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KWR65

(1,098 posts)
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:04 PM Nov 2018

Losing Utah Republican Mia Love Realizes that she was just a tool for the Republican party.

Days after losing her re-election bid in deep red Utah, Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, condemned President Trump on Monday in a scathing concession speech, describing him as having “no real relationships, just convenient transactions.”




https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/us/politics/mia-love-trump-utah.html

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Losing Utah Republican Mia Love Realizes that she was just a tool for the Republican party. (Original Post) KWR65 Nov 2018 OP
It took her THIS long to realize that...? regnaD kciN Nov 2018 #1
It took THIS LOSS for her to realize that. In It to Win It Nov 2018 #3
She lost because voters knew malaise Nov 2018 #2
"Despite the fallout with Trump, Love said she remains committed to being a Republican..." Eugene Nov 2018 #4
She said it loud and clear at her press conference. She's definitely ALL IN. Also, she hasn't given politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2018 #7
Conservative policies work? moose65 Nov 2018 #11
when one loses by just a few hundred votes, one can find lots of things that msongs Nov 2018 #5
How can she be a Republican and not know that with the GOP, EVERYTHING Aristus Nov 2018 #6
She is married to privilege. She doesn't really know better. She's above it. allgood33 Nov 2018 #8
Your answer is spot on. Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #12
She's an actress RhodeIslandOne Nov 2018 #9
"Clue Party, table for one, we're ready to seat you now . . . " hatrack Nov 2018 #10
Duh, sister girl ... EffieBlack Nov 2018 #13
She's basically a Uncle Tom. rockfordfile Nov 2018 #14

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
1. It took her THIS long to realize that...?
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:10 PM
Nov 2018

It seems to me that the “genius” of Trump is that he manages to get people to con themselves into ignoring his long track record of using and discarding people he works with and falling for his “game,” over and over again.

malaise

(268,993 posts)
2. She lost because voters knew
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:12 PM
Nov 2018

she wasn't smart enough to know this before she was beaten

Just joking.

Eugene

(61,894 posts)
4. "Despite the fallout with Trump, Love said she remains committed to being a Republican..."
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:17 PM
Nov 2018
Despite the fallout with Trump, Love said she remains committed to being a Republican — “I know conservative policies work,” she said — and did not rule out a comeback bid for Congress in 2020.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mia-love-gives-trump-no-love-as-she-concedes-a-narrow-loss-in-utah/2018/11/26/2062c158-f1a5-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
7. She said it loud and clear at her press conference. She's definitely ALL IN. Also, she hasn't given
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:25 PM
Nov 2018

up on running for her seat again in two years.

msongs

(67,405 posts)
5. when one loses by just a few hundred votes, one can find lots of things that
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:19 PM
Nov 2018

could have been done different in the campaign to make up those votes.

Aristus

(66,349 posts)
6. How can she be a Republican and not know that with the GOP, EVERYTHING
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:19 PM
Nov 2018

is a transaction?

Play-to-play, grease the wheels, the one with the gold makes the rules, etc.

If you don't complete the transaction, you don't get anywhere in the Republican Party.

Sorry you had to find out the hard way, Ms. Love...

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
12. Your answer is spot on.
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 10:38 PM
Nov 2018

She had no clue that she was just a tool for Temple Square. Blissfully Ignorant.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
9. She's an actress
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:33 PM
Nov 2018

She'll reinvent herself and start appearing on CNN and MSNBC. You can set your watch to it, and sadly the media will buy her grift.

hatrack

(59,585 posts)
10. "Clue Party, table for one, we're ready to seat you now . . . "
Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:38 PM
Nov 2018

Gaw-lee, she finally figured it out. Good job, Mia!!!

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