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House MAGA squad seeks to expand by boosting challengers to fellow Republicans
The Washington Post ^ | Dec. 26, 2021 | Colby Itkowitz

Posted on 12/27/2021 7:14:46 AM PST by Eagle Forgotten

The defiant far-right acolytes of former president Donald Trump in the House Republican caucus have embarked on a targeted campaign ahead of the midterm elections to expand their ranks — and extend their power — on Capitol Hill.

The effort, backed by Trump and guided by House members such as Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), is part of a broader push by followers of the “Make America Great Again” movement to purge the GOP of those not deemed loyal to the former president and his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden.

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The goal, organizers of the effort say, is to supersize the MAGA group in the House from its current loose membership of about a half-dozen — and give it the heft that, combined with its close alliance with Trump, would put it in a position to wield significant influence should Republicans win the House majority.

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The article goes on to discuss several specific races. The overall idea is to focus on strongly Republican districts that should oust incumbent RINOs. An encouraging sign is that Trump's personal involvement is much greater than what ex-Presidents usually do.
1 posted on 12/27/2021 7:14:46 AM PST by Eagle Forgotten
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To: Eagle Forgotten

Far Right my rear end! We’re Constitutional Patriots you Washington Compost traitors!


2 posted on 12/27/2021 7:19:31 AM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.p)
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To: Eagle Forgotten

WaPo’s hyperventilating again.


3 posted on 12/27/2021 7:24:55 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: Eagle Forgotten

supersize the MAGA


that is a pleasant sound to my ears when said out loud.


4 posted on 12/27/2021 7:28:33 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Eagle Forgotten
The defiant far-left acolytes of Saul Alinsky in the House...

I'm sure this unbiased news source has written this intro to a different article.

5 posted on 12/27/2021 7:31:06 AM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: Eagle Forgotten

They aren’t purging those not loyal to Trump, they are purging RINOs. There were RINOs before Trump ya know.


6 posted on 12/27/2021 7:32:55 AM PST by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: Eagle Forgotten
Bring. It. On.

Ever since the Steal, I've been hoping for a tidal wave of retribution to sweep away the RINO traitors who refused to enforce voter ID and rolled over on the cheat-by-mail-in ballots because of their petty hatred of Trump.

RINOs are responsible for the woke clown world we now live in.

Lizard Cheney, Kemp, Raffensburger, Murky Murkowski...they are the tip of the iceberg. Here's hoping they will be sent packing in the primaries.

7 posted on 12/27/2021 7:36:14 AM PST by HandBasketHell
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To: PeterPrinciple

Supersize MAGA
Sounds like a plan!


8 posted on 12/27/2021 7:37:35 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: Eagle Forgotten
The article goes on to discuss several specific races.

Which ones? I'm not subscribing to the Post to find out.

9 posted on 12/27/2021 7:40:33 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Eagle Forgotten

RINOs raus...


10 posted on 12/27/2021 7:42:21 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Hopefully this is not just a last minute or for show effort. They should be primarying everyone who has ever crossed Trump.


11 posted on 12/27/2021 7:42:47 AM PST by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: Eagle Forgotten

It’s high time the media is required to define the terms they use. What is ‘far right’? Give a succinct list of what thoughts, ideology, or beliefs define this characterization.

Is it ‘far right’ to believe the nation you live in is the best in the world?
Is it ‘far right’ to believe that reverse racism shouldn’t be taught in schools?
Is it ‘far right’ to believe in private enterprise, personal property, and limitations on how much of what you legitimately earn the government can take from you?
Is it ‘far right’ to believe in personal freedom and self-determination?
Is it ‘far right’ to believe that only citizens should vote in American elections?
Is it ‘far right’ to believe that sovereign nations have a right to protect their borders?

Seriously, what IS ‘far right’.


12 posted on 12/27/2021 7:43:59 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: Eagle Forgotten

RINO Hunt 2022.

Yes Donkeys, we’re coming after your precious sock puppet RINOs.....and we’re going to get them too. The Establishment cannot be permitted to have both political parties in this country. There needs to be a real opposition.


13 posted on 12/27/2021 7:59:43 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: Eagle Forgotten

“and his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden. “
They never fail to get this line in every article of this nature.


14 posted on 12/27/2021 8:08:33 AM PST by Fireone (When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
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To: neverevergiveup

“Far Right” in media and elite language means anyone more conservative than, say, Mitt Romney or Liz Cheney, who are “conservative”. “Moderates” are people like Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and John Kerry. “Progressives” are people that Lenin would have considered too radical.


15 posted on 12/27/2021 8:14:50 AM PST by Wallace T.
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To: Eagle Forgotten

Hopefully one is Buchson from Indiana


16 posted on 12/27/2021 8:16:44 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: Fireone

It’s like they’re trying too hard


17 posted on 12/27/2021 8:16:51 AM PST by 38special (I should've said something earlier)
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To: Eagle Forgotten

This is wonderful news. And the fact that the compost is hyperventilating over it makes it all the more delicious.

While I’m admittedly lukewarm about a 2024 Trump candidacy, the idea of gop candidates in solid red districts actually standing up and fighting for conservative values is a great idea! I know it’s not been tried before, but you know what? It might actually work! *

* do I really need a sarcasm tag?


18 posted on 12/27/2021 8:50:33 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Cultural separation and divorce. Not partisan politics.)
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“…and his false claims that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden.”

We’re still working the legal side of things.
Let your kids know you were not silent!
Send to your State Attorney Generals, and everyone else...

https://fix2020first.com/

https://cdn.michaeljlindell.com/downloads/fix2020first/states-v-us-and-states-compl-2021-11-23.pdf

~Easy


19 posted on 12/27/2021 9:11:10 AM PST by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see.#KAG )
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20 posted on 12/27/2021 9:18:46 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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