The post-Trump GOP, gutted

Republicans will emerge from the Trump era gutted financially, institutionally and structurally.

The big picture: The losses are stark and substantial.

• They lost their congressional power.
• Their two leaders, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy, are hamstrung by corporate blacklisting of their election-denying members.
• The GOP brand is radioactive for a huge chunk of America.
• The corporate bans on giving to the 147 House and Senate Republicans who voted against election certification are growing and virtually certain to hold.
• The RNC is a shell of its former self and run by a Trump loyalist.
• Democrats crushed them in fundraising when they were out of power. Imagine their edge with it.
• Sheldon Adelson, the party's biggest donor, died Monday.
• The NRA is weaker than it has ever been, after massive leadership scandals.
• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, once controlled by rock-ribbed Republicans, also gave to Democrats in 2020.
• Rank-and-file Republicans are now scattered on encrypted channels like Signal and fearful of Big Tech platforms.

What to watch: Conservatives hold power in the courts and state legislatures, two foundational pieces to rebuilding their party. But they likely will face a raging internal war over policies and political leaders as they grapple with a post-Trump world — whenever that might be.