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Republican Rep. Ken Buck is exiting Congress early, further eroding GOP majority [Updated 13 March 2024]
NBC News ^ | 12 March 2024

Posted on 03/13/2024 8:12:04 AM PDT by zeestephen

"Today I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week," Buck said in a statement...His departure will cut the House Republican margin to 218-213...Buck is a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, but he made a name for himself in Washington for frequently breaking with his party on major issues...Most recently, Buck broke with his party and was one of three Republicans who voted against the impeachment of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

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KEYWORDS: 4thdistrict; alejandromayorkas; colorado; kenbuck
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1 posted on 03/13/2024 8:12:04 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

That’s how they work I guess. They may go in with good intentions but the Deep State corrupts them in one way or another, or they were a stinking rotten Judas from the get-go.


2 posted on 03/13/2024 8:17:01 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: zeestephen

Check all his investment accounts, foreign and domestic. And watch for the bogus book deals in the near future.


3 posted on 03/13/2024 8:17:57 AM PDT by john drake (Lucius Accius-Roman,170 BC - "oderint dum metuant" translated "Let them hate so long as they fear")
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To: zeestephen

looks like the Deep State extortion apparatus finally nailed Ken Buck a few months ago ... prior to his pro-biden votes, Buck had been a lifelong conservative ...


4 posted on 03/13/2024 8:21:07 AM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: zeestephen

Eroding RINO majority

Good


5 posted on 03/13/2024 8:22:38 AM PDT by stanne
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
Buck is a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, but... one of three Republicans who voted against the impeachment of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

6 posted on 03/13/2024 8:23:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: zeestephen

One less Democrat (in disguise) vote.


7 posted on 03/13/2024 8:24:57 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: zeestephen

We may be going full Ellen Rometsch….


8 posted on 03/13/2024 8:26:42 AM PDT by paddles ("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
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To: zeestephen
Speaking to reporters shortly after the news broke, Johnson suggested he did not get a heads-up from Buck. “I was surprised by Ken’s announcement. I’m looking forward to talking with him about that,” the speaker said.

No heads-up to the Speaker or colleagues and no explanation of reasons. Unforgiveable, even if he is being blackmailed.

Some idiot in the Republican caucus will probably decide that now is the time to depose Mike Johnson.

I will not be surprised if Hakeem Jeffries is Speaker before the election. Every investigation of Biden will stop instantly and the democrat agenda will pass on a party-line vote.

9 posted on 03/13/2024 8:29:56 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: zeestephen

Democrats are throwing the cards for their compromised RINO clowns looking to hand power to HAKEEEEM Jeffries. Just so happens that it’s the SAME district Boebert just crossed over to run in...and a special election would prevent her from running in the general. CONVENIENT?


10 posted on 03/13/2024 8:31:01 AM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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11 posted on 03/13/2024 8:31:33 AM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: RasterMaster

I cannot understand why anyone would vote for Boebert. Well, anyone who is serious about our government, that is. She is kind of “crazy hot” and some people like that.


12 posted on 03/13/2024 8:34:05 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I agree with you. But I’m not sure if that’s justification to pull this move.


13 posted on 03/13/2024 8:38:09 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Dogbert41

He’s a Judas from the beginning.


14 posted on 03/13/2024 8:39:41 AM PDT by OLDCU
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To: zeestephen

GOP politicians for the most part are the most cowardly, phony money grabbers on the face of the earth,


15 posted on 03/13/2024 8:49:17 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Dogbert41

” they were a stinking rotten Judas from the get-go.”

Buck might not have been a “stinking rotten Judas”. He might have voted his convictions. Anyway, maybe he just doesn’t like to fight. Too bad because we need conservatives that will fight. Conservatives need victories now, not compromises.


16 posted on 03/13/2024 8:49:37 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Vermont Lt

“I cannot understand why anyone would vote for Boebert.”

I think she’s sort of a female mini-Trump. Flamboyant in her personality, but a dependable vote for the Right. I’m in her district so I see news about her others may not.


17 posted on 03/13/2024 8:50:44 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: cymbeline

Buck was a liberal infiltrator.


18 posted on 03/13/2024 8:50:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: zeestephen

Some DEMONIC DEMOCRAT DANGLED A BIG JOB WITH A BIG SALARY IF HE QUIT ASAP!!


19 posted on 03/13/2024 8:54:10 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I don’t always need to look at what a politician does to determine whether or not they are worthy of support. She pisses off leftards....that’s a pretty good selling point. A good judge of her effectiveness is how many assets are deployed AGAINST her and how much ink they expend. That’s the hallmark of someone they fear.


20 posted on 03/13/2024 9:01:26 AM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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