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Jeff Flake: Trump needs a Republican opponent in 2020
NY Post ^ | March 11, 2018 | 2:14pm | Marisa Schultz

Posted on 03/11/2018 11:24:43 AM PDT by conservative98

WASHINGTON – President Trump should have a conservative challenger in 2020 who believes in free trade, limited government and economic freedom, said outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.

“I do,” Flake of Arizona responded Sunday when asked if Trump needs an opponent from the right.

“It would be a tough go in a Republican primary. The Republican Party is the Trump party right now. But that’s not to say it will stay that way, ” he said.

Flake, a frequent Trump critic, is retiring from the Senate because he said his traditional conservative views and temperament aren’t accepted in the age of Trump.

“I couldn’t be reelected in my party right now,” Flake told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Trump has already announced his 2020 slogan – “Keep America Great!” – in a wide-ranging speech in Saturday in Pennsylvania where he also bashed the media, touted new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and suggested imposing the death penalty on drug dealers.

“We should never normalize this kind of behavior, particularly from the president of the United States,” Flake said. “So I think it does real damage long term to the political culture. It really does.”

Flake this week is traveling to New Hampshire, the first presidential primary state, which stoked speculation of a possible presidential bid against Trump.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 2020; arizona; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; flake; flakeyflake; jeffflake; marisaschultz; trump; trump2020
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To: conservative98

I saw Flake this past Wednesday. It was a small gathering of Arizona County Supervisors. He was still trashing Trump. Several Supervisors stood up and thanked him for his strong voice this year. Of course, they were all Democrats!


61 posted on 03/11/2018 12:44:59 PM PDT by Hildy (There)
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To: conservative98

RINOS believe in limited government?


62 posted on 03/11/2018 12:47:05 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: conservative98
Flake, a frequent Trump critic, is retiring from the Senate because he said his traditional conservative views and temperament aren’t accepted in the age of Trump.

Flake is retiring BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET RE-ELECTED. He's that unpopular...

63 posted on 03/11/2018 12:57:58 PM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want to get rid of ICE to 'protect' illegals & to Hell with Americans. - SunkenCiv)
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To: TomGuy
Kasich will survive longer than Flake, although I doubt either of them wins more than 1 state.

What state could Flake win? He quit because he couldn't win the GOP primary in his own state.

64 posted on 03/11/2018 12:58:27 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: conservative98

If the article doesn’t mention Flake couldn’t get elected to sweep streets in Arizona, it is filthy propaganda. Nothing more.


65 posted on 03/11/2018 1:04:49 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: conservative98

And Flake needs a boot up his ass pronto!

And for goodness sakes! Somebody please please please knock those horse teeth into the back of his head.


66 posted on 03/11/2018 1:06:26 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ve been thinking the same thing since he “announced”.
At his core, McTraitor is a coward.


67 posted on 03/11/2018 1:07:40 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: poinq

Q


68 posted on 03/11/2018 1:10:25 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: conservative98

Flake=Fake
Thanks Arizona, the gifts that never goes away


69 posted on 03/11/2018 1:21:21 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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To: conservative98

This guy is determined to go through life trying to compensate for the juvenile teasing he endured in middle school because of his last name. He is stuck on butthurt.


70 posted on 03/11/2018 1:21:40 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
So, basically, he’s Kasich ...with table manners

That right there is funny!

71 posted on 03/11/2018 1:22:35 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: MuttTheHoople

Tippy-Toes’ body language looks like Young Sheldon.


72 posted on 03/11/2018 1:29:17 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: conservative98

Run Jeffy run!


73 posted on 03/11/2018 1:29:55 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: conservative98

Flake needs his nose busted over to the other direction.


74 posted on 03/11/2018 1:32:36 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

There’s always a moment in time that defines a buffoon’s buffoonery— your GIF captures that moment for Jeb!.


75 posted on 03/11/2018 1:37:20 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: conservative98
Jeff Flake: Trump needs a Republican opponent in 2020

If Flake thinks HE is the guy, then he's a total imbecile.

76 posted on 03/11/2018 1:47:21 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Strzok and Page - The very definition of SEDITION and TREASON!)
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To: poinq

“I really wonder why so many republicans are leaving, even in sure thing states....There is something else going on.”

Well, most are unindicted co-conspirators to 6 years of Obama’s wholesale treason and lawlessness. They allowed and funded it all. I would say they’re getting out while the getting is good.


77 posted on 03/11/2018 1:50:44 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America...Treat them accordingly.)
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To: SamAdams76

Jeb would be the perfect foil for Trump in the 2020 primaries.


Guys like Flake and Kasich won’t run in the primaries because a contested GOP primary will get out the MAGA vote and hammer the progressive/ Trump hater GOP down ballot like Sasse. So they’ll hang back and run 3rd party, IMO.


78 posted on 03/11/2018 1:55:27 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: conservative98

I know. They could get JEB!


79 posted on 03/11/2018 1:55:57 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: shelterguy

I voted Romney. I’ll never vote for a Mormon again because it’s clear they are attached to the progressive agenda of their church. Look at Mike Lee. He’s gone insane with Trump hatred.


80 posted on 03/11/2018 1:56:57 PM PDT by lodi90
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