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01/19/2021 06:58 PM EST
Welcome to POLITICO’s 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history.
The afternoon the networks declared
JOE BIDEN the victor in November, we published a story about the “contenders” to be in his Cabinet. It was speculative, but the product of dozens of calls from people around the newsroom.
As President Trump prepares to exit the White House Wednesday, there is convincing evidence to suggest the future of the Republican Party will continue to run through the soon-to-be former president. I don t think the average Republican will turn their back on President Trump, says Diane Parnell, who chairs the Rockingham County GOP. I can tell you that the folks in Rockingham County certainly will not. From local party leaders to North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, support for President Trump remains strong for most Republicans across the state. I m going to be honest with you. I can t see anybody who I would rather see run than President Trump, Robinson says. I think that he did a fantastic job as president, all the way up to the very end. On Wednesday, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell blamed President Trump for the siege on the Capitol on Jan. 6. The mob was fed lies, he said. They were provoked by the president. However, the latest national polls show