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Meet the Republican members of the Trump 'resistance' who are skipping the GOP convention... and the Donald's coronation as their candidate
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet the Republican members of the Trump 'resistance' who are skipping the GOP convention... and the Donald's coronation as their candidate

Daily Mail  

As Donald Trump's Milwaukee convention shapes up to be a full-on MAGA pep rally, prominent Republican dissenters in the Senate are saying they plan to skip it entirely. That comes a few months after Romney, his party's 2012 nominee who became a prominent Trump critic in the Senate, revealed he won't be voting for the man who has staged a …

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US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins

Associated Press  

PROVO, Utah — A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP. U.S. Rep. John Curtis, who won the GOP primary for Mitt …

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In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman
6 months ago

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman

Associated Press  

OREM, Utah — As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more not-so-subtle reminder to voters that he is backed by the former president in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney. “I don’t want another senator that …

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In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman
6 months ago

In the race to replace Sen. Romney, Utah weighs a Trump loyalist and a climate-focused congressman

LA Times  

This combination photo of Republican Senate nominees speaking in Salt Lake City shows Rep. John Curtis, left, in April, and Trent Staggs, a former mayor of Riverton, Utah, on June 10. As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more …

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaries
6 months ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Anti-Trump Republicans lost their standard-bearer in the Senate when Sen. Mitt Romney announced he wouldn’t seek a second term. Even before Romney announced he wouldn’t run again, former state House Speaker Brad Wilson had already formed an exploratory committee and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs joined the primary. Winning a Utah nominