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Moderate GOP Rep. Peter Meijer Trashes Dems for Bankrolling His MAGA Foe in Scathing Op-Ed: Selling Out ‘Any Pretense of Principle’ (pot, kettle)
msn.com ^ | 8/1/22 | Jackson Richman

Posted on 08/01/2022 9:03:02 AM PDT by cotton1706

Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI), a moderate GOP congressman, blasted Democrats for bankrolling his Trumpian opponent, John Gibbs, ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Michigan.

Democrats have been financially backing MAGA GOP candidates this primary cycle in order to have a better shot at beating them ahead of an expected Republican wave in November.

In Bari Weiss’ Substack outlet, Common Sense, Meijer wrote that he voted to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory as president, while noting that Gibbs “denies the results” of that election.

“The DCCC’s ad buy was more than Gibbs raised over the entire duration of his campaign. It was also nearly 100x the support Donald Trump himself offered to Gibbs (a single $5,000 contribution from the Save America Super PAC),” he wrote. “In other words, the Democrats are not merely attempting to boost a candidate over the finish line: They are subsidizing his entire campaign.”

Meijer also blasted the Democrats’ hypocrisy in decrying former President Donald Trump and his followers as a threat to American democracy, yet are funding those far-right GOP primary candidates.

Watching this unraveling inside my party has been utterly bewildering. The only thing that has been more nauseating has been the capacity of my Democratic colleagues to sell out any pretense of principle for political expediency—at once decrying the downfall of democracy while rationalizing the use of their hard-raised dollars to prop up the supposed object of their fears.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2022election; bariweiss; commonsense; concerntroll; concerntrolls; election2022; elections; johngibbs; michigan; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; nevertrumpertrolls; petermeijer; substack
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Ya see, it was ok for Peter Meijer to assist Democrats in trying to remove a Republican from office (Trump).

But in Meijer's view it is NOT ok for Democrats to assist Republicans in removing HIM from office.

Welcome to the world of back-stabbing politics, Pete!

You let the Democrats talk you into voting to remove a man from office who was leaving office in ten days. And you thought these new pals of yours would have your back.

Try reading some history, Pete. You'll have the time...soon.

1 posted on 08/01/2022 9:03:02 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706
“Moderate GOP Rep” from fake news = Dementia Joe supporting, Trump hating, far left, RINO “Republican”.
2 posted on 08/01/2022 9:07:01 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: cotton1706

Hey Peter, you’re just coming to realize the DEMONocRATS have no principle except one: MORE GOVERNMENT? You’ve really been out of haven’t you?


3 posted on 08/01/2022 9:07:43 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: cotton1706

Pete Meijer voted to impeach Trump, he can rot in Hell.


4 posted on 08/01/2022 9:07:45 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: cotton1706

I read an article on why the Democrats backed Trump and other “right wing” candidates. They actually think that by having a Make America Great candidate that people will be repelled by the horror of such people. Because THEY see the conservatives as monsters, they think others will see them that way too.

That’s a total disconnect from reality. But, if you can say a muscular, hair-chested man is a woman...you ARE disconnected from reality.


5 posted on 08/01/2022 9:08:19 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: cotton1706

Moderate?! Hahaha.


6 posted on 08/01/2022 9:08:22 AM PDT by madison10
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To: cotton1706

ALL Bush League Republicans MUST be removed and replaced.

Assistant Democrats will always assist the Democrats.


7 posted on 08/01/2022 9:09:00 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cotton1706
This is Kabuki theater from msn.

They know that republican voters hate Democrats trying to influence a republican primary.

But that hatred comes from Democrats doing everything they can to get the RINO chosen as the nominee.

And the lame stream media also reported that Democrats were secretly donating to Trump's campaign in 2016 because they wanted him to be the nominee because he would be easy to beat.

Any grass root voter can see what is going on. The lamestream wants to trick them into thinking Meijer is the best candidate.

8 posted on 08/01/2022 9:09:01 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: cotton1706

9 posted on 08/01/2022 9:10:22 AM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: Gen.Blather

“I read an article on why the Democrats backed Trump and other “right wing” candidates. They actually think that by having a Make America Great candidate that people will be repelled by the horror of such people. Because THEY see the conservatives as monsters, they think others will see them that way too.

That’s a total disconnect from reality. But, if you can say a muscular, hair-chested man is a woman...you ARE disconnected from reality.”

I agree.


10 posted on 08/01/2022 9:11:23 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Democrats believe (or want people to believe) that, labeling a candidate (or anybody) as a Trump MAGA supporter will hurt them.

Democrats are completely wrong about that, and will discover in November how wrong they’ve been.

MAGA is make America great again, and there’s nothing wrong with making America great again, especially after the devastating Biden administration and the anti-America democrats in congress.


11 posted on 08/01/2022 9:11:34 AM PDT by adorno
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To: cotton1706

Translation: He’s gonna lose and he knows it. Ahhhh! Suck it you RINO scum.


12 posted on 08/01/2022 9:11:59 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: SmokingJoe

every time the MSM starts with ‘MODERATE GOP”, you know 100% this is pure obama..


13 posted on 08/01/2022 9:15:14 AM PDT by max americana (Fired leftards at work since 2008 at every election just to see them cry. I hate them all.)
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To: cotton1706
Dr. Questmeijer at your service!


14 posted on 08/01/2022 9:15:40 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
In Bari Weiss’ Substack outlet, Common Sense, Meijer wrote that he voted to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory as president, while noting that Gibbs “denies the results” of that election.
And the DNC will issue a denial of his claims, making Meijer look look like another useful idiot of the left, which he is. The anti-MAGA ad that runs on YT around here is a few seconds long, sez, his opponent is "too conservative for West Michigan". There is no such thing.

15 posted on 08/01/2022 9:16:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: cotton1706

Meijer, yet another “ moderate “ RINO.


16 posted on 08/01/2022 9:20:54 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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17 posted on 08/01/2022 9:21:12 AM PDT by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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To: Gen.Blather

They actually think that by having a Make America Great candidate that people will be repelled by the horror of such people. Because THEY see the conservatives as monsters, they think others will see them that way too.

It’s like having a vegan pick out a larger steak for a friend, thinking it will be a joke. “I’ll bet they’ll *really* hate this 12 oz ribeye!”


18 posted on 08/01/2022 9:21:59 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Yo-Yo

He not only stabbed Trump in the back, he voted for the Jan 6th comission, he also voted for red flag laws and more background checks.

This RINO needs to go.


19 posted on 08/01/2022 9:24:12 AM PDT by DMD13
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Either the Dems are financing the MAGA candidates or they’re not. That objective fact should be easy enough to find out. Why they might do that is the question. Maybe, as someone suggested, they are so blinded by hate they think most people are less likely to vote for a MAGA candidate. But then maybe (at least in certain voting districts) they have the internals that indicate this is a winning strategy there.

I wouldn’t sell the Dems so short in this game. They are dumb about almost everything else, but they’re geniuses at manipulating the vote and stealing elections.

20 posted on 08/01/2022 9:24:29 AM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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