To the Editor:

Re “The Crisis of the Republican Party” (editorial, Oct. 19):

I believe that it is important to have a conservative alternative to the Democrats, but the Republican Party is too far gone to redeem itself. The latest scandal with hosting the G7 shows that when Republicans in Congress push back on the president’s corruption, he backs down.

So imagine if from Day 1 the Republicans had protested President Trump’s many lies, had demanded he separate himself and his children from their business interests, had upheld norms in environmental regulation, had held hearings as soon as it was obvious that Mr. Trump was permanently traumatizing immigrant children, and so forth.

The Republicans went along. Was it fear of losing an election? Were they simply laughing all the way to the bank? Did they enjoy watching the poor and vulnerable suffer? The reasons don’t matter. The Republicans empowered an obviously corrupt president. They all need to be voted out of office, and thoughtful conservatives who were not corrupted need to build a new party.

Richard Dine

Silver Spring, Md.

To the Editor:

Let us summon a modicum of sympathy for Senate Republicans. Only they can resolve this mess. It’s a stretch, but I can accept an honest argument that President Trump’s behavior does not rise to the level of impeachment. O.K., but renomination?