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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts) Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:23 PM Oct 2017

At this point, I'll gladly take Flake retiring from the Senate and going Corker.

It allows us:

A) One more anti-Trump Republican (for the time being)

and

B) We can test the water in Arizona for a Democrat.

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At this point, I'll gladly take Flake retiring from the Senate and going Corker. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2017 OP

Is "going corker" an euphemism for something? FSogol Oct 2017 #1

I was wondering that myself. maveric Oct 2017 #2

It's a euphemism for Republicans who will openly tell it like it s on Trump. herding cats Oct 2017 #3

These are indeed interesting times we're living in today. herding cats Oct 2017 #4

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

1. Is "going corker" an euphemism for something?

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:30 PM

Oct 2017

maveric

(16,445 posts)

2. I was wondering that myself.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:33 PM

Oct 2017

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

3. It's a euphemism for Republicans who will openly tell it like it s on Trump.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:40 PM

Oct 2017

Even at the cost of their political careers in the current incarnation of the GOP.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

4. These are indeed interesting times we're living in today.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:41 PM

Oct 2017

This scares the living crap out of me. Flake just resigned because Trump ripping on him had caused him to tank in the polls (14 points down last I saw) to Kelli Ward.

There's a large portion of Republicans in Arizona who still won't vote for a person with a D behind their name, and Ward could quite possibly be a US senator in January of 2019.

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