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Pro-Trump wins in blue states leaves moderates skeptical of red wave
Fox news ^ | 08/20/2022 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 08/20/2022 3:42:47 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Some Republicans are expressing concern that pro-Trump candidates in blue states, where the party has typically found success with more moderate candidates, could hurt the chances of large GOP gains in Congress and statehouses this November.

"It can’t continue," former Connecticut U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, a moderate Republican and Trump critic, told the Associated Press referring to the GOP choosing pro-Trump candidates. "One of the things that will happen is that a lot of the Trump candidates who won the primary will lose the general election. And there are a lot of unhappy Republicans who hold office now who believe that the Senate now is in jeopardy of staying Democratic."

Republican voters nominated pro-Trump candidates in several blue states, including Maryland and Connecticut, where more "moderate" GOP candidates have typically found success.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2022miderms; 2022midterms; bluestates; fakepolls; moderates; redwave; trump
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Open borders, amnesty and bombing the world.


21 posted on 08/20/2022 3:54:37 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: cotton1706

Moderate Republican is nothing more than a Democrat with an R behind their name.


22 posted on 08/20/2022 3:55:15 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: All

“...a moderate Republican and Trump critic...”

in real life, i doubt such a person exists. there are only MAGA Repubs and Deep Traitor Repubs. The Deep Traitor Media re-labels the latter as (so called) “moderate Republicans” only for public consumption.


23 posted on 08/20/2022 3:55:17 PM PDT by SteveH (.all)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What they are saying is they prefer to choose between Democrat and Democrat-lite.


24 posted on 08/20/2022 3:55:58 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They think Democrats are going to vote for them?


25 posted on 08/20/2022 3:57:04 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: FreeReign
Shays? Isn’t this guy from the last century?

Shays rebelled in the 18th century.
26 posted on 08/20/2022 4:00:06 PM PDT by Colinsky
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To: Colinsky

Chris Shays went on tv to endorse Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. We don’t need “Republicans” like him.


27 posted on 08/20/2022 4:06:13 PM PDT by laconic (n)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This is the RINO narrative. Its also wrong. MAGA candidates can appeal to a much broader base of people who would never support the old open borders, country club, warmongering, corporate shills who are the RINOs.


28 posted on 08/20/2022 4:07:40 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: ChicagoConservative27

These people are morons.


29 posted on 08/20/2022 4:09:23 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Moderate Republicans are dopes that never learned you can’t play nice with Rats. Retire to the Old RINOs Home and let some fighters take over.


30 posted on 08/20/2022 4:11:00 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: FLT-bird

The GOP is going to pin every loss on Trump rather than fight like Democrats to get every GOP nominee elected. Proving once again that one “side” wants to and the other does not.


31 posted on 08/20/2022 4:13:45 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Huskrrrr

Why don’t these “Moderate Republicans” create their own party? Then they can win their primaries and complain when NO ONE elects them in the general. /spit


32 posted on 08/20/2022 4:14:53 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci: You had one job and you failed!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Eeyore is concerned.


33 posted on 08/20/2022 4:17:08 PM PDT by lee martell ( Ms)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Moderates” are deebly goncerned. Again. Mitch McConnell is so awful. Controlled opposition.


34 posted on 08/20/2022 4:19:19 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

>This is coming from cocaine Mitch. He needs to STFU

He would much rather lose and keep his nice spot as leader than win and have to accomodate MATA people.

Same goes for all the neverTrumpers; they’re fine with the destruction of our economy and the dissolution of our nation as long as they keep their benefits, parties, and kickbacks.

Their problem is that we (everyone) now knows this; they’ve lost their cover, having come out from behind it to bash Trump and we deplorables rather than stand up for vote integrity and quash hard left bills.

This is their last feeble attempt to stop the people from electing MAGA candidates from overturning the status quo. The old way was blue states are blue, red states are red, GOP was happy as gentleman losers.

The uniparty has never forgiven Newt (and us) for undoing the 40-year Democrat control of Congress and they’ll never forgive Trump (and us) for daring to interfere in “our democracy” — a phrase only spoken by people who mean “and NOT **your** democracy, you peasant tax slaves in flyover country!”


35 posted on 08/20/2022 4:25:27 PM PDT by No.6
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Just play the “fed up” speech by Harriet. Over and over.


36 posted on 08/20/2022 4:26:27 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: TornadoAlley3

https://youtu.be/jIXwpBqxeWs

We’re fed up!


37 posted on 08/20/2022 4:27:13 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: mass55th







38 posted on 08/20/2022 4:28:39 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Fox “News” media 😂
Red Wave is 14 year old speak in my opinion. Ghey.
As the stock market, gas prices continue in the right direction then yes Democrats have a better chance.
The pocket book is more important that politics. A very few follow enough to make decisions based upon policy.


39 posted on 08/20/2022 4:29:36 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They’re scared


40 posted on 08/20/2022 4:33:31 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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