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President Donald Trump may be on his way out of office, but his success steering the Republican Party toward a more anti-establishment and aggressive form of conservative politics is likely to be lasting. Recent political developments in Manatee County are an example of how Trump’s influence continues to trickle down to the local level. A trio of conservative county commissioners who tied themselves closely to Trump during the campaign recently took steps to oust the Manatee County administrator. They were cheered on from the sidelines by conservatives talking about purging the “deep ...

DeVries has been chair since 2016. She ran for reelection unopposed. “Thank you, thank you so much,” DeVries said after being reelected. “I’m so honored to continue as chair. I just can’t thank you all for your passion your drive your commitment to the party and you’re support of me.”  Republicans dominated Sarasota County elections this year. President Donald Trump carried the county by a significant margin, and the GOP won most of the competitive races, including three county commission contests, the District 16 congressional race between Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Bu...