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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Jeff Flake says he will not seek re-election in 2018, citing the nastiness of Trump-era GOP
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/2017/10/24/republican-senator-jeff-flake-announces-not-running-senate-reelection-gop-primary-ward-trump/793952001/Condemning the nastiness of Republican politics in the era of President Trump, Sen. Jeff Flake on Tuesday announced he will serve out the remainder of his term but will not seek re-election in 2018.
The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.
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Sen. Jeff Flake says he will not seek re-election in 2018, citing the nastiness of Trump-era GOP (Original Post)
HipChick
Oct 2017
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I met w/ Flake while campaigning for Hillary in Mesa, AZ. He was kind and welcoming. Nice guy.
grossproffit
Oct 2017
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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. Jeff will land on his feet with Millions
of bucks in his pocket. Just another new Lobbyist in D.C..
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)2. Wow, they're bailing fast! nt
demmiblue
(36,865 posts)3. ...
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)4. I met w/ Flake while campaigning for Hillary in Mesa, AZ. He was kind and welcoming. Nice guy.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)5. Why are you closing me down, Louie?
Hes shocked shocked! at the nastiness of the Republicans. Rip Van Flakel can now return to his somnambulent state, confident that no more bad dreams will haunt his sleep.
The question I have is, Besides quitting, is there anything you plan to do about this sorry-ass state of affairs, Sen. Flake? Or is it enough to sate your nascent conscience to feign high dudgeon as you flounce out the door?