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McConnell says the GOP will back Murkowski's reelection despite Trump threat
Cnn.com ^ | 3/1/21 | Manu Dani and Ted Barrett

Posted on 03/01/2021 7:05:00 PM PST by cotton1706

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell committed on Monday that Senate Republicans will support GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski's reelection bid in 2022 despite former President Donald Trump advocating that the GOP "get rid of" the 17 Republicans in Congress who voted against him during his second impeachment.

Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump of inciting a deadly riot at the Capitol on January 6, Alaska's Murkowski is the only one facing voters in the midterm election next year in a state Trump won by about 10 points last year.

"Absolutely," McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, replied when asked by CNN if the National Republican Senatorial Committee would back Murkowski even after Trump extolled to the Conservative Political Action Conference his desire for political revenge against his critics. Asked if he was worried the former President's considerable influence could make it harder for Murkowski to win reelection, McConnell responded firmly: "No."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 1621; elections; mcconnell; murkowski; trump
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1 posted on 03/01/2021 7:05:00 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Couldn’t even wait a day before stabbing Trump in the back.


2 posted on 03/01/2021 7:06:18 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: cotton1706

PRIMARY!


3 posted on 03/01/2021 7:07:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: cotton1706

where’s Palin?


4 posted on 03/01/2021 7:07:31 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: cotton1706

So Alaska voters will have a choice:
Trump’s MAGA vs. McConnell’s swamp


5 posted on 03/01/2021 7:08:09 PM PST by Americannae1362
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To: cotton1706

I guess we’ll find out if the GOP means anything to anyone any more. I, for one, hopes she gets her ass kicked.


6 posted on 03/01/2021 7:08:15 PM PST by econjack
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To: econjack

If needed, I will move to Alaska to in against her.

It is time to go trophy hunting for RINOs!!!!!


7 posted on 03/01/2021 7:10:26 PM PST by Fai Mao
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Well, it’s on!


8 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:07 PM PST by proust (All posts made under this ip are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: cotton1706

We will never Make America Great Again by re-electing Assistant Democrats.


9 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:15 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cotton1706

Why? Why do Kentuckians continue to inflict the rest of us with this POS? It’s hard enough fighting the Democrats. Why do we have to be continually stabbed in the back by the Republican leadership in the house and senate?


10 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:28 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: EinNYC

GOP might back her but will the people? If she is not primaried Republicans may not cone out and vote. This would put a Democratic in her seat and it would not make a difference politically.


11 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:33 PM PST by RBW in PA
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To: EinNYC

Never again! I hop this traitor is haunted in some way, the rest of his life.


12 posted on 03/01/2021 7:11:54 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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Mitch isn’t a conservative.


13 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:17 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Gay State Conservative

PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!PRIMARY!

YEP!


14 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:30 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: cotton1706
Murkowski needs to go.

~ALASKA

15 posted on 03/01/2021 7:12:58 PM PST by ALASKA (Trump will win resoundingly, but it's not going to be pretty. )
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The RNC and GOP will flood her with Money.

That’s what they do.


16 posted on 03/01/2021 7:14:27 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: cotton1706

Trump now has a MAGA PAC. That means, people will send money to the Trump PAC instead of the GOP.


17 posted on 03/01/2021 7:15:17 PM PST by FreedBird (T)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The Senators up in 2022 that must be replaced are Murkowsky, Thune, Hoeven, Blunt, Grassley, Lankford, Lee, Scott and Rubio.


18 posted on 03/01/2021 7:15:27 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: AnthonySoprano
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19 posted on 03/01/2021 7:15:37 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: cotton1706

“the National Republican Senatorial Committee “ raised it’s money for the incumbents.
That’s who the donors sent their money to support.

Lot of idiots here ignore that LOL!
So they can lie about Scott. And now lie about Murk.

Nonetheless, in a fair world, Murk should run as an Independent.


20 posted on 03/01/2021 7:15:58 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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