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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Sep 27, 2017, 07:43 AM Sep 2017

GOP Anti-Establishment Wing Declares All-Out War



“The stunning defeat of President Trump’s chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted to a political lightning strike — setting the stage for a worsening Republican civil war that could have profound effects on next year’s midterm elections and undermine Trump’s clout with his core voters,” the Washington Post reports.

“The GOP primary victory by conservative firebrand Roy Moore over Sen. Luther Strange could also produce a stampede of Republican retirements in the coming months and an energized swarm of challengers.”

Axios: Sen. Bob Corker, a mainstream Republican, announced his retirement today, and several other sitting Republicans are facing primary challengers from the right. So will there be a populist surge in 2018 GOP primaries?”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/09/26/gop-anti-establishment-wing-declares-war/
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