Think Tank Wants to Set ‘New Direction’ for Conservatives After Midterms—But Who Funds Them?

Trump 'does not offer conservatives a formula' for 'multi-ethnic, working class conservatism': founder Oren Cass

The rising sun illuminates the US Capitol building in Washington on Nov. 9, 2022. Control of the US Congress remains in balance after Democrats look to have held much of what was expected to be a Republican red wave at bay but some races still do not have a clear winner. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

As Republicans weave competing narratives over the “red wave” that wasn’t, one relatively new think tank has hit the ground running in an effort to set the agenda for a somewhat stronger GOP.

American Compass, a think tank founded in 2020 by former Mitt Romney presidential campaign aide Oren Cass, released on Nov. 9 “New Direction: Conservative Principles & Policies for the 118th Congress.”