Posted on 02/06/2019 9:39:01 AM PST by re_tail20
Renegade Republicans determined to eject President Trump from the White House in 2020 share a commitment to the cause but are split on strategy and realistic about their long-shot prospects.
Former John McCain aides, members of Evan McMullin's independent 2016 presidential campaign, disgruntled neocons, and establishment GOPers — the only thing they agree on is a loathing of Trump.
No primary challenger has yet come forward. John Kasich, former Ohio governor, has said he couldn't beat Trump. Jeff Flake, who stepped down as a senator for Arizona when it became clear he would be beaten by pro-Trump forces in his primary, has taken himself out of the running.
The brightest hope right now is Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who last year became the first Republican governor to be re-elected in the deep-blue state, with a 13-point margin.
Mostly based in Washington, the "Never Trump" crowd comes in roughly three factions. First is those convinced fielding a primary challenger is the most viable game plan. Second is those inclined to back an independent candidate. A third group advocates for a unifying center-left Democrat — similar to the sort of centrist who captured suburban Republican voters in the midterm elections.
But the blocs are friendly, with some key operatives moving back and forth between them and willing to back whichever approach emerges as the most feasible. Meetings often hosted by Niskanen Center, a conservative think tank that has positioned itself as a headquarters for Republicans opposed to Trump.
Veteran Republican consultant Mike Murphy is among them. “I’m talking to some ‘Never Trumpers’ about an alert-effort to make sure Republican regulars are paying the attention they ought to, so that they start thinking pragmatically about a wipeout in 2020 and what we ought to do about it,” Murphy told the Washington Examiner.
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I guess it took a hit last night - no?
He is still eligible to be appointed Chief Justice when Roberts suicides in anguish and remorse for his dastardly crimes against the republic.
How could conservatives win anything with this supposedly (R)s? This is/was on top of the turtle & Ryan.
The survival and prosperity of the Republic is not something that concerns these people. They only think of ways to return the Power Structure to what it was pre-Trump wherein they are the Loyal NonOpposition to a Democrat government. They know that if/when the Democrats get the Presidency it will be the inauguration of the One Party Total State. They seem incapable of understanding that in such a system, once the opposition is rendered permanently out of Power there is no more toleration for erstwhile allies. They will be disposed of in the manner of Socialist housecleaning everywhere.
It was mostly Bush League Republicans retiring that flipped the House.
And not contesting the fraud in CA.
I don’t really want anyone on the Supreme Court that believes Anwar a-Awlaki’s kids, born in Yemen to one citizen parent, are natural born citizens eligible to be President.
If he is, they are.
And what about dicknipples? Where would the nipples even be?
The bottom line is if all of these idiots mentioned attended a huge party with our President, they would still get only ONE scoop of ice cream and the President gets TWO.
Psst! Not secret.
“They know. They just don’t care.” - The Batman
They represent those who give them money and power. What we know about them matters nothing to them. They hold us in contempt, and know that we will ultimately vote for most of them over the single alternative.
They know. They just don’t care.
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