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To: BroJoeK

traditional conservative Republican is code for GOPe


189 posted on 03/02/2024 6:36:18 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: JonPreston; MeganC; gleeaikin; PIF
Russkiy Mirovich: "traditional conservative Republican is code for GOPe"

Naw, the term "GOPe" was coined in the 2016 presidential election to refer to anti-Trump "establishment" types like Jeb Bush or John Kasich.
GOPe has also referred to:

  1. John McCain
  2. Mitch McConnel
  3. Paul Ryan
  4. Mitt Romney
What these names share in common is political opposition to Donald Trump.
At no time did Donald Trump ever use such a label on somebody who never opposed Trump, and that certainly includes historical conservative Republican figures like Howard Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater or Ronald Reagan.
Newt Gingrich is an interesting case and early supporter of Donald Trump.
Gingrich might have a lot to say about just who, exactly, is or is not, "GOPe".

GOPe -- all "establishment" Republicans who opposed Donald Trump since 2016.
Some of these people are also considered "Never Trumpers":


Bottom line is that Donald Trump does not mock or otherwise abuse people who support him, and that included Mitch McConnell while McConnell was doing Trump's heavy lifting of conservative US Supreme Court nominees.

195 posted on 03/03/2024 4:07:56 AM PST by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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