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Republicans fear Trump will lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent
politico.com ^ | 6/1/21 | MERIDITH MCGRAW, DAVID SIDERS and SAM STEIN

Posted on 06/01/2021 3:21:09 AM PDT by cotton1706

In conversations with more than 20 lawmakers, ex-lawmakers, top advisers and aides, a common concern has emerged — that a host of national and statewide Republicans are either leaving office or may not choose to pursue it for fear that they can’t survive politically in the current GOP.

Trump has driven sitting GOP lawmakers and political aspirants into early retirements ever since he burst onto the scene. But there was hope that things would change after his election loss. Instead, his influence on the GOP appears to be as solid as ever and the impact of those early shockwaves remain visible. When asked, for instance, if he feared the 45th president was causing a talent drain from the GOP ranks, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — perhaps inadvertently — offered a personal demonstration of the case.

“Thank you for checking in,” he replied. “I am out of politics and life is good.”

For Trump and his allies, this is a positive development. Establishment Republican politicians, in their estimation, were out of touch with the popular sentiment of Republican voters. And the degree to which Trump helped with that reorientation has been a good thing: realigning the party with working-class voters and encouraging a new cohort of non-traditional politicians to run for office.

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To: panzerkamphwageneinz

Yup. The three “author” hit piece. One more and it would be the massacre hit piece.


21 posted on 06/01/2021 4:27:59 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: cotton1706

The push-polling should be popcorn worthy. This crap from politico will get worse and worse.


22 posted on 06/01/2021 4:28:43 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: cotton1706

The last Republican, other than Trump, with talent was Reagan.

The nicer ones like Herman Cain always get treated like crap.


23 posted on 06/01/2021 4:32:38 AM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: tellw

Jeb was probably the only one dumb enough to go on record.
The GOP base was angry at their leadership in 2010 but its nothing compared to now.


24 posted on 06/01/2021 4:38:03 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: DoodleBob

Of course they bring up the co-founder of the Young Boy Project. We all know who comprises that group of anti Trump perverts.

Hah. But Politico just loves them because they only celebrate Republican sell outs and losers.


25 posted on 06/01/2021 4:38:38 AM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: cotton1706

Poor RINOs. The Dems are deeply saddened.


26 posted on 06/01/2021 5:16:34 AM PDT by bray (Hating Whites is racist)
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To: cotton1706

A lost generation of talent? If Paul Ryan, Susan Collins, John McCain, Jeb Bush, Bush 43, others are what they call talent, I guess MTG and other freshmen House members are EINSTEIN!! 😀


27 posted on 06/01/2021 5:27:38 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Rest In PEACE, Rush H. Limbaugh III. You are missed already...)
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To: cotton1706

Some FINALLY stand up and go on offense against the horrible Dem machine and media find it shocking. And a prediction that those actions will destroy the Pubbies.

Quelle surprise.


28 posted on 06/01/2021 5:29:13 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: cotton1706

So people supporting mass immigration, jobs going overseas and free trade with our enemies is “talent???”


29 posted on 06/01/2021 5:32:02 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: cotton1706

Name names or it’s a lie.

We need to start demanding this.

There is no story unless the accuser has a name, as we’ll never know if the reporter is just fantasizing.


30 posted on 06/01/2021 5:33:21 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: cotton1706
lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent,

I wouldn't exactly call it "talent".

31 posted on 06/01/2021 5:33:29 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nathanbedford

Nicely stated.


32 posted on 06/01/2021 5:39:07 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: dforest

My wife and I still bring him up in conversation every month or two.

His death marked a real loss.


33 posted on 06/01/2021 5:41:30 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: srmanuel

You are very close..
The vast majority are bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN’Ts...
On both the state and federal level..
Unfortunately we are going to lose the few good in order to eliminate them.
Yes, we are going to have to throw the baby out with the bathwater...
Politicans are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

Fire them all,
The short
The tall
The big
and the small...

Fire them all


34 posted on 06/01/2021 5:52:08 AM PDT by joe fonebone (bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN'Ts are the enemy)
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To: cotton1706

The “Republican” bench is wide but so shallow it couldn’t drown an amoeba

The “Conservative” bench is not as wide, but is growing and...it’s VERY DEEP!


35 posted on 06/01/2021 6:19:11 AM PDT by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: cotton1706

Politico, all I need to know.


36 posted on 06/01/2021 6:43:13 AM PDT by cranked
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To: tellw
"Jeb! is their example?"

"“I am out of politics and life is good.”"

Spontaneous Clapping!

37 posted on 06/01/2021 8:29:16 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: tellw

Exactly!!! Their fear is our goal.


38 posted on 06/01/2021 8:46:49 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: central_va

Yeh you got that right there’s so many on this board that want to go back to the old days of letting democrats get away with everything…bombing every country and just cutting taxes on the CEO’s of these businesses I swear every person who thought John Bolton was not insane is on this board


39 posted on 06/01/2021 9:28:10 AM PDT by Lod881019
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To: cotton1706

For Trump and his allies, this is a positive development.

The democrat party running low on meds and depends gravy train derailing.


40 posted on 06/01/2021 10:12:34 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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