GOP establishment lashes out at its conservative wing as Republican divide deepens

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GOP establishment lashes out at its conservative wing as Republican divide deepens

By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press


http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2022073751_apxgopestablishmentvsteaparty.html

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Other party elders, whose calls for compromise were often overshadowed by the tea party in recent weeks, blamed conservative groups such as Heritage Action, the Senate Conservatives Fund and the Club for Growth. They were influential during the debate, at times promising to help defeat Republicans lawmakers who voted for a compromise with Democrats.

"The right is a multiplicity of various groups, some of which aren't even Republicans, but who think they can control the Republican Party," said Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, condemning tactics he referred to as "radicalness."

Republican strategist Mike Murphy chided what he called "the stupid wing of the Republican Party."

"There's tension and there ought to be a questioning of whether we ought to listen to such bad advice," Murphy said when asked about the influence of conservative groups. "We took a huge brand hit. It's self-inflicted. ... I'm glad there are no elections tomorrow."



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[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, applegrove.

[sheshe2]

2. Kick!

[russspeakeasy]

3. Thanks for posting this.

[gopiscrap]

4. Fuckers I hope they eat eachother!

[MoonRiver]

5. HAHAHAHAHA!

Too bad suckers!

[creeksneakers2]

6. Those same establishment Republicans

spent many years sending out propaganda that was designed to make the base angrier and angrier. Many on the left predicted that the establishment Republicans would eventually regret what they created.

[applegrove]

7. Good point. Just like the Kochs cannot claim they had nothing to do with

it because they invested so long and so hard in this outcome....so to the establishment of the GOP is guilty.

[cui bono]

8. They are too Republicans. Don't disown them now just because they embarrassed you. n/t

[abq e streeter]

9. So the little Frankenstein they created is running amok,huh? Gee, that's a shame.

[ffr]

10. Their msg sux. Their demographics are terrible.

And their elected officials are all power hungry Chief wannabees. They have almost no Indians, so to speak.

The end of red is coming and I'm going to see to it that it does.

[Rex]

11. Really? What did they say, "STOP being just like all those times we gave speeches'!

"Those speeches were meant to sucker in voters, you are not supposed to believe anything we said in those!" "Stop being so crazy-stupid!"

[Heather MC]

12. Someone told me today they were not Republican they were Conservative

I laughed and said no no you can't run from that crazy they are a part of you

[Mariana]

17. Some of them have been saying that for a long time.

You have to understand exactly why they're attempting to distance themselves from the Republican party. It's not because the Republicans are too crazy. When they say they aren't Republican, they usually mean that they think the Republican party is too liberal.

[Heather MC]

18. Between the tea Turds calling Other Repugs RINO's

and the other repugs calling Tea Turds not real Republicans
is there a Republican Party anymore? It seems it has already gone the way of the Whig Party

[MindMover]

13. Tomorrow will come soon enough ... and when it does, watch out

[Revanchist]

14. Is this going to be a repeat of the 60s

When all the racist Democrats became Republicans after the passage of the Civil Rights Act? Are we going to have moderate Republicans switching to the Democratic party out of disgust?

[Wounded Bear]

15. Same bullshit they passed around about Dubya...

"He wasn't a real Republican."

Or my current fave: "I'm an independent." Yeah, right. You're an independent that spouts RW talking points, attacks anything vaguely resembling Democratic policies, and votes Repub all the fucking time.

Heard it all before. Bought the Tee shirt. Washed my truck with it.

[Egnever]

16. Man when Orin Hatch starts calling righties radical

You know we have crossed over into the twilight zone.