Posted on 05/20/2019 6:54:35 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan says he enlists social media to do something unusual: explain why he bucks his party in terms his constituents can understand.
The 39-year-old Republican, who was the youngest member of the freshman class in 2011, states his approach succinctly: “I defend liberty and explain every vote here.” The simple formula has turned the libertarian, who rode into the House on the tea party wave, into something of a sensation. In 2012, the Independent Voter Network called Amash the “coolest member of Congress.”
Amash’s latest decision — to state publicly that President Trump engaged in activity worthy of impeachment — could be the hardest yet for him to explain to Republican voters, 9 in 10 of whom oppose impeachment, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted in April. […]
And on Sunday, it prompted an intraparty rival, Michigan state Rep. Jim Lower, to declare he would run in the Republican primary next year for Amash’s seat. …
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I will send him $$$, but not a nickle to the GOP.
I hope he enjoys his few months of fame as much as Flakey Flake.
Hope this challenger is a lot better than him.
Erik Cantor and Paul Ryan...
The Base remembers.
Check his family business. They sell tools, which they buy through a holding company, which buys the tools from China. Yep...follow the money...
Good. Amash must not get reelected again.
Justin Amash - Eric Cantor 2.0.
Amash is President of a family company that gets their product from China. This is the reason he has been a neverTrumper from the beginning. He has known about Trump’s position on trade.
Bttt.
5.56mm
I predict Amash will not seek re-election. Instead, he’ll become the Swamp’s new favorite Repuke. In other words, another McCain!
See ya!
Guy will go down in history as a traitor to the Republic when the details of SpyGate are exposed.
See ya!
Guy will go down in history as a traitor to the Republic when the details of SpyGate are exposed.
Rep. Jim Lower
I will send him $$$, but not a nickle to the GOP.
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I think I will join you.
There need to be a primary candidates for every Bush League Republican.
Dude must not have noticed Trumps crowds in Grand Rapids!! He will get all of the MSM attention and then get clobbered in the election.
Not good enough. If he wins the primary you must support the Democrat. At the very least do not vote for him in a general.
I can’t wait to donate.
Why are all the backstabbers on the Republican side? The Rats are loyal by comparison. Pox on Amash— smash him in the primaries.
He has nothing to worry about. If he quits Congress, he'll be getting off the DC Metro at Farragut West instead of Capitol South for his new job as a lobbyist. Or he might even become a commentator on CNN. In any case, he will live happily in the Swamp, having earned the approval of its denizens
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