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Utah Sen. Mike Lee voted for McMullin in protest of Trump (2016)
Salt Lake Tribune ^ | ยท November 9, 2016 | Dan Harrie The Salt Lake Tribune

Posted on 06/28/2018 9:48:02 AM PDT by conservative98

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who is on Donald Trump's lengthy short list for Supreme Court nominees, revealed Wednesday that he voted for independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin.

"It was a protest vote," he told an audience at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in Salt Lake City, acknowledging he didn't know McMullin well, or much about him.

"I had signaled in the past concerns that I had with my party's nominee. I've made no secret about that and I don't feel any desire to rehearse those now.… I saw in Evan McMullin an opportunity to register a protest vote."

Lee previously has said he would not vote for Trump, but until Wednesday declined to say who would get his vote.

McMullin finished third in Utah, behind Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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1 posted on 06/28/2018 9:48:03 AM PDT by conservative98
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2 posted on 06/28/2018 9:48:15 AM PDT by conservative98
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Utahans need to kick Lee out at the next opportunity. We didn’t replace Bennett with him just so he could turn into another Bennett.


3 posted on 06/28/2018 9:50:10 AM PDT by jyo19
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The LDS mindset has a very serious worldview problem.

Why?

See my tagline.
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4 posted on 06/28/2018 9:50:47 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: conservative98; holdonnow
TheLastRefuge ‏ @TheLastRefuge2 Follow Follow @TheLastRefuge2 More TheLastRefuge Retweeted Dan Bongino 🤦‍♂️D'oh. @dbongino & @marklevinshow think it's a solid idea for President Trump to nominate for SCOTUS a *CONstitutional* politician (Mike Lee) responsible for organizing GOP delegate convention floor maneuver to block Trump and install Cruz in June '16.

🤔Let that sink.TheLastRefuge added, Dan Bongino Verified account @dbongino This 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1012106561429360640 …

7:24 PM - 27 Jun 2018 296 Retweets 492 Likes 80’s BooMAGA JangoBearLoriTSaw A StoryGirl_GrimlyAlex GoodmanPuhLeesSonFlowerCara TXZEAL 81 replies 296 retweets 492 likes Reply 81 Retweet 296 Like 492 New conversation

CC ‏ @ChatByCC 14h14 hours ago More Replying to @TheLastRefuge2 @dbongino @marklevinshow Do you mean this Senator from Utah, Mike Lee, aka Never Trumper, who wreaked havoc at the RNC convention in an attempt to disrupt the nomination of @realDonaldTrump? Lordy, these people are stupid! 22 replies 193 retweets 306 likes Reply 22 Retweet 193 Like 306

CC ‏ @ChatByCC 6h6 hours ago More Utah Senator Mike Lee voted for fellow Never Trumper Evan (McMuffin) McMullin in the presidential election. Those saying President Trump is considering nominating Mike Lee for SCOTUS to replace Justice Kennedy is spreading propaganda. Just STOP!

https://twitter.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/1012159844395225088

5 posted on 06/28/2018 9:51:15 AM PDT by conservative98
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So he voted for Hillary. Get this punk off the SC short list now.


6 posted on 06/28/2018 9:52:14 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Not for nothing, but it’d be hard for the media to say that he’d be some rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda if he didn’t vote for Trump and they don’t even really like each other. OTOH, it does call into question the judgement of Lee, which is not a point worth overlooking.


7 posted on 06/28/2018 9:54:04 AM PDT by MountainWalker
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My estimation of Mike Lee just went down considerably.


8 posted on 06/28/2018 9:54:49 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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What is it with Utah?


9 posted on 06/28/2018 9:56:06 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Morons, er, Mormons


10 posted on 06/28/2018 9:58:17 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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People have such short memories.
11 posted on 06/28/2018 9:58:19 AM PDT by CaptainK ("no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker")
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To: conservative98

Yes he did


12 posted on 06/28/2018 9:58:40 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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Senator Lee was rooting for his buddy Lying Ted. That was the reason he has been anti-Trump. That and he considers himself a “real” conservative just like Mark Levin.

These “real” conservatives have achieved close to zero in congress. But they consider themselves “principled” conservatives. Yeah sure, so show us some results. Otherwise you are all a dud in the real world.


13 posted on 06/28/2018 9:58:50 AM PDT by entropy12 (1 Mil Daca is the shining object to hide 30 mil low quality LEGAL immigrants in last 25 years)
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14 posted on 06/28/2018 10:00:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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it’d be hard for the media to say that he’d be some rubber stamp for Trump’s agenda if he didn’t vote for Trump and they don’t even really like each other

Good point. Also he's well liked among his fellow senators, so I can't imagine one of the RINOs voting against. He's a Utah politician out to earn points, so he made a meaningless gesture voting for McMuffin. That was a one-time dumb move that has nothing to do with his jurisprudence. If he's pro-constitution and not pro-"penumbra", I'm fine with him. Plus the "great one" digs him. Plus he'll more easily get through the confirmation process and handle all the faux outrage from the dem members, all of whom he knows so well.

15 posted on 06/28/2018 10:02:36 AM PDT by scottinoc
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Mormon cult


16 posted on 06/28/2018 10:02:43 AM PDT by Okeydoker
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Mike Lee official portrait 112th Congress (cropped).jpg

Mike Lee Republican Utah Mormon[136][137]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_affiliation_in_the_United_States_Senate


17 posted on 06/28/2018 10:03:48 AM PDT by conservative98
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Yeah, there arent enough good trump conservative judges on the list so he should pick a never trumper, mormon cultist.


18 posted on 06/28/2018 10:04:06 AM PDT by Okeydoker
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Utah - The state that just handed us Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate for US Senate


19 posted on 06/28/2018 10:06:50 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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And soon we will have another “real conservative.” Mitt Romney. Great. Just great.../


20 posted on 06/28/2018 10:07:26 AM PDT by donozark (Restraining orders are just another way of saying I love you.)
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