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Flake: Better for a Dem to win in 2020 than Trump
The Hill ^ | 3/29/2019 | John Bowden

Posted on 03/29/2019 4:59:19 PM PDT by BadLands59

Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that he would rather see a Democrat win in 2020 than have President Trump elected to a second term.

Flake made his comments at a debate in New York hosted by the nonprofit Intelligence Squared. Flake and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens argued that the GOP should not renominate Trump, while Liz Peek and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach backed the president.

Moderator John Donvan asked Flake if he would rather see Trump lose if he is the party's standard-bearer in 2020.

"Are you willing to lose a cycle for the Republican Party because of the principles that you're arguing?" Donvan asked.

"Oh yes, yes," Flake responded, citing Trump's policies on issues such as immigration. Flake said that while those policies were supported by the president's base, they hurt the Republican Party over the long run.

"It can galvanize people for a while, maybe for a cycle or two. But in the end, it turns people off. It turns off minorities. It turns off women," said Flake, noting that anti-immigration policies such as those pushed by former Gov. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) hurt the GOP in The Golden State.

Flake was asked what the GOP should do if Trump remains the nominee.

"You sacrifice a generation, and you think, 'Man, we might get some policy goals in the next year or two,'" Flake said. But he hoped the party took a longer view.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; 2020; alreadyposted; donaldtrump; fkingmormons; flake; jeffflake; mormonidiots; mormons; trump; uniparty
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Just. Go. Away.
1 posted on 03/29/2019 4:59:19 PM PDT by BadLands59
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To: BadLands59

Flake had evolved. He’s a Democrat, regardless of what he calls himself for convenience.


2 posted on 03/29/2019 5:00:38 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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Ok. Please elaborate on what you think will happen and why it is bad


3 posted on 03/29/2019 5:03:41 PM PDT by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: BadLands59

Flake is a disgusting Rino. We have many that must be driven out of our party.


4 posted on 03/29/2019 5:03:46 PM PDT by bingoplayer
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To: BadLands59

Mor(m)on


5 posted on 03/29/2019 5:03:50 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: BadLands59




6 posted on 03/29/2019 5:04:42 PM PDT by onyx (Join 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 MONTHLY! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: onyx

He certainly has the right name!


7 posted on 03/29/2019 5:05:58 PM PDT by Reily
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To: BadLands59

FUJF


8 posted on 03/29/2019 5:06:56 PM PDT by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: BadLands59

These anit Trump men wno can’t put their
idiosyncrasies aside and see all the good and all the progress Trump has done, are insecure men who are intimidated by Pres Trunp and their pride turns it into absolute rejection and every time they speak hating Trump, it’s a way to deal with the weak man they are.

That is My conclusion...
It helps me to put a reason on stupidity!


9 posted on 03/29/2019 5:12:52 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: BadLands59

Do you even look?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3738449/posts
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3/29/2019, 5:38:23 PM
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10 posted on 03/29/2019 5:14:29 PM PDT by deport
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To: BadLands59

Come on, Flake...you run. You appear to be tapped into Americans ...bwahahahaha.


11 posted on 03/29/2019 5:15:03 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: BadLands59

Never has a politician been as aptly named as Flake.


12 posted on 03/29/2019 5:18:22 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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To: BadLands59

Maybe someone will crush his larynx with referred asphyxiation and myocardial infarction. If we’re lucky...


13 posted on 03/29/2019 5:19:22 PM PDT by Gargantua (The wheel is spinnin' and it can't slow down... ;^)
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To: BadLands59

Jeffry Lane Flake was born in Snowflake, AZ... Really..! :)


14 posted on 03/29/2019 5:19:35 PM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: BadLands59

Who?

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15 posted on 03/29/2019 5:19:37 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending it is.)
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To: Gargantua

I’d be happy if he just spent more time on the treadmill like Harry Reid did.


16 posted on 03/29/2019 5:22:23 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

Mor(m)on
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Just like Reid and Romney.


17 posted on 03/29/2019 5:25:30 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: BadLands59

Who cares


18 posted on 03/29/2019 5:25:32 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: BadLands59

I’m betting that there is an indictment with your name on it, Flake. Almost 83,000 on Pacer.gov. Those who scream the loudest...


19 posted on 03/29/2019 5:26:44 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -Marcus Aurelius)
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To: BadLands59

ESAD, Flake!


20 posted on 03/29/2019 5:28:18 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (President Trump is right! The media IS the enemy of the people!)
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