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Meijer’s Defeat Shows Republican Intolerance for Trump’s Antagonists (NY Times not happy)
nytimes.com ^
| 8/3/22
| Catie Edmondson
Posted on 08/03/2022 3:18:38 AM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — The defeat on Tuesday of Representative Peter Meijer of Michigan, the young conservative scion of a supermarket empire who voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump, was another sign that the party’s conservative core is bent on casting out those who have dared to break with Mr. Trump, who has embarked on a revenge tour aimed at punishing his adversaries.
Mr. Meijer was defeated by a far-right challenger endorsed by Mr. Trump, becoming the second of 10 Republicans who broke with the party to back impeachment to be ousted in a G.O.P. primary.
Republican voters in the Grand Rapids-based district rejected Mr. Meijer in favor of John Gibbs, a former official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development with a history of firing off inflammatory, conspiratorial tweets. He earned the former president’s backing after Mr. Meijer supported impeaching Mr. Trump for inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, calling him “unfit for office.”
With Mr. Meijer’s loss, more than half of the Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump — at least six of the 10 — will not return to Congress next year. His defeat underscored the continuing appetite among right-wing voters who form the party’s base to force out those who defied the former president.
Two other Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump — Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse — were also facing challenges on Tuesday from Trump-endorsed opponents.
As of early Wednesday morning, both Ms. Herrera Beutler and Mr. Newhouse appeared to be faring better, aided in part by an open primary system and a crowded field of challengers. But there were many ballots left outstanding.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; US: New York
KEYWORDS: catieedmondson; dannewhouse; elections; gibbs; jaimeherrerabeutler; johngibbs; mediawingofthednc; michigan; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; petermeijer; ronklain
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To: cotton1706
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:22:50 AM PDT
by
Shady
(The #JihadJunta: "We are now a nation of Men, Not of Laws. You are not as equal as we are...")
To: cotton1706
The NY SLIMES is a bunch of bigots. A conservative black guy beat a trust fund white kid.
To: cotton1706
Go bag my groceries azzwipe!!!!!!!!!!
Good riddance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:31:16 AM PDT
by
bantam
To: cotton1706
I didn’t know that John Gibbs is black, the NYT didn’t mention it either, should they have ? If Gibbs was a Democrat, would they have mentioned it ?
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:34:12 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: Yo-Yo
F U Peter breath Meijer. Now go work as a greeter at your grandpa’s store.
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:37:07 AM PDT
by
wetgundog
(i)
To: AnthonySoprano
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:38:27 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Fox News is CNN-Lite)
To: Ann Archy
GOOD RIDDANCE!
Partner, u ain't lying!!!
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
It shows that the voters know the 2020 election results were an unconstitutional scam carried out with the help of Partisan Media Shills.
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:40:30 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: AnthonySoprano
He’s Not Happy!
Of course, he is not happy and Kevin Costner's show will fall off the air waves.
What do we expect from the Hollywood crowd?
Those who follow the worst POTUS evah will go down in the latest Congressional elections.
To: BobL
To: cotton1706
HOW ABOUT YOUR...YES, YOUR INTOLERANCE, NEW YORK FILTHY TIMES??
We all know how corrupt you guys are and you will live with it the rest of your time as a newspaper.
Intolerant, filthy marxists...LIVE WITH THAT.
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:46:53 AM PDT
by
AnthonySoprano
(Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
To: cotton1706
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posted on
08/03/2022 4:50:47 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: SunkenCiv
The 2020 Elections were stolen by the DemonRats and we all know it now.
All of the elections in the following states were uncertifiable---Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgis are all in this category.
We need to clean up D.C. now!!!
Everything in this country is lopsided now that the DemonRats are in control. Is that just a coincidence???
This crapping POTUS health has been in question. We knew this when he had at least 3 to maybe more Brain Aneurysms since part of his brain is missing.
Biden's brain is not very good at all and we all know that Biden is being controlloed by the Obama, Soros, and maybe Gates committee.
To: cotton1706
I thought Trump’s influence was done.
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:01:03 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(45 is Superman! )
To: TheConservativeTejano
All of the elections in the following states were uncertifiable---Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgis are all in this category. And many of the *voters* in those states (the flesh-and-blood ones, not the fake ballots) are certifiable.
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:02:09 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: TheConservativeTejano
The locals and coworkers with whom I discussed it the day after the election knew it was stolen at that time. Even the DNC's rank and file stooges know it was stolen, they are just 100 percent in favor of it, and 100 percent in favor of never saying it out loud.
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:05:50 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: cotton1706
It is not a good idea to vote against your voters.
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:07:31 AM PDT
by
bray
(The Vax is fake and deadly)
To: cotton1706
Notice that the writer Edmondson reported no facts but did an excellent job ‘framing’ her editorial comments.
To: HamiltonJay
We must keep the purge of RINOs going and at all levels of government.
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posted on
08/03/2022 5:09:11 AM PDT
by
joma89
(Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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