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Arizona Establishment Republicans Sound the Alarm After a Kari Lake-Led MAGA Primary Sweep: ‘A Catastrophe’ for ‘Our Democracy’
Mediaite.com ^ | 8/4/22 | Alex Griffing

Posted on 08/07/2022 3:14:39 AM PDT by cotton1706

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To: cotton1706

Civics 101 - America wasn’t established as a democracy. It was established as a republic. Any Repubilc-an that doesn’t understand that should be expelled from the party.


61 posted on 08/07/2022 5:45:08 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: cotton1706

I really hope we are seeing a purging and restructuring of the conservative party and that I am living through a political,change of monumental proportions. An historical,changing of the guards so to speak!


62 posted on 08/07/2022 5:46:33 AM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: kabar

If President Trump runs for President in 2024, he needs to hammer home the point that our nation is not a Democracy but a Constitutional Republic. He needs to keep repeating that until folks finally start to realize that the left and the RINOs want this country to be fully fundamentally changed into a socialist/communist country.


63 posted on 08/07/2022 5:48:07 AM PDT by JoJo354 (Pray for our nation! It needs it!)
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To: Drew68

“Democracy” isn’t mentioned once in the founding documents. Not in the Declaration of Independence. Not in the Constitution. Nor in the Bill of Rights. Just Sayin’. But, do you know what is mentioned?

“The states shall be guaranteed a republican form of government, and protected from invasion.”

Democracy is just two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner. They did everything they could to prevent Mob rule or Mobocracy, as well as Monarchy, or rule by strong arm dictatorship. Federalism was dealt a huge setback by direct election of the Senators.


64 posted on 08/07/2022 5:50:41 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: cotton1706
“I think they are electable, which is frightening,” Gates added.

So the possibility of being elected by a majority of voters is now “frightening”…

65 posted on 08/07/2022 5:51:56 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: cotton1706

Still not a democracy, but thanks for playing.


66 posted on 08/07/2022 5:52:16 AM PDT by mykroar (Democrats support both types of allowed thought: Marxist and Leninist.)
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To: \/\/ayne
and called the GOP’s slate of candidates an “exorcism of John McCain.”

We can only hope.

67 posted on 08/07/2022 5:53:57 AM PDT by mykroar (Democrats support both types of allowed thought: Marxist and Leninist.)
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To: MayflowerMadam
So the AZ Establishment thinks we’re a Democracy. Interesting.

Constitutional Republic aside, it's most entertaining watching the losers say that "democracy" is in danger when it was the democratic process which voted them out.

Maybe they just don't know the meaning of the word. Perhaps they're confusing it with "plutocracy".

68 posted on 08/07/2022 5:54:05 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Sirius Lee

I’m not sure what’s confusing them, but they’re definitely confused.


69 posted on 08/07/2022 5:56:16 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Sometimes when you get to where you're supposed to be, it's too soon.)
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To: cotton1706

Democracies are bad things. TRUE Republics are good and righteous.


70 posted on 08/07/2022 5:57:51 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: cotton1706
Arizona Establishment Republicans Sound the Alarm After a Kari Lake-Led MAGA Primary Sweep: ‘A Catastrophe’ for ‘Our Democracy’

The results in November will determine if it is a catastrophe or not.

71 posted on 08/07/2022 5:58:26 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Freedom4US
If you get to vote, you live in a democracy. It's really that simple.

Yes, we are a Constitutional Republic, but since we get to elect our representatives, this means we live in a democracy.

People get pedantic over this stuff.

Democracy (noun) "A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."


72 posted on 08/07/2022 6:00:03 AM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: stratboy
It’s funny that the GOPe never calls Democrats a threat to Democracy.

The joke is on us.

73 posted on 08/07/2022 6:00:30 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: stratboy
It’s funny that the GOPe never calls Democrats a threat to Democracy.

I wonder if it’s because they are essentially on the same side?

74 posted on 08/07/2022 6:01:52 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: T.B. Yoits
RINOs need to go, every last one of them.

Let's say there is a group of 50 Republican Senators, 49 MAGA and 1 RINO. Guess which one becomes the MSM darling and defacto spokesperson for all of those Republicans?

75 posted on 08/07/2022 6:03:37 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Pontiac

Gates sounds exactly like the McCain family.
It sure is funny how both parties covered up McCain’s key involvement in the Russia hoax.
Also obvious fact that Graham ran for President under McCain’s direction as soon as it looked like Trump was going to be a contender.


76 posted on 08/07/2022 6:04:24 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: cotton1706
..after the so-called MAGA-wing of the Republican Party trounced the so-called establishment wing of the party in Arizona..

So-called journalism at its finest.

77 posted on 08/07/2022 6:44:27 AM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Somebody needs to tell these morons that the “catastrophe” has already occurred. This country is in the toilet now. According to the DNC “media” toads. Their boy, the old pedophile has already saved the universe with his “big wins” and the ignorant bass turds living here have swallowed the RATS ass narrative, hook, line and sinker.


78 posted on 08/07/2022 6:50:01 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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To: EvilCapitalist

I wonder how they can declare this as a catastrophe of our democracy when it is clearly the wishes of the governed.


79 posted on 08/07/2022 6:54:10 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: cotton1706

I am a native Arizonian, have moved back here 7 years ago, am active in GOP circles and have never heard of this spooge.


80 posted on 08/07/2022 6:55:57 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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