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WAPO commentary about frump's takeover of the GOP.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-takeover-of-gop-forces-many-house-republicans-to-head-for-the-exits/2019/09/22/d89f99fc-d4bd-11e9-ab26-e6dbebac45d3_story.html
Trumps takeover of GOP forces many House Republicans to head for the exits By Rachael Bade September 22, 2019 at 1:36 p.m. EDT
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Mitchell is among a growing list of House Republicans 18 to date who have announced plans to resign, retire or run for another office, part of a snowballing exodus that many Republicans fear is imperiling their chances of regaining control of the House in the 2020 elections.
And the problem for the GOP is bigger than retirements. Since Trumps inauguration, a Washington Post analysis shows, nearly 40 percent of the 241 Republicans who were in office in January 2017 are gone or leaving because of election losses, retirements including former House speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.), and some, such as Mitchell, who are simply quitting in disgust.
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But Curbelo, who lost in the Democratic wave last year along with Love, said Trump hijacked everything, effectively erasing all the progress theyve made with minorities.
Hes turned [the GOP] into a personal vessel for his brand, Curbelo said. The president seems to be doubling down on an all-base strategy; perhaps that can work for him . . . but it certainly makes it very difficult for Republicans to win a majority of seats in the House.
W_HAMILTON
(7,813 posts)What progress had Republicans made with minorities? Purging them from the registration rolls so their vote doesn't matter?
joshdawg
(2,637 posts)The only "progress" republicans have made toward minorities is to suppress their votes.
gordianot
(15,226 posts)Waiting around to be kissed by a Prince or Princess is a terrible way to waste your life. It just breaks your heart to see Republican cowardice not pay out. Someday they will be able answer their Grandchild. What did you do when the weird looking looking bad man was President? Answer; I ran like hell
calimary
(80,693 posts)The fewer the better. Itll take legions of us to clean up the mess theyve made.
Buh-BYE.