Can Ronna McDaniel survive calls for her resignation?
19th December 2023
Ramaswamy’s call-out lit a powder keg that McDaniel had been sitting on for years. The Woke Inc. author was not the only one frustrated by the GOP’s recent inability to mitigate major losses in tough election seasons and take advantage when the winds were in their favor, leading to a series of disappointing cycles. And feelings toward McDaniel were especially sour that evening as Republicans were still reeling from a series of election losses the previous night, particularly in Kentucky and Virginia. Ramaswamy leveraged his viral moment into a data-collection website, FireRonna.com, and scores of conservative commentators and operatives echoed his calls. Republican operatives I spoke to acknowledge that although they are naturally skeptical of Ramaswamy and other right-wing grassroots attacks on McDaniel, there are legitimate reasons to be upset with her leadership.