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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The biggest problem we’re going to have in November, is that once again the GOPe is going to sabotage the elections, thinking that losing will finally get rid of Trump once and for all.
This is what we’re up against. There is no “Red Wave”, and we’d better start acting like it, and fight like Hell.
I thought the same when I read that.
I also don't get why this should be about "intolerance" all of a sudden. People vote out politicians all the time (though not as often as they should). Should voters just "tolerate" politicians they don't like or trust or agree with? Should Meijer have tolerated Trump?
Still one of my favorite episodes...easily in my top 3.
Trump’s effect on Rinos is by the book. Beautiful.
RINOs may get the last laugh. Understand they do not want to win in November, if it means getting rid of Trump, we are on our own!
They couldn’t have pulled it off without cooperation from the GOPe.
:0)....Ha...
My favorite was “Two Days After the Day before Tomorrow.”
Second is the “homeless” episode were Cartman ‘jumps the homeless’ and “Night of the Living Homeless.” They end up tricking the homeless to leave by getting them to follow a bus blaring a catchy tune about “California - they good to the homeless.......” and leading them out of town...
Then there was the Hippie Episode about a hippie infestation in South Park....
Funny stuff.
I won’t tolerate your intolerance.
Follows, I’m offended that you are offended.
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Yes!
Excellent!
bitter tear genre
👏👏👏👏
My thanks and prayers to these voters.
Buh-bye
Pravda on The Hudson has it wrong as usual.
Meijer may have survived this primary, in spite of his impeachment vote, except for the fact that that was not the only strike against him.
He was elected as MAGA candidate and then voted with the Dims on nearly everything, not just the impeachment question. It was easy to show he was not the Representative the voters thought they elected.
See my tagline. They didn’t complain when he said it.
They whined the same way during Reagan.
NYT totally outraged that pubs are growing cojones and starting to play hardball instead of wearing “Kick Me Again” signs on their butts ...
We’re intolerant of lies. That pisses off the New York Times to no end.
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