Posted on 06/14/2021 5:16:24 PM PDT by cotton1706
As Democrats and Republicans ready themselves for 2022 midterm elections, some GOP congressmembers are facing a steeper-than-usual uphill battle, despite consistently-conservative voting records and reports of caucus-wide respect. The punishing variable? Criticism of former President Donald Trump, however slight.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican with values largely in touch with his GOP base, denounces President Biden's administration every chance he gets. He supported the recent outster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her position in House leadership, and decries the Equality Act. Yet he may still lose primary support among voters following his Jan. 6 vote to certify the 2020 election results, a move he himself called his "political death warrant," per a National Review article published Monday. Although Roy is still a midterm favorite, the idea that a lawmaker who deeply condemned Trump (but did not vote to impeach him) remains susceptible to the ex-president's lingering wrath represents a new trend within the party.
In South Carolina, Rep. Tom Rice (R), a strong supporter of Trump and his agenda, faces similar concerns after surprisingly voting to impeach the former president following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Rice called Trump's actions that day "completely despicable," adding that he will "vote that way every single time," reports The Washington Post.
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"We know who has abused us...but the time is coming when they shall lick the dust, and melt away." - Samuel Adams
Yet Trump is saying very little, and he’s mostly been deplatformed. It’s almost like this is a result of the base demanding to be heard or something!
It is not the former President’s wrath they need to worry
about, it’s the anger of the voters at seeing a good
man unsupported by those he thought allies.
That time is imminent.
He will vote that way every single time. If that doesn’t disqualify him, I don’t know what should.
Well, bye.
I hope they all choke on Hemlock.
So, should we vote for RINOs, because they are an endangered species and we feel sorry for them? No. They can go to pasture. Probably would be the best thing for the beasts, and for us.
They thought they were making the safe play.
They chose poorly.
this is an attempt at seque.
their struggle is because THEY ARE TRAITORS, SEDITIONISTS,
and JOBBERISTS who knew about the CCP, the counterfeiting,
the guillotines, and the PLANNED election fraud.
Why would we re-elect people with poor judgement. Roy was first in line to condemn PDJT on the Jan 6th incident. He didn’t stand up for us, none of them really did (cowards) but he was particularly obnoxious.
It is a shame that Brigit doesn’t have the intellectual honesty to say the same types of things about the Democrats. Of course her partisan view and anti Trump bias make her article worthless and dishonest.
But I was told siding with Trump was political suicide? 😵💫
>>>Rice called Trump’s actions that day “completely despicable,” adding that he will “vote that way every single time,”<<<
Here’s hoping RICE will never have the opportunity to vote against ANYTHING again.
I believe that wanting to be a part of the "in-crowd" drives a lot of people to left-wing politics. No need to actually think about how destructive it is or how immoral it is, just go with the crowd.
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If I had been allowed to comment it would have been to assert,
it is not Trump’s ‘wrath’ they need to fear but that of the voters.
Americans know that arse-clowns like McConnell and McCarthy trade votes among members to allow GOPe pukes from patriotic states to have a america-first voting record in and a leftist records for politicians in purple states. What really matters is how they vote when the vote really counts and these10 traitors voted ted unwisely for impeachment when it really counted. Good riddance to bad trash..
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