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Iff we don't see more Republicans replaced by Bannon backed candidates like Ward.
I don't think Bannon can fool that many people--he's just another huckster--there is nothing genuine about him. So he can put his crazy candidates out there, but that will only work in a few extreme places. His AZ candidate reminds me of Christine 'I-am-not-a-witch' O'Donnell.
If Trump doesn't get his tax cuts through this year, corporate America, Wall St, and the stock market are not going to like it--and that is what has been propping them up.
Trump has made very few friends and a lot enemies in Congress. Nobody is going to make it easy for him. And he is still making new enemies every day with his twitter tirades.
Democrats and Republicans care - because the incumbent isn't running. This means the seat is up for grabs. Incumbent Senators, on average, win re-election at least 80% of the time. With no incumbent running, the seat is up for grabs.
Since Flake is retiring, he will vote as he chooses for the remainder of his term.
I don't think Bannon can fool that many people--he's just another huckster--there is nothing genuine about him. So he can put his crazy candidates out there, but that will only work in a few extreme places. His AZ candidate reminds me of Christine 'I-am-not-a-witch' O'Donnell.
If Trump doesn't get his tax cuts through this year, corporate America, Wall St, and the stock market are not going to like it--and that is what has been propping them up.
Trump has made very few friends and a lot enemies in Congress. Nobody is going to make it easy for him. And he is still making new enemies every day with his twitter tirades.
Arizona Senator Flake took to the Senate floor today and announced that he would not seek another term. he then went on to lament the current state of our government. He went directly after the president and his conduct stating that it was not normal and should not be considered acceptable.
Bravo.
Excerpts from his address:
We must never regard as “normal” the regular and casual undermining of our democratic norms and ideals. We must never meekly accept the daily sundering of our country - the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms, and institutions, the flagrant disregard for truth or decency, the reckless provocations, most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons, reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with the fortunes of the people that we have all been elected to serve.
None of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal.
Reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as “telling it like it is,” when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified.
And when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else: It is dangerous to a democracy. Such behavior does not project strength – because our strength comes from our values. It instead projects a corruption of the spirit, and weakness.
The notion that one should stay silent as the norms and values that keep America strong are undermined and as the alliances and agreements that ensure the stability of the entire world are routinely threatened by the level of thought that goes into 140 characters - the notion that one should say and do nothing in the face of such mercurial behavior is ahistoric and, I believe, profoundly misguided.
When a leader correctly identifies real hurt and insecurity in our country and instead of addressing it goes looking for somebody to blame, there is perhaps nothing more devastating to a pluralistic society.
Kudos to Sen. Flake. It’s all about to unravel now.
Except...it would be far preferable if more Republicans were willing to speak up and were going to be running again. It's not much of a trick when you are leaving and have nothing to lose.
It's the only way they are truly free IF they come from states that voted for Trump.
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This is too easy! Bannon targets these people and they float away like paper dolls. Winning! Bannonites support Kelli Ward.
I thought I heard that they had pulled their support of Kelli Ward for some reason.
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wow it is like you are not even watching.
All Bannon is doing is giving seats to the left by getting moderates to give up.
Flake is from AZ, a swing state, this means you guys will likely primary up a more extreme Rs thus giving advantage to a moderate Dem.
thanks, we appreciate your guys making your party a party of extremists. FLAKE has literally (as in literally) said he will not follow your path.
BRAVO for FLAKE, Hurrah for Dems. simply delightful to watch you guys win and then throw it all away through intolerance.
Trump is going to split the Republican party in two. There will be Republicans and then there will be Trump Republicans.
Trumpees don't care about things like the "handwriting on the wall", and the fact that everyone is jumping off this sinking ship called the S.S.TRUMP. Nah, it is everyone elses fault, not Donnies !!
If we just ignore the truth, it will all go away.
Keep dreaming buddy. Trump's acting like a boss & will win re-election in 2020. Flake, Corker, all the RINO's are endangered species and will be out of office soon, to be replaced by Trump supporters...and they know it.
I long for the days of normalcy, and believe many Americans long for the same thing. The drama we see playing out everyday in Washington is not the norm, and it's hurting and dividing this country. The norm is what made this country a world superpower, normal people who know what they are doing. It's the other than norm crowd, who don't know what they are doing, that's going to hurt this country.
Exactly. It's something every frigging day with Trump. Who wants this, really? Our government should not be a spectator sport.
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It’s all about to unravel now.
