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Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:11 AM Oct 2019

The Memo: Bad polls for Trump shake GOP axis of evil

The Memo: Bad polls for Trump shake GOP

It’s a legitimate worry, according to some moderate Republicans.

Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), who served two terms in Congress before being defeated last November, told The Hill, “Republicans are coming to the realization that this is different than the Mueller probe. This is a lot more radioactive. They are coming to terms with the fact that there is real political risk here for members in swing states and swing districts.”
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“We often think of our legislative elected officials as leaders. They are not leaders. They are followers,” said Rick Tyler - The Hill
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The Memo: Bad polls for Trump shake GOP axis of evil (Original Post) ffr Oct 2019 OP
Over time, a lot more 'radioactive' fallout coming empedocles Oct 2019 #1
Followers? They are followers? No, they're even worse, they are traitors to this country by ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #2

SWBTATTReg

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2. Followers? They are followers? No, they're even worse, they are traitors to this country by ...
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:49 AM
Oct 2019

not protecting this Country in its time of need, and only catering to the 1%ers and their tax cuts. Meanwhile, the rest of us are struggling w/ higher costs because of the tariff crap that our esteemed and toxic president imposed, while wages for the most part are stagnant.

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