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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump working effectively to destroy the Republican Party in Arizona
Here is the synopsis of the WP story in the Political Wire
Trump Threatens to Start MAGA Party
January 23, 2021 at 6:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 526 Comments
Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new MAGA Party,' the Washington Post reports.
In a recorded phone call, he offered his complete and total endorsement for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the states Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, marking Trumps first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.
To understand the very unusual dynamics of what is happening you have to understand what a nut job Kelli Ward is.
She lost to Martha McSally in the primary to run against Sinema. It was a brutal primary and McSally's accounts were depleted and she narrowly lost to Sinema. One of the issues that came up was Kelli Ward's previous support of conferences to discuss how the government is using chemtrails to poison the population.
One of the reasons that McSally was appointed to the Senate was the belief that if they appointed anyone else then Ward would do another primary challenge and likely win.
How off the rails is Ward? During the primary she booked a ticket to Mara Largo and paid a hefty fee to have a one on one picture with Trump. They made her promise not to use it in campaign literature because they knew she would lose and they were endorsing McSally.
So now that Ward's antics have helped turn two AZ Senate seats blue which provided the coat tails to help AZ go Biden business/institutional/Mormon/regular Republicans banded together to defeat Ward as State Chair of the Party and Trump intervenes and barely, barely drags Ward over the finish line with 51.5%.
He also commits to the idea of a MAGA Party.
McConnell will be discussing this in depth with the Republican Caucus and they will face the realization that the Impeachment trial provides them a one time possibility to remove the man that is out to destroy them.
If Trump is convicted it will be because instead of just shutting up and sitting in silence he had to try and drag the AZ Republican Party into his corner.
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Trump working effectively to destroy the Republican Party in Arizona (Original Post)
grantcart
Jan 2021
OP
Arizona is going blue because the majority is sick of the bull. n/t
Lady Freedom Returns
Jan 2021
#2
Karadeniz
(22,587 posts)1. How soon before he sets up a campaign fund to steal from?
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)2. Arizona is going blue because the majority is sick of the bull. n/t
Arizona runs Kelli Ward for every seat that comes up for the rest of time.
People in Arizona hate her, clearly. They keep not electing her, despite how many chances they have been given.
Enterstageleft
(3,400 posts)4. I never thought I'd agree with "He who shall not be named",...
But go for it,
you dumb mf'er.
turn Arizona BLUE forever.
Brother Mythos
(1,442 posts)5. In that case, Trump should be encouraged to keep up the good work!
Bring it on!
Vivienne235729
(3,384 posts)6. One thing this will do is secure a Democratic control of AZ politics.
For a long time. McConnell has got to see this. If he doesnt shut down trump, the GOP can kiss AZ goodbye forever.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)7. I hope Arizona stays Blue forever.
Three of the most magical years of my childhood were spent in Arizona.