In one of the biggest upsets in any of the four states holding primaries Tuesday, freshman Republican Rep. Peter Meijer went down in defeat in Michigan’s 3rd District (Grand Rapids).
In what is becoming an increasingly familiar story in GOP primaries this year, Meijer became the 6th House Republican to vote for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment and to go down in defeat at the hands of a Trump-endorsed opponent — in this case, John Gibbs, who served in the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Trump.
But Gibbs’ 53 to 47% triumph is especially stunning in that it was achieved by taking out someone who is a household name in western Michigan.
I guess you need to give those never-Trumpers their one due. They get to leave politics with their quiet dignity and apparently a healthy conscious intact. Or perhaps some of them should take a good hard look in the mirror and ask why the became a "representative" of the people if they were going to wander off and do something non-representative.
Two more pro-impeachment never-Trumpers here in Washington state went into primaries last night and the races have not been called. But it looks like both will probably survive the primary becoming the first of their kind to make it to the 2022 ballot. This is largely due to the "open" primary of Washington state where the top two (out of several from each Party) make it to the ballot. Who knows if they survived a GOP only primary.
Opps... I stand corrected: David Valadao from California (voted for impeachment) previously won his primary in the same open primary set up in California.
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Trump’s Influence Over Republican Politics Is Clear
August 3, 2022 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 56 Comments
Jonathan Bernstein:
“The former president’s power over the party’s voters is nothing extraordinary, but his sway over its candidates is strong. Tuesday’s wins and losses filled in some more details.
“In general, some of Trump’s endorsed candidates in contested races win,
especially when the conditions are good for any high-profile endorsement to matter — multicandidate primaries with little to differentiate the candidates.
“Yet candidates continue to beg for his endorsement, and in practical terms, that means
that a lot of Republican candidates are repeating Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.
Some just refuse to admit that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected,
while others are basically campaigning against free and fair elections.”
LOTS OF GOOD STUFF about this in the preceding thread.
CH SAYS THAT SOME OF THOSE
WHO LOST SHOULD PERHAPS
'take a good hard look in the mirror and ask why they became a "representative" of the people if they were going to wander off and do something non-representative.'
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Like misreresent the people by endorsing a totally discredited fraudulent election nonsense crooked up by a losing would-be dictator?
This is why we have to defeat this current Republican Party and it's extremely Federalist Philosophy.
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/03/2024-gop-hopefuls-trump-plan-purge-civil-servants
If you say so Reverend...
Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers.
Why it matters: Trump need not win his party's nomination — nor even run again — for the next GOP president to try to reimpose the executive order known as "Schedule F." Democrats, increasingly concerned, are scrambling to block that possibility.
These moves follow Axios' publication last month of an in-depth series by Jonathan Swan detailing how allies of the former president are already plotting the return of Schedule F in 2025 were Trump re-elected.
Driving the news: Six Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), introduced legislation on Tuesday to "secure the civil service" and protect career officials against future efforts to reimpose the deeply controversial Trump-era order, which was rescinded by President Biden at the start of his term.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who chairs the subcommittee overseeing the federal civil service, last week published an op-ed in The Washington Post calling on Congress to act. He has sought to amend this year's defense bill to prevent a future president from resurrecting Schedule F.
What we're hearing: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told Axios they support using a measure like Schedule F to reform the federal bureaucracy and strip civil servants from their positions in crucial government agencies.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wouldn't speak to Schedule F specifically, but they showed openness to the approach and told Axios they think more needs to be done to hold career officials and federal agencies accountable.Former Vice President Mike Pence, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) declined to comment for this story.
The one dissenting voice: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who has openly opposed another Trump term.
"This is another unneeded distraction ahead of a critically important election," Hogan told Axios. "While Americans are hurting, Republicans should be talking about reducing the cost of living, getting our economy back on track, and stopping violent crime, not harkening back to the dark days of the end of 2020."
Replacing hundreds of thousand civil members in like the DEA and other regulatory agencies and even worse would be the Department of Justice and Department of Defense. Putting loyalists into the government systems would turn us into a fascist nation.
The Good, Bad and Very Ugly
August 3, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments
Bill Kristol weighs in on the last 24 hours:
Good: Republicans cave as Congress passes health care for veterans, Pelosi goes to Taiwan,
Zawahari dead,
and the grand jury subpoenas Pat Cippolone.
Not so bad, or at least better than the alternative:
Eric Schmitt beats Eric Greitens in Missouri.
Bad:
Peter Meijer defeated in Michigan primary.
Really, really ugly:
Arizona. What’s in the water out there?
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
August 3, 2022 at 11:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 37 Comments
“Everybody are mentally crazy. But some people handle it better than others.”
— Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker (R), at a town hall meeting yesterday.
THE VERY, VERY GOOD
Democrats Increase Their Lead in the Generic Ballot
August 3, 2022 at 11:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 151 Comments
A new Monmouth poll finds Democrats have made slight gains in the public’s preference for party control of Congress since the spring.
Currently,
38% of Americans say they want the Democrats in charge and another
12% have no initial preference but lean toward Democratic control.
Republican control is preferred by
34% with another
9% leaning toward the GOP.
The combined 50% who choose the Democrats is up from 47% in June and 44% in May.
Republicans’ 43% support level is down from 47% in June and 48% in May.
Another reason why we need to keep the current Republican Party out of control. Because most of them oppos this
The U.S. and Iran will resume indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna on Thursday, a U.S. official told Axios.
Why it matters: U.S. officials are concerned the nuclear deal is close to becoming irrelevant, as Iran has taken steps to advance its nuclear program and limit the work of UN inspectors.
Isolationist philosophy was discredited in the last generation.
The cowboy hat 🤠 Mark Finchem, who led efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Arizona and was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, 0won the Republican secretary of state primary on Tuesday, moving him one step closer to an office that would allow him to oversee future elections in the emerging battleground.
Lol@Revered.
Begging to be noticed.
GOP Candidate Refuses to Concede Despite Finishing 4th
August 3, 2022 at 12:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments
Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley (R), who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, is refusing to concede despite finishing in fourth place in Tuesday’s primary.
LOL
Learned that from Trump, obviously.
Gasoline is 1.93 above where it was on Day #1 of Bidenomics.
Roger cheers this screwing of Americans.
Stupid Socialist.
Kputz go fuck your pigs 🐖
Sarah Longwell
@SarahLongwell25
“Trump’s grip on the GOP is slipping” discourse misses the point entirely. Trump the man can lose altitude, but the forces he unleashed have overtaken the whole party. Trump can go away, but a GOP full of cranks and conspiracists will be his enduring legacy.
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/03/2024-gop-hopefuls-trump-plan-purge-civil-servants
Scott, why do you refuse to admit that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected? Don't mention Hillary or Al Gore.
Gasoline is 1.93 above where it was on Day #1 of Bidenomics.
Roger cheers this screwing of Americans.
Stupid Socialist.
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Coldheartedtruth TellerAugust 3, 2022 at 11:33 AM
Kputz go fuck your pigs 🐖"
Roger's ability to debate in this own words.
Roger... why don't you admit you are not a genius?
Stick to ✂️ in paste Roger.
Something a 1st grader like you is excellence at, writing ✍ real debative thought, well see above.
Roger Diesel Fuel Day #1 of Bidens term $1.52
Today , Diesel Fuel is $5.23.
Openly Mocking Roger
"Roger... why don't you admit you are not a genius?"
Too funny.
I am not a genius but I am smarter than you
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