BREAKING: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announces he will not run again...

[oreo]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

He and Bob Corker are leaving because of Trump. Here is the video on his speech.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake won't run for re-election - CNNPolitics

They can no longer "pretend" that they support Donald Trump. I imagine we'll have other U.S. Senators jump on this band wagon fairly quickly.

I think the walls are caving in on Trump fairly quickly here.

Have you noticed that it is only GOP types who are announcing their resignation?

If you think you're going to get a shit load of Tea Party right wing nut cases elected in this country because they're resigning---here are more than a few people that will make certain that doesn't happen.

For more Trump protest pictures go to this link
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For more pictures of the women's march which was going on in every state go to this link.
Woman's march pictures
These people aren't going to forget to vote in 2018.

Trump closing in on a 70% DISAPPROVAL rating isn't going to help you either.
Trump Disapproval Rating Nears 70 Percent: Poll
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Trump Job Approval!

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The far right in AZ will nominate a far right coo coo to run against a mainstream Dem.

If they do that, they will lose the seat to the Dems.

Yeah! Right! When was the last time a Democrat actually won an election?

Arizona is not as Republican as it used to be. It has been becoming marginally less so with the growing Hispanic population, so yes, when you have an open seat in what right now looks like could be a wave year for the Democrats next year, it absolutely can go Democratic by a slim margin.

 

[Reasonable]

He really roasted Trump to the Senate today. Pretty powerful speech, imo.

Two republican senators came out today blasting their own party’s president’s honesty. That’s unprecedented.

 

[Reasonable]

We know which America Tiny dick’s loyalty is to.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

We know which America Tiny dick’s loyalty is to. View attachment 156348

Republican Jeff Flake condemns Trump as a danger to democracy in stunning Senate speech

 

[busybee01]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

so a senator who is struggling in the polls after taking on trump publically quite often is now doing it because he can't do it anymore.

and i'm pretty sure it's a party foul to have (2) "bottom lines"

I forgot about that. Last thing i saw, he was down by over 20%

The trouble with those polls is they don't poll Ward. Flake could be down by 7 points to the Democrat and Ward could be down by 14. You could see a lot of Republicans that can win a primary but can't win a general. A Republican candidate cannot lose 30% of the Republican vote and expect to win. In Arizona, the Democrats seem to have a decent candidate.

 

[Political Junky]

So browbeating is not in fashion for elected officials?

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

McConnell is clinging to his job.

 

[ABikerSailor]

I think that the fear and adulation of Trump is starting to wear off, because more and more people are starting to speak out against him.

During the election and the first couple of months after Trump was sworn in, there was virtually nobody who would speak out against him.

Now? It's happening more and more every day.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

He and Bob Corker are leaving because of Trump. Here is the video on his speech.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake won't run for re-election - CNNPolitics

They can no longer "pretend" that they support Donald Trump. I imagine we'll have other U.S. Senators jump on this band wagon fairly quickly.

I think the walls are caving in on Trump fairly quickly here.

Have you noticed that it is only GOP types who are announcing their resignation?

Democrats are going down in the next election. They don't have to resign.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

So browbeating is not in fashion for elected officials?

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

BS...the only thing Flake thinks is that Flake can't win re-election.

Trump won Arizona by 4% and he was the outsider.

Flake has the inside track...and Arizona Republicans are handing him his hat and showing h8m the door.

Here's the REAL takeaway: Trump...far more popular with voters than Republicans that oppose him.

That's why Kelli Ward beat McCain so badly, right?

 

[Mac1958]

2018 is gonna be a freakin' ZOO!


.

 

[oreo]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

He and Bob Corker are leaving because of Trump. Here is the video on his speech.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake won't run for re-election - CNNPolitics

They can no longer "pretend" that they support Donald Trump. I imagine we'll have other U.S. Senators jump on this band wagon fairly quickly.

I think the walls are caving in on Trump fairly quickly here.

Have you noticed that it is only GOP types who are announcing their resignation?

Democrats are going down in the next election. They don't have to resign.

Nope 2018 is going to be a bloodbath for Republicans.
Trump Disapproval Rating Nears 70 Percent: Poll
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Trump Job Approval!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

McConnell is clinging to his job.

Yep! He can go anytime as far as I am concerned. I have a good Congressman that can replace him.

