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Trump warnings grow from forgotten Republicans (LOL!)
CBS News ^ | 08/18/2018

Posted on 08/18/2018 2:08:52 PM PDT by Drew68

The ranks of forgotten Republicans are growing.

Some were forced out, such as Tim Pawlenty, a former two-term Minnesota governor who lost this week's bid for a political comeback. Some, such as the retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chose to leave on their own. Others still serve, but with a muted voice.

Whether members of Congress, governors or state party leaders, they are struggling to fit into President Donald Trump's Republican Party.

The expanding list of marginalized GOP leaders underscores how thoroughly Mr. Trump has dominated — and changed — the Republican Party in the nearly two years since he seized the presidency. The overwhelming majority of elected officials, candidates and rank-and-file voters now follow the president with extraordinary loyalty, even if he strays far from the values and traditions many know and love.

The Republicans left behind are warning their party with increasing urgency, though it's unclear whether anyone's listening.

"I hope this is a very temporary place for the Republican Party," said Corker. "I hope that very soon we will return to our roots as a party that's very different, especially in tone, from we've seen coming out of the White House."

The forgotten Republicans — people like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford and Ohio Gov. John Kasich — have been unwilling to sit quietly as Mr. Trump steers the GOP away from free trade, fiscal responsibility, consistent foreign policy and civility.

Isolation and political exile have been their rewards.

Their diminished roles leave fewer Republican leaders willing to challenge Mr. Trump under any circumstances, even in his darkest moments.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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To: Drew68
Trump is going to lose in November 2016, and take the Republican Party down with him!!!

I remember the ceckless funts crying in September and October 2016...

SFTU and bite your pillows, boys.

21 posted on 08/18/2018 2:20:03 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Drew68
"I hope this is a very temporary place for the Republican Party," said Corker. "I hope that very soon we will return to our roots as a party that's very different, especially in tone, from we've seen coming out of the White House."

TERMINALLY TONE DEAF.

22 posted on 08/18/2018 2:20:31 PM PDT by TADSLOS (ThereÂ’s a tear in my beer...)
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To: Drew68
two years since he seized the presidency

Ee ha! El Presidente Trump!

23 posted on 08/18/2018 2:21:39 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Drew68

free trade = Exporting jobs
fiscal responsibility = Running deficits to fund illegal aliens
consistent foreign policy = Dying for people who hate us
civility = Masochism


24 posted on 08/18/2018 2:21:41 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: Drew68

“The forgotten Republicans — people like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.”

These are the kinds of Republicans I want to forget. Shows the desperation of the media touting these losers. They know damn well 90% of the Republican base supports the president! These sellouts represent the Deep State!


25 posted on 08/18/2018 2:21:46 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Drew68

it’s so heartwarming that the leftist fake stream enemedia is so concerned about the well being of the “forgotten” Republicans ... who hate Trump

btw, CBS: Tim Pawlenty, Tim Corker, Jeb Bush,Jeff Flake, Mark Sanford, and John Kasich aren’t “forgotten” Republicans ... they’re has-been GOPe, country-club-RINO, traitorous sell-outs to the globalist gazillionaires who only PRETENDED they were “conservatives” and only PRETENDED they represented the regular folks ... and we rank-and-file are ecstatic that these pretenders have finally been flushed ...


26 posted on 08/18/2018 2:22:57 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Drew68

Gosh! Believing in America and American workers is so DAMN HARD!


27 posted on 08/18/2018 2:23:51 PM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Vigilanteman

True. The fact is we have far more in common with working class Democrats in places like Michigan and Pennsylvania than we do elitist RINOs in DC.


28 posted on 08/18/2018 2:24:26 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Luke21

+1


29 posted on 08/18/2018 2:26:04 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: Drew68

Bush League Republicans who are upset that President Trump threatens to reverse the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA).


30 posted on 08/18/2018 2:27:05 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: americas.best.days...

I’m going to give cuts in the line to take a wet Mitt on Juan’s grave to any veteran who was forced to serve with Songbird.


31 posted on 08/18/2018 2:30:30 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Drew68

The Storm is coming...


32 posted on 08/18/2018 2:32:16 PM PDT by Paladin2 (no spelchek, no problem...)
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To: Drew68

I have been laughing out loud reading this. These Trump haters are basically saying that they know better than us what is best for the country. WE the people elected Trump-they didn’t. Therefore WE are the problem.
They haven’t learned a darn thing. Just amazing.


33 posted on 08/18/2018 2:32:28 PM PDT by pugmama (Ports Moon.)
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To: Vigilanteman
I really don’t see a problem with the two major parties sorting themselves into a Populist Party and a Deep State Party. Do you?

I'd rather see the Trump Republican party, The Deep State Democrats, and the Socialist party. The socialist party would draw in all the Greens and other fringe groups and could become a force.

But the deep state repubs have lost. They can retire, join the Trump Republicans, or join the deep state Dems.

34 posted on 08/18/2018 2:35:09 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Drew68

The listed “forgotten Republicans” are actually they who were laid to waste by the Trump machine.

Nobody remembers losers.


35 posted on 08/18/2018 2:35:25 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists call 'em what you will they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Drew68

Forgotten Republicans?

More like Discarded Republicans.

And there’s a lot more need to go.


36 posted on 08/18/2018 2:36:32 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: Drew68
“. . . Trump has dominated — and changed — the Republican Party in the nearly two years since he seized the presidency.”

Is seizing the presidency kind-of-like being elected president? Or, is fake news implying that Trump's election is not legitimate?

37 posted on 08/18/2018 2:38:22 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Drew68

I’m trying to figure out why the author would try to make his point by citing a bunch of abject losers in this piece.


38 posted on 08/18/2018 2:40:14 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: MUDDOG
Amazing, isn't it?

DJT "seized" the presidency just 8 short years after the most wonderful human being in presidential history was gifted the Oval Office by acclamation...

39 posted on 08/18/2018 2:41:03 PM PDT by daler
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To: Drew68
Their diminished roles leave fewer Republican leaders willing to challenge Mr. Trump under any circumstances, even in his darkest moments.

(... oh my, so scary ... cue the "evil creature is coming for you" music.

40 posted on 08/18/2018 2:43:06 PM PDT by Col Freeper (Liberals: Devoted members of the "Church of the Eternally Offended".)
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