On a recent podcast with Andrew Sullivan, writer Kevin Williamson warned against the modern pitfalls of populism. “I don’t trust Americans with freedom as much as I used to,” Williamson admitted. “I don’t assume that they will do good things with it, but I trust them even less with political power than I used to. So, I don’t really want a stronger government.”Williamson’s skepticism feels particularly cogent today. Following another disastrous proclamation that the conflict with Iran has ended and the controversial U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, President Donald Trump’s approval rating sits at a dismal 37%. With Vice President JD Vance drawing a mere 41% approval, a critical question looms: What is the future of the Republican Party?As a mildly libertarian swing voter, I am not Trump’s core base. Yet, visiting family in the Midwest reminded me that even those who still back the current administration need a political home. While Democrats face their own soul-searching — seemingly culminating in underwhelming alternatives such as Graham Platner — the GOP’s impending reckoning is more immediate. As a marginal voter who helps determine elections — the exact type of person “politicians pander to in speeches,” as King of the Hill famously put it — I believe now is the time to ask what a post-Trump Republican Party looks like.