Hill GOP to Trump: Tamp down the talk of grudges and Jan. 6

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : While Trump focuses on his base -- and Haley withholds her endorsement -- other congressional Republicans want to see him use his running-mate pick and his Cabinet shortlist to make a statement about building a more inclusive GOP.
43% : Trump's confrontational style has never fully rubbed off on his party; Republicans often succeed in battleground states by running more conventional candidates -- who still have to respond to nearly everything Trump does once they offer him their support.
39% : But "if you're focusing on your opponents, you're focusing on whatever happened in 2020," Roy added of Trump, "well, that ain't gonna do it."
35% : "Trump is unlikely to heed such warnings to pivot to a more consistent general election message.
31% : "More traditional Republicans like Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence may represent the kind of voters Trump needs in his coalition to win the White House and a GOP Congress this fall.
31% : His reply is no surprise, since refusing to back Trump is the fastest way to make life painful in the Republican Party.
28% : Atop of the list of topics some Republicans want Trump to avoid: his attempts to revise the violent history of the Capitol attack by his supporters and his description of people convicted of riot-related crimes as "patriots."Many GOP senators are wincing as Trump homes in on Jan. 6, 2021, rather than attempting to capitalize on Biden's vulnerabilities.
28% : Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), for example, will not endorse Trump and said in a brief interview that he's "done talking about things that are even resembling presidential campaign talk right now."
26% : If Trump doesn't campaign strategically, Tillis said, "we could potentially lose the coin toss in an all-other-things-equal race" further down the ballot.
25% : Tillis added a note of hope that Trump won't sink candidates in states where the GOP might otherwise compete, like Michigan, where his "crossover appeal" might not translate to congressional candidates.
22% : In a recent interview, Roy argued that Trump stands to gain from sticking to issues like border security and "draining the swamp."
18% : But as President Joe Biden makes a play for Nikki Haley voters who might be reluctant to back Trump, Republicans are starting to nudge the former president to at least try to tone it down.
15% : But while some polls show Trump leading Biden without having to court blocs of GOP voters who might identify more with the deal-making Young than with MAGA, some Republicans don't want to take any chances.
14% : Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), said that praising Capitol rioters "definitely is not my thing," advising Trump to talk more about middle-class workers instead.
12% : "Trump has argued that Haley donors wouldn't be accepted by his supporters, writing on Truth Social in January that her backers "will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp."
9% : "Then there's the Hill's handful of DeSantis supporters; Lee isn't the first of them to get targeted by Trump.

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