

Prior to 2016, the following organizations and people held the power in the GOP:
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- The NRA
- The Koch network
- Heritage Action
- The Drudge Report
- National Review
- Conservative movement groups such as Tea Party Express, FreedomWorks, and the Senate Conservatives Fund.
After 2016, the following organizations and people hold power in the GOP:
- Donald Trump
- Tucker Carlson
- Family and former aides to Trump
- Fox News
- Club for Growth
- Daily Wire
- Breitbart News
- Online influencers including Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino, Joe Rogan, Jack Posobiec, Charlie Kirk and Marjorie Taylor-Greene.
- Steve Bannon
- Susan B. Anthony List
Jonathan Swan of Axios assembled these lists based on interviews with GOP party operatives. He writes: “Most of these changes weren’t gradual. They were triggered by the shockwave of 2016.”
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