 

[Missourian]

We know which America Tiny dick’s loyalty is to. View attachment 156348

Republican Jeff Flake condemns Trump as a danger to democracy in stunning Senate speech

...on his way out the door because he can't win his own re-election.

 

[TomParks]

McCain is soon on the way out...that leaves buck tooth ben sasse.....

 

[busybee01]

So browbeating is not in fashion for elected officials?

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

When has Flake opposed anything? The fact that he has gone along with the Republican agenda and that is why his numbers among unaffiliated voters are so bad.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Right now, on all 3 cable news channels, Sen. Jeff Flake is announcing that he will not run again for office.

Apparently, he's not happy about serving in a screwed up Congress under a president with no leadership qualities. And, he's not just talking about Trump, he's talking about the whole government, from the backbiting and fighting in Congress between the members all the way up to Trump and the way he's doing things.

He really doesn't sound happy about the way Congress and the government has divided itself.

Arizona's Jeff Flake announces he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate

The bombshell, which Flake, R-Ariz., intended to detail Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor, will further roil Republican hopes of keeping the party's 52-seat Senate majority in the midterm elections of Trump's first term, when the president's party historically loses seats in Congress.

It also likely will upend the race for Flake's seat.

Flake, one of the Senate's more prominent critics of President Donald Trump, has been struggling in the polls.

He told The Arizona Republic ahead of his announcement that he has become convinced "there may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party."

'Here's the bottom line ...'
Flake said he has not "soured on the Senate" and loves the institution, but that as a traditional, libertarian-leaning conservative Republican he is out of step with today's Trump-dominated GOP.

"This spell will pass, but not by next year," Flake said.

Among Republican primary voters, there's overwhelming support for Trump's positions and "behavior," Flake said, and one of their top concerns is whether a candidate is with the president or against him. While Flake said he is with Trump on some issues, on other issues he is not. And Trump definitely views him as a foe, having denounced Flake publicly and called him "toxic" on Twitter.

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake told The Republic in a telephone interview. "It would require me to believe in positions I don't hold on such issues as trade and immigration and it would require me to condone behavior that I cannot condone."

He and Bob Corker are leaving because of Trump. Here is the video on his speech.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake won't run for re-election - CNNPolitics

They can no longer "pretend" that they support Donald Trump. I imagine we'll have other U.S. Senators jump on this band wagon fairly quickly.

I think the walls are caving in on Trump fairly quickly here.

Have you noticed that it is only GOP types who are announcing their resignation?

Democrats are going down in the next election. They don't have to resign.

Nope 2018 is going to be a bloodbath for Republicans.
Trump Disapproval Rating Nears 70 Percent: Poll
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Trump Job Approval!

There might be a "bloodbath" in the House, but Republicans are pretty safe in the Senate next year. They've only got 9 or so seats up this time.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Dunno, but apparently Flake thinks there is too much petty infighting in Congress and they don't want to work together.

Guess he's tired of not being able to do his job because of all the gridlock and infighting.

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

When has Flake opposed anything? The fact that he has gone along with the Republican agenda and that is why his numbers among unaffiliated voters are so bad.

Why should I do your research for you?

 

[oreo]

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

McConnell is clinging to his job.

Yep! He can go anytime as far as I am concerned. I have a good Congressman that can replace him.

Apparently you didn't even know Jeff Flake is a Senator-- With Bob Corker, Senator of Tennesee also resigning--the Senate goes back to Democrats in 2018.

 

[oreo]

I thought that was normal operation...

Actually, if you were to look at how DC has worked in the past, all the way up to about halfway through Jr.'s presidency, they actually DID work together to get things done.

Then..............under Jr. DC became infected with the "us or them" mentality because of 9/11 and the ensuing wars, and then when Obama was elected, half of Congress said that we needed to take our country back from the "liberal left", which resulted in even more division.

Trump saw the division and capitalized on it, which is why he got elected. He has no interest in uniting the country, because it's easier for him to demagogue if he can keep them divided.

Yes but past presidents and vice presidents negotiated with Congress, yet Trump is stumped on how to do that effectively by any other means than browbeating..But it's still has an atmosphere of dizzying proportions in D.C.

Trump has done an excellent job of negotiating with Congress, but McConnell can't get past the RINOs like Flake.

When has Flake opposed anything? The fact that he has gone along with the Republican agenda and that is why his numbers among unaffiliated voters are so bad.

Why should I do your research for you?

You haven't done research a day in your life--and you sure as hell didn't "research" Trump--