Will Texas Republicans quit Donald Trump?

There are times when a relationship, no matter how good it’s been, has to end. It’s a staple of the blues–realizing that it’s over, but reluctant to let go. It’s outlined in the blues standard “I can’t quit you baby,” a simmering song about holding on to a dying love. I prefer Little Milton’s version. Some political relationships don’t last either, and there comes a time to walk away. On Tuesday Donald Trump is expected to announce another run for the White House, which could leave some Republicans across the country pondering whether to leave Trump for someone else–like Florida Gov. Mike DeSantis, a Republican who is frequently mentioned as a 2024 contender for the GOP presidential nomination.

Trump is lashing out at DeSantis, proof that he sees the man he helped become a rising star as a political rival. The prospect of a Trump/DeSantis matchup in the 2024 GOP presidential primary has me wondering. Will Texas Republicans quit Trump? One Texas GOP member of congress will be looking at his options. On Sunday’s Lone Star Politics, a political show produced by KXAS (NBC 5) and The Dallas Morning News, U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey did not say whether he would support another Trump campaign for president. In 2021 Ellzey, a Waxahachie Republican, won a special congressional election to replace the late Ron Wright, beating Trump-endorsed candidate Susan Wright for the seat. “I am looking for an aspirational, unifying presidential candidate much in the vein of Ronald Reagan,” he said. “Our era today looks very much like 1979, with a nation that seems to feel divided with energy shortage that are self-created, with a president that’s not particularly strong. And we’re looking for somebody to bring us all together the way that Ronald Reagan did.” Ellzey added he would support a “positive candidate speaking well of other people.”