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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Flake goes public with his vote for Biden: [View all]klook
(12,154 posts)44. Voted 100% in support of Big Business, 100% in favor of taxing the middle class.
Supported LBGT rights 37% of the time, women's rights 31% of the time. Supported labor rights and wages 11% of the time, taxing the wealthy 0% of the time, restricting money in politics 0% of the time, financial sector regulation 0% of the time, gun control 0% of the time, internet freedom 0% of the time, environmental protection 0% of the time. Oh yeah, also consistently voted against public health care.
(Sources: politicsthatwork.com, ballotpedia.org.)
Flake voted with Trump 92% of the time. (Source: Axios)
Yeah, he's just the kind of guy we need to boost Biden's "reaching across the aisle" cred.
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Certainly better than mittens announcing that in this great battle against evil...
Salviati
Oct 2020
#21
I think there's a good chance. I'm not saying he'll do well but I think he'll run...
TlalocW
Oct 2020
#51
If there were more Republicans like Flake, we could probably have a functioning Congress.
TwilightZone
Oct 2020
#6
Flake was a weakling on everything important, but this did take some guts.
madaboutharry
Oct 2020
#9
He's a weak fish, but I never thought him crazy, nice of him to go publicly sane /nt
bucolic_frolic
Oct 2020
#25
Unfortunately republicans are only and I mean ONLY admirable after they're out of office
ffr
Oct 2020
#29
How did you vote on the down ballot? Do you have any allegience? Are you faithful to any ideology?
Earthshine2
Oct 2020
#41