Pro-Trump wins in blue states leaves moderates skeptical of red wave

Fox news ^ | 08/20/2022 | Andrew Mark Miller

[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.

[ChicagoConservative27]

This is coming from cocaine Mitch. He needs to STFU

[cotton1706]

Moderate: I have to choose between a Democrat and a Republican this time?? But they’re usually the same!

[ClearCase_guy]

“The fact that we’re winning means we’re losing” — or something like that.

[Parley Baer]

Coming from a RINO.

[Chgogal]

What Trump policies did The Mitch _itches not like?

[one guy in new jersey]

Trump probably won New Jersey in 2020, for Pete’s sake, but for the hijinx of Vote Fraud, Inc.

This story is nonsense.

[lewislynn]

could hurt the chances of large GOP gains in Congress and statehouses this November.

How would we tell the difference?

[Pollard]

Count on the RINOs to do everything they can to make MAGA lose.

[babble-on]

I mean the party primaries determine who goes on to run in the general election. Seems like a fair system.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"former Connecticut U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, a moderate Republican"

Another leftist Demonrat Derp Stater concerned about Conservatives.

[FlipWilson]

Ahh the GOPe.

It’s their party and if they can’t control it, they will destroy it.

[Chgogal]

“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.”

Whose dang fault is that? The Anti-Trump Republican Senate gave the AOC/Biden Rabid Leftists victory after victory! How is that working for you morons?

[Lurkinanloomin]

Bush League Republicans only want open borders/amnesty Bush League Republicans.

[jacknhoo]

The GOPe has lost their base.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Closing the border.

For 30 years the GOP has been blocking the citizens from stopping the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA)

[Timmy]

Yeah. We didn’t nominate McSally and Loeffler and others, who we know would have a better chance of winning . . .

[SPDSHDW]

He’s blothering about Establishment sorts not making the gains they want.

When people say GOP it’s generally equal to Establishment aka cocaine mitch’s caucus. The right wing of the uniparty

[FreeReign]

Shays? Isn’t this guy from the last century?

[flamberge]

"Moderate Republicans" are simply assistant Democrats. And the Democrats don't need them anymore. They don't want them either.

Why vote for an imitation Democrat when you can vote for the real thing?

The "Moderate Republicans" have no future in either party.

[Chgogal]

Abbott needs to send all the illegals to Kentucky then.