawn with the rise of the Tea Party roughly a decade ago β a development which on one hand gave the GOP a new infusion of energy and on the other produced eccentric nominees who lost winnable Senate races. […]