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Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in the party {Wapo alert}
The Washington Post ^ | Aug. 18, 2022 | Hannah Knowles, Josh Dawsey, David Weigel

Posted on 08/18/2022 9:25:56 AM PDT by Salman

Donald Trump is securing his grip on the Republican Party less than three months before the midterms, with GOP primary voters surging to the polls in Wyoming to oust his most vocal GOP critic, scores of nominees for state and federal offices amplifying his false claims and bellicose rhetoric, and many prominent party figures echoing his evidence-free attacks about the FBI search of his home.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Trump’s staunchest Republican opponent in Congress, lost her primary Tuesday in a landslide to Harriet Hageman, whom the former president endorsed with the sole mission of dislodging Cheney. The race attracted more voters than any Republican primary in Wyoming’s 132-year history — serving as a stark example of how Trump has kept his hold on the party after losing the presidency in 2020.

Hageman’s victory marked the fourth and final primary defeat of a House Republican who voted to impeach Trump last year on charges that he incited a riot. Of the 10 who cast that vote, only two are now possibilities to retain their seats next year, both advancing from all-party primaries with unusual rules. The other four opted not to run for reelection.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: davidweigel; districtofcolumbia; hannahknowles; harriethageman; jeffbezos; joshdawsey; lizcheney; republicans; rinos; trump; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost; wyoming
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Front page featured story. I have tagged it as an editorial of course.

You can smell the fear between the lines.

1 posted on 08/18/2022 9:25:56 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

They should be worried.

Their gravy train is leaving.


2 posted on 08/18/2022 9:26:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Trust the Post to know.


3 posted on 08/18/2022 9:28:21 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Salman

Just a few weeks ago the MSM was insisting that Trump’s influence was waning.


4 posted on 08/18/2022 9:29:00 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Salman

After Trumps recent posts on TruthSocial, the raid was entirely about russiagate docs. Eventually, I think the affidavit will be released and this is going to be very bad for the fbi/doj.


5 posted on 08/18/2022 9:29:15 AM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: Salman

...scores of nominees for state and federal offices amplifying his false claims and bellicose rhetoric, and many prominent party figures echoing his evidence-free attacks about the FBI search of his home.

OK. That’s it. When and if the Republicans ever get back into office I want retribution against Dems. I want to see FBI raids on Biden’s house and I don’t want to hear a GD peep from WaPo about it, because according to them, this is all quite normal.


6 posted on 08/18/2022 9:29:34 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: Salman

These three crapweasels are scared for sure.


7 posted on 08/18/2022 9:29:40 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: Salman

Trump’s ‘false claims’. Does Wapo clutch its pearls over Biden’s false claims at all?


8 posted on 08/18/2022 9:29:56 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: Salman

Who is it worrying? Romney? Liz Cheney?


9 posted on 08/18/2022 9:30:24 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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The Party Leaders all went out to Inauguration parties with Biden and skipped Trump’s send off, so it’s been clear, they don’t want Trump, but he’s being foisted upon them due to his popularity.

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10 posted on 08/18/2022 9:30:41 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: dfwgator

Agreed. The assistant Democrats should be worried.


11 posted on 08/18/2022 9:31:00 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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"...his false claims..,bellicose rhetoric..,his evidence-free attacks..."

That's just the first paragraph
Has to be an editorial, it sure isn't news.

12 posted on 08/18/2022 9:32:58 AM PDT by skimbell
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13 posted on 08/18/2022 9:33:27 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: Salman

*You can smell the fear between the lines.”

Yep.

Kinda like napalm in the morning.

5.56mm


14 posted on 08/18/2022 9:33:31 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: Salman

Yea, the racists are afraid that we are vastly expanding our appeal to other races.


15 posted on 08/18/2022 9:35:16 AM PDT by freespirit2012
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The race attracted more voters than any Republican primary in Wyoming's 132-year history

And she lost by nearly 40%, a record for a sitting congressperson in recent years. BUH BYE Cheney.

16 posted on 08/18/2022 9:37:20 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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The race attracted more voters than any Republican primary in Wyoming's 132-year history

And she lost by nearly 40%, a record for a sitting congressperson in recent years. BUH BYE Cheney.

17 posted on 08/18/2022 9:37:20 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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18 posted on 08/18/2022 9:37:48 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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To: Salman

Compost:

“false claims and bellicose rhetoric”

This is what they call “objective fact-based journalism”!


19 posted on 08/18/2022 9:38:19 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: Salman
...all our wasted propaganda/gov. threats.

Why won't you serfs submit/conform!

....kneel before ZOD!

20 posted on 08/18/2022 9:42:10 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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