Flake Cuts Check for Doug Jones in Alabama Senate Race

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Outgoing Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted a picture of a $100 check made out to Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones’ campaign in Alabama.

Flake, who has frequently criticized Moore, posted a picture of the check saying simply “Country over party.”

Flake announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 amidst lagging poll numbers after his sharp criticisms of President Donald Trump.


Read more: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/flake-cuts-a-check-for-doug-jones/

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Link to tweet

Not enough to make a difference, but definitely enough to get a rise out someone...

[madaboutharry]

1. Folks on Twitter think Flake is cheap.

He could have done better than a hundred dollars.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I think that is the minimum to have it show up as a "registered" donation. nt

[DFW]

7. Registered where?

And if $100 will get you registered, then I got VERY registered a few weeks ago. Oh, well. That's one registry I'm perfectly happy to be on.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. FEC

http://classic.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml

[DFW]

9. Ah, OK

Makes sense.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Candidates are required to submit their list of donations of $100 or more. nt

[DFW]

14. Someone in the FEC must know me REALLY well by now in that case n/t

[PatSeg]

2. Whoa

That is making quite a statement. It isn't the amount that is important. He's going to piss off a lot of republican hypocrites.

[hatrack]

4. One Fourteen-Billionth Of The Hole The Tax Sham He Voted For Will Blow In The Debt

Fuck you, Jeff.

Take your "Oooohh!! One HUNDRED DOLLAR!!" check and shove it up your ass.

We've already got one fake "maverick" from Arizona. We sure as shit don't need another one.

[Jake Stern]

5. Like him or not

Jeff Flake is literally putting his money where his mouth is.

Some may say he should have donated more but the fact remains that this is a huge middle finger to a nominee of his party for Senate.

[LenaBaby61]

6. But he voted for the ....

For the rich, and destroy ordinary people's tax cut.

Means NOTHING to me

[DFW]

10. I found this just fine UNTIL I read "country over party"

Uhh, Senator Jeff? WHAT ABOUT YOUR VOTE ON THAT ABOMINATION OF A BILL LAST SATURDAY MORNING???

Just which country were you supporting over party then? The Russian Federation?

It sure as hell was NOT the USA. I would have preferred he send Moore $100 and vote AGAINST the McTurtle bill.

I swear, his last name seems SO damned appropriate sometimes.............

[ClarendonDem]

12. Has anyone seen any polls showing whether Arizona's citizens supported the tax bill?

Not sure if it is popular there or not.

[DFW]

13. Probably like the rest of us

They know some of the more egregious details, and have no clue how much evil stuff is hidden in the small print.

[pbmus]

15. Flake had to work both sides after castigating the Big Con...$100 dollars

5 hrs ago, while the Con was working the mics for Moore...can’t make this shit up....

[Maven]

16. This is a cheap gesture to calm the outrage after his Tax Scam Bill vote.

Don't fall for it.

Fuck Flake.

[Saviolo]

17. Said it in another thread about this: "Brave" Senator Flake

Gives a dressing-down to Trump only on his way out the door, but still votes with him over 90% of the time. This is a publicity stunt only. A token gesture to make us think he cares about anything but himself. He's still a party hardliner, and I'll believe any change when I see it.

Also, if endorsing a Democrat over a child molester is the only bar he has to cross to gain our approval, the bar has been lowered so far I can't even look at it any more.

[not fooled]

22. Yeah

He probably has aspirations to run for other office, and knows he looks bad over the tax scam vote, hence this stunt.


We are not fooled.


Put your vote where your supposed principles are, Jeff.

[ffr]

18. Schumer should ask Flake if he'd be willing to switch parties.

It's been done before. And with as shameful as the GOP is with all of their Russian ties, this would be a good time for some senators to jump ship.

[rurallib]

19. considering his wealth and salary versus mine

it would be like me giving a nickel

[SeaDoo77]

20. Nice Gesture Mr. Flake

I applaud you on this one. Just not the 99 other things you did to help the rich rob my family and rape my world for profit.

Gotta give him some credit though.

[rpannier]

21. So that makes him nominally better than Ted Cruz

Kind of a low bar

[L. Coyote]

23. That has to sting!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Is Trump getting splodey headed?

[Rollo]

25. Flake has been stating he's a fiscal conservative and would vote for tax cuts for some time now...

So it shouldn't surprise anyone that he voted for the Senate GOP tax cut bill. I don't agree with him, but I'm not surprised.

And I don't think he's donated to Jones for political purposes, since he's already announced he won't run for re-election in '18. I think he's just expressing his disgust for Moore AND for Trump, and making it as public as possible. And that I agree with.

Flake's differences with Trump appear to be centered on matters such as Immigration and Nationalism, as well as Trump's instability and authoritarian style. However Flake has described himself as a Goldwater Republican, and he supports much of Trump's conservative agenda. In fact, some of his criticisms of Trump center on the president not being sufficiently conservative. Flake is a Mormon, and he views Trump's religious based travel ban to be a threat to Mormonism in the USA. However, despite Trump labeling Flake as a Democrat in disguise, Flake is clearly quite conservative, and no friend in general of the Democratic Party. His donation to Jones is more of a jab at Trump, and an assertion of his Mormon revulsion at Moore's questionable morality. '

I believe the presumptive Republican nominee for Flake's seat is a rather extreme right winger, so it will be interesting to see if a Dem steps up and presents a platform that appeals to a majority of Arizona voters in 2018.

[kwalter66]

28. He's a coward

As is Corker and McCain. They are ALL three running out the door. If they had any real conviction about the crap they spout they'd stay and fight for it.

[Skittles]

26. fuck him

if he REALLY voted country over party he would not have voted for that tax scam