He’s Not Happy!
Posted on 08/03/2022 3:18:38 AM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — The defeat on Tuesday of Representative Peter Meijer of Michigan, the young conservative scion of a supermarket empire who voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump, was another sign that the party’s conservative core is bent on casting out those who have dared to break with Mr. Trump, who has embarked on a revenge tour aimed at punishing his adversaries.
Mr. Meijer was defeated by a far-right challenger endorsed by Mr. Trump, becoming the second of 10 Republicans who broke with the party to back impeachment to be ousted in a G.O.P. primary.
Republican voters in the Grand Rapids-based district rejected Mr. Meijer in favor of John Gibbs, a former official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development with a history of firing off inflammatory, conspiratorial tweets. He earned the former president’s backing after Mr. Meijer supported impeaching Mr. Trump for inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, calling him “unfit for office.”
With Mr. Meijer’s loss, more than half of the Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump — at least six of the 10 — will not return to Congress next year. His defeat underscored the continuing appetite among right-wing voters who form the party’s base to force out those who defied the former president.
Two other Republicans who voted to impeach Mr. Trump — Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse — were also facing challenges on Tuesday from Trump-endorsed opponents.
As of early Wednesday morning, both Ms. Herrera Beutler and Mr. Newhouse appeared to be faring better, aided in part by an open primary system and a crowded field of challengers. But there were many ballots left outstanding.
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GOOD RIDDANCE!
antagonistic trump, love it
Gosh. I detect a hint of bias here.
“...another sign that the party’s conservative core is bent on casting out those who have dared to break with Mr. Trump,...”
Well...duh. Like that’s a bad thing. But it wasn’t that they “broke” with Trump, it’s that they sided with Trump-hating, progressive communists hell bent on destroying America. The core’s revenge “bent” is understandable when put in the correct terms.
During the Clinton years when the Democrats purged their moderates
And blue dogs Barry a peep was made in the press about it or how extreme the democrat party was becoming in its quest for ideological purity…
Yes 30 years later when the GOP finally engages in the same activities it’s hand wringing and condemnation all around.
See post 9
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How many Elected Dems in Congress have called for Biden to be Investigated?
Too many Republicans to count came out for Mueller.
There is effectively zero percent dissent in the Dem party at a National level.
If a central Dem went after Schumer or Biden without approval, the WAPO and NYTs would see that person is never employed again, and a Federal investigation would commence immediately of that person.
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Boo Hoo
Liz Cheney and Peter Meijer, fake conservatives. If they don’t vote Democrat, they ain’t black, man! Or something like that.
They are certainly blackguards.
“...was another sign that the party’s conservative core is bent on casting out those who have dared to break with Mr. Trump, who has embarked on a revenge tour aimed at punishing his adversaries.”
PLENTY of Republicans broke with Trump on PLENTY of issues, and Trump either left them alone or in some cases, campaigned for them.
But EVERY politician has Red Lines, and impeachment simply because you don’t like the personality of a president who is carrying out your stated agenda is a VERY EASY Red Line to stay clear of.
“How many Elected Dems in Congress have called for Biden to be Investigated?”
...and how about now, how many elected Republicans have complained that Biden just handed Taiwan a Death Sentence?
Open primaries is why we get the wrong people.
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