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 thats 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 arent accepted in the age of Trump.
I couldnt be reelected in my party right now, Flake told NBCs 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.
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This turd is long overdue to be flushed.
I did not vote for Magic Mitt and received plenty of verbal lashing here. I was supposed to vote for the lesser of two evils.
Right now we would be on possibly Season Two of Mitt Goes To Washington. Instead we have a real American running things.
I agree. Career politicians, for the most part, are f-ing scumbags. Couple that with mormonism and you get that squared.
I couldnt stop laughing after this opening line long enough to read the rest of the article.
DeplorableAmerican: ‘Jeff Flake is an idiot!’ Hey Flake, Trump is my president and the elites are not going to tell us who we can vote for...
Well Jeff the Democratic ticket is wide open.
Flake decided not to run in AZ because he was down over 20 points in the polls. Does this goofball clown not realize no one can stand his sorry ass?
LOL! Jebs already the tallest dude in the line and hes so insecure, he thinks he needs to be taller!
No way could a beltway insider, a career politician, launch a credible challenge to Trump. Any challenger would have to be an outsider who has the support of the insiders, but is not an insider in DC.
A governor is a possibility to fit the bill. But Kasich has destroyed his credibility with too many factions to be vialbe.
So the viable challenger must be an Obama type who has no track record to run on (or against) while still being a great charismatic personality. Does Hollywood have a fictitious person to fill this position?
Flakey flake needs to move to his favorite country; CUBA!
Flake as a Republican candidate in 2020 would guarantee result identical to 2008 and 2012.
Jeff had got the right last name!!!
Go for it, Flakey!!! You could get at least 12 votes from your family members! RUN!!!
All the while knowing that candidate would lose the general to a Democrat. No other Republican could have won the Rust Belt
Flake needs to stick with his fellow Demcrats.
BUMP!
The Never Trumpers really are this stupid.
What going on is the Never Trumpers are doubling down on stupid.
There is a lot of money behind the Never Trump movement and it is auditioning challengers for 2020.
The arrogance of inherited money in the GOP-E. Simply cannot believe themselves as anything but the center of the universe.
Flake couldn’t win an election today even if only his family were voting.
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