Discussion: Report: White House Has Met With Potential Flake Primary Challengers

And we can thank FuxSnooze for what “middle 'Murica” is thinking

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Sure did. And let’s say this bill passes, the base is angry, and his polling dips further down. Who in the world believes he wouldn’t immediately trash the bill, blame Republicans in Congress, and pretend as though he had nothing to do with it?

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Only the best people, right?

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Per fivethirtyeight , Flake votes for Trumpp’s position on legislation only 95.1% of the time. The traitor has to go!

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It bears repeating that as of Wednesday the excellent WaPo chart of the Senators’ positions had MCCAIN alongside Collins and Paul as a “No” vote. This wasn’t a mistake–McCain cited Medicaid. Even before the operation, they moved him to “Iffy”, not to Yes. With the illness, there’s even less chance McCain will run again. So if McCain comes back, he could still vote no, doing Flake the favor of not having to buck the Teabaggers. Mitch and Trump couldn’t do anything about it.
@pluckyinky @bankerpup @ralph_vonholst

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I’m placing my bets on Flake.

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There’s another difference. The “Moore” is an old GOP family that the GOP has always helped. As noted in the link, Murkowski also had to overcome a challenge by a write-in campaign.

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This is fascinating. Somehow all the Rs who are deemed moderate vote for trumPP’s position, and that would include all the R ladies. But how the House votes is also fascinating. Lots of number to scroll through but as I’ve learned elsewhere, many of the Rs in the House from CA who support PP including repealing ACA are also from districts who voted for Clinton. e.g. Issa and Royce, so they’re seen as endangered in 2018.

Flake’s record of support for PP’s positions. h/t @ottnott

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Me too :grinning:

Read it to your constituents at a town hall, Jeff. Then, after they beat the living shit out of you, you can use that Obamacare that you and your party are trying to repeal so you can afford to go to the hospital.
And the motherfucker knows how to read?

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When I first glanced at that pic, I honestly thought it was Ann Coulter.

This is a good test for Senator Flake. He can tell Yertle and Don the Con to drop dead and publicly oppose the TrumpNoCare bill until such time as Mueller completes his investigation of Trump’s treason. Alternatively Flake can cave and reveal his tough words about Trump were vapid political rhetoric.

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Do not reply to anything I post.

Go ahead, Trump, primary Flake, shatter the GOP vote.

Works for me.

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Trump would sign any bill passed by the GOP Congress and loudly proclaim “victory”. Substance means nothing to him and to most of his idiot followers.

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I still wonder about the constitutionality of a bill that was signed by the president with a crayon.

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Yes, I agree, Tena. Give the GOP base in Arizona a choice between a phony moderate like Flake, a batshit crazy Teabagger like David Bossie, and a true Trump loyalist who wants to take away the healthcare of people in Arizona who have a median age of 975-years-old (which means every other Republican candidate). Decisions, decisions!

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Also RFK, God rest his soul.

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