Republicans are not happy with Tuesday’s election results, and while some look to blame former President Donald Trump, others are calling for the resignation of Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
“What, exactly, does Ronna McDaniel do, besides lose? The only thing she SHOULD do is RESIGN. Effective immediately,” former Fox News contributor Monica Crowley wrote on X Tuesday.
The GOP didn’t do as well as the party expected Tuesday night. Democrats nabbed seats in states like Virginia and Ohio and red-state Kentucky, and they prevailed on left-leaning issues like marijuana and abortion in Ohio.
As the votes rolled in, so did criticism and memes about Mrs. McDaniel.
“If Matt Gaetz can vacate Kevin McCarthy, I think it’s time for President Trump to vacate Ronna McDaniel,” the account DC Draino wrote on X Wednesday. “Only he has the power to do it at this point.”
Another account posted an unflattering photo of Mrs. McDaniel with the text, “Fire Ronna Romney NOW,” written on it, calling her Romney familial roots to attention.
“A record number of failures,” the caption read.
Both political commentator John Solomon and former Trump advisor and podcaster Steve Bannon called for her to resign.
Some X users said Mrs. McDaniel should be replaced by conservative activist Scott Presler.
“Ronna McDaniel has to go as GOP Chair! Replace her with @ScottPresler, who agrees???” one user wrote.
Others chose to point out how many seats had been lost under the chair’s tenure.
“Since Ronna McDaniel became the RNC Chair in 2017, the Republican Party has had a net loss of 8 governorships, 3 seats in the Senate, 23 seats in the House, and the presidency. McConnell and McDaniel must go!” one user wrote, which added blame to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for the losses in Kentucky.
Mrs. McDaniel has served as RNC chairwoman since 2017.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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