A Conservative Gathering Provides a Safe Space for Republicans Who Aren't on Board With Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : But when asked about Trump picking new fights within the party, Scott steered the conversation to his own success in a series of close gubernatorial and Senate contests.
58% : She emphasized this time that Trump is encouraging his backers to take advantage of any voting option: mail, in-person early voting or on Election Day.
51% : Despite blaming Trump for the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, he has endorsed Trump for president.
50% : Asked whether he would offer Trump that advice, Scott replied: "Well, I mean, he's going to run the race he likes to run."
45% : But he added, he's withheld his vote from Trump before and said, "I know people who probably will do that this year.
43% : Kent Kim, a 30-year-old from Alpharetta, said he has decided to go with Trump.
41% : Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who was recently blasted by Trump for not helping overturn the 2020 election, drew a standing ovation when he was introduced, laughter when he compared the former president to a tropical storm and more applause when he called for Republicans to focus on the future.
40% : Trump has been indicted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia and elsewhere; those cases are pending.
37% : "I voted for him willingly in 2016, and then I held my nose and did it again in 2020," said Atlanta small business owner Barton McMillan, a four-decade resident of the city who blames Trump for recent Democratic victories in Georgia, which backed Joe Biden for president in 2020 and elected two Democratic U.S. senators.
36% : "I understand why Trump was needed in 2016," Michaelis said.
36% : Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who is running to succeed McConnell as GOP Senate leader, said in a brief interview that Trump is "going to be fine."
30% : They also serve as a reminder that despite his near-complete takeover of the GOP, Trump still has detractors and skeptics among conservatives whose decisions this fall could help determine whether he returns to the White House.
24% : "We're going to use our political operation to win Georgia despite past grievances," Kemp assured Erickson without mentioning Trump by name.
18% : "Michaelis, who voted for Trump in 2020, said he would not back Harris but had not yet decided whether to vote for the former president again.
3% : Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who lost a January 2021 runoff to Democrat Raphael Warnock, noted that tens of thousands of Republicans who voted for Trump the previous November stayed home for the runoff after Trump openly questioned the veracity of vote counts.

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