Posted on 10/18/2022 12:14:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Fending off attacks from his independent challenger, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah worked to distinguish himself from former President Donald Trump in a contentious debate Monday evening.
“I stood against my party time and time again to oppose reckless spending. I will do it again and again and again. We need people who say no,” the second-term Republican said.
Lee repeatedly pointed to his voting record and twice told the audience at Utah Valley University that he voted less in line with Trump than all but two Republican senators — Rand Paul and Susan Collins.
“To suggest that I’m beholden to either party, that I’ve been a bootlicker for either party is folly. And it’s contradicted by the plain facts,” Lee said. […]
“I don’t think he’s trying to distance himself from Trump. What I think he’s trying to do is draw that contrast,’” Utah Republican Party Chair Carson Jorgensen said. […]
Monday’s debate was McMullin’s first chance to directly confront Lee about the text messages he sent to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the lead-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which he’s made a centerpiece of his campaign.
The texts show Lee asking for advice on how to contribute to efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. Lee has defended his actions by saying he merely intended to look into the legal arguments and rumors about swing states putting forth slates of fake electors, noting that he ultimately voted to certify the results. …
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Who care if this monster loses . I hope he loses .
Election is about issues the dimocraps caused. Just trying to change the message.
I want him to win because control of the senate is far too important at this time. But clearly Mike Lee is a snake who needs his true colors exposed.
Either way, this is the same Mike Lee that wants an increase in H1B visas to take jobs from Americans.
Very true.
And his touting of his voting record is not a way to impress conservative voters when it comes down to it.
Lee is responsible for destroying thousands of American tech jobs, careers and families. You cant do much worse than this.
You’re right, Mumbai Mikey Lee is the Indian Cheap labor SNAKE.
I’m tired of hearing that we should accept lots of “highly skilled” immigrants. The fact is, we don’t need those either.
Every one of those “highly skilled” H1B immigrants takes away a good middle class job from an American. The entire program is effectively a money pump from the middle class to the oligarchs in Silicon Valley.
This is AP. That’s all. There are things I disagree with Lee on, but this is just the Leftist media doing what they do.
All these things I see make me more convinced with each day that in 2024, we must get Trump nominated, and get him into the Presidency again.
There is a reason they are attacking Trump all day, every day, from every quarter. They are using every weapon at their disposal, Lawfare, corruption, government spying, slander via the media, ridicule in entertainment, etc. They have a concentrated phobia/hatred for Trump, and it behooves us to think of why, understand why, and take it to heart.
Because there is a reason.
If I have an enemy, and they openly express a fear of someone on my side, well...I am going to give them what they fear.
Ass—ociated Press....
You cant do much worse than this.
Sure you can.
Egg McMuffin.
“I stood against my party time and time again to oppose reckless spending. I will do it again and again and again. We need people who say no,” the second-term Republican said.
I don’t think he is wrong on this one. Trump like Bush did allow far too much spending.
Exactly. If he’s the best Utah has, that state is about as screwed as any state can get.
ASSociated DePressed
Gonna poke your own eye out because the candidate ain’t pretty enough for you?
And then lament how the dems keep taking us down the path to Hell....
AP = America’s Pravda.
Very fine and quite accurate these days.
“We need people who say no”
(Pumping up crowd ideas...)
Keep America energy independent?
NO!
Keep American tech jobs here for Americans?
NO!
End Chinese influence and corruption?
NO!
Block 10’s of Millions of fighting-age males from Latin America and otherplaces from illegally entering and endangering, burdening American towns and cities?
NO!
Hey, where did everybody go?
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