GOP eyes path to power by making peace with the far right

[DonViejo]

By STEVE PEOPLES
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NEW YORK (AP) — Over the course of 24 hours this week, House Republicans voted to defend a freshman conspiracy theorist with a history of violent rhetoric and a mainstream party leader who backed Donald Trump’s impeachment.

The seemingly conflicting moves signal that Republican leaders, particularly in the House, are betting they can return to political power by cobbling together a coalition featuring both pro-Trump extremists and those who abhor them. The votes also suggest that Washington Republicans are unable, or unwilling, to purge far-right radicals from their party, despite some GOP leaders’ best wishes.

“I do think as a party, we have to figure out what we stand for,” said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., warning Republicans to “get away from members dabbling in conspiracy theories.”

House Democrats voted Thursday to do what their Republican counterparts would not the night before, stripping first-term Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., of her committee assignments and leaving her effectively powerless to influence policymaking. The move follows outrage over Greene’s use of social media to promote bigotry, anti-Semitism and violence against Democrats linked to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory group known as QAnon.

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[spanone]

1. republicans are delusional. the far right will be their undoing.

[HUAJIAO]

2. They are only interested in PARTY and staying in power.

They don;t give two hoots about human beings.

That's our 'weakness.' (strength, actually) We care about human beings.
So RUN on that !

[turtleblossom]

3. And they're censuring anyone who doesn't worship at the feet of Tяump

Those GOP who support impeaching Tяump and removing MTG from committees should just go ahead and change their party affiliation.


Sasse could easily end the power sharing they have in the Senate if he did so.

[MineralMan]

4. Fool's Errand!

[area51]

5. "making peace with the far right"?

When have they ever gotten out of bed w/the far right?

[ck4829]

6. And this is why complacency needs to be considered a cardinal sin if one is a Democrat

[lettucebe]

7. They don't get it. The far-right hate government and are non-voters.

Why they think this group is their base is beyond me, but I'm glad they are so ignorant because it's going to be their final downfall. Now if we can just manage to protect this great nation from some bs gerrymandering crap that somehow keeps the minority in power.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. I'm sure a lot of "not-as radical" jihadis prob. thought the same thing about ISIS. Worked

out wonderfully!!

[lagomorph777]

9. It's a downhill path to oblivion. Qpublicans are flushing their party down the toilet.