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Bob Corker doesn’t rule out possible 2020 run against Trump
NY Post ^ | October 28, 2017 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/27/2017 10:52:50 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom

Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee did not rule out a run in 2020 against President Donald Trump when asked about it by reporters Friday, saying he’s focused on the next 14 months of his term and isn’t thinking that far ahead.

The noncommittal response came as Corker doubled down this week on criticism of Trump, calling him “utterly untruthful” and responsible for “the debasement of our nation.”

“You know, I don’t know what I’m doing next Sunday,” the senator responded when reporters asked about a potential presidential bid.

Corker said it was far too soon to say if he would want a strong Republican primary challenge of Trump, whether by him or someone else.

“I think that if you even begin thinking those things, everything you do becomes viewed through a different lens,” Corker said generally about presidential ambitions.

And any impeachment of Trump isn’t realistic today and is not going to happen, Corked added.

At a Tennessee economic development conference Friday, attendees applauded Corker and laughed when Sen. Lamar Alexander and state economic development chief Bob Rolfe joked about Corker’s recent fame. It marked his first public appearance in Tennessee since his latest round of feuding with Trump, which garnered national attention.

Corker, a businessman who isn’t seeking re-election in 2018, said he has been received similarly well elsewhere of late.

The Chattanooga Republican said he wasn’t surprised, though, to see his polling numbers worsen in a recent survey conducted Oct. 16-23, just before this week’s latest round of back-and-forth jabs with Trump. Corker’s disapproval rating increased to 41 percent, a 14-point increase compared with last spring in the Middle Tennessee State University poll. His approval dropped 8 points to 45 percent, though he deemed his approval still pretty high for an incumbent.

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Corker didn't rule out going to Mars either. This sounds like some reporters trying to stir up more trouble by making up a story when no story exists just because he didn't give an answer to a stupid question.
1 posted on 10/27/2017 10:52:50 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

The Creature From The Swamp.

The fumes from the swamp have obviously made him delusional. He’d get even fewer votes than Linda.


2 posted on 10/27/2017 10:58:36 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

You go ahead and do that Bob. Be sure to let us know how that all works out if you can manage to get enough signatures to even run for dog catcher.


3 posted on 10/27/2017 10:59:54 PM PDT by Boomer (The dem party has become the North Korea of American politics; unreasonable, dictatorial, fascist.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I’ll bet he has ruled out spending any of his own money on that run.


4 posted on 10/27/2017 11:02:20 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Bob couldn’t even win Tennessee now. He’s just trying to stay relevant.


5 posted on 10/27/2017 11:05:48 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

He should join the Megyn Kelly show instead, and end his misery sooner.


6 posted on 10/27/2017 11:09:21 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Corker is corrupt and I hope more Never Trumpers like him go the same way.


7 posted on 10/27/2017 11:10:50 PM PDT by Spiridon
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I think we’ll also see Comey and Mueller running. The swamp creatures are scared to death that PRESIDENT Trump is going to mess up their big money gig in the D.C. swamp.


8 posted on 10/27/2017 11:12:40 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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To: Spiridon
Awesome. I was looking for a nice spineless jellyfish to support against "literally Hitler." Go for it Bobby!!

*rolls eyes*

9 posted on 10/27/2017 11:13:31 PM PDT by bagster (Social Culture Warrior (SCW))
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To: boycott

Algore couldn’t win Tenn either. haha


10 posted on 10/27/2017 11:13:31 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Corker’s Winning Bush Platform:

More Wars
Tear Down the Wall
More Mexicans
More Muslims
Higher Taxes
Socialized Medicine
No Borders
End Sovereignty


11 posted on 10/27/2017 11:16:06 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_cJ8k_C3XEWi9IrA7dKse0vo8SE6J1oJ)
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The same Corker that inverted Congressional authority over treaties?

Who knows what the dirtbag Corker granted Obama?


12 posted on 10/27/2017 11:17:43 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

He might want to closely guard his capacity for reason.

If he gives it a chance it will escape into the wild...

Leaving him to look like a fool with a neck and shoulders...


13 posted on 10/27/2017 11:17:45 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

All these people who talk about running against Trump in 2020 like Mark Cuban, Oprah, Corker, Milt, Fauxcohantas and Al Franken seem to forget that you need voters that’ll vote for you.


14 posted on 10/27/2017 11:22:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Just go away and quietly live your life, Bob.


15 posted on 10/28/2017 12:12:02 AM PDT by wastedyears ("Mr President, we must not allow a mine-shaft gap!")
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I don’t rule out possible confinement to the looney bin for this clown.


16 posted on 10/28/2017 12:13:45 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Corker is what 5’7” compared to Trump’s 6’2”? This should be fun.


17 posted on 10/28/2017 12:21:10 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Corker’s chances of being elected President against ANY opponent are SLIM and NONE.


18 posted on 10/28/2017 12:21:35 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

A result of eating too much cabbage.


19 posted on 10/28/2017 12:24:40 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

So Corker can join Flake and share the 10 to 15% of the non-Trump vote in the Republican Primaries in 2020.

I guess he’s free to do so, but it does seem pretty silly.


20 posted on 10/28/2017 12:40:08 AM PDT by BobL ( I beat up McDonald's and Walmart because it makes me feel like a man.)
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