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    Today's GOP 'Is Donald Trump's Party'

    This week's GOP convention is giving America a nightly view of the current Republican Party, under complete command of President Trump.
    by Don Gonyea Aug 26, 2020 4 minutes
    President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

    Ask any Republican strategist about the state of their party in 2020 and you'll get an answer something like this from GOP consultant Antonia Ferrier. "This is Donald Trump's party," she said, "and I don't think that should be much of a surprise."

    To underscore the point, the Republican National Committee decided not to write a new party platform this year. Instead, ahead of this week's GOP convention, the committee unanimously approved a resolution stating that the party "will continue to enthusiastically support the President's America-first agenda."

    Ferrier comes from the establishment wing of the Republican Party. She worked as a communications adviser to current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and earlier for former House Speaker John

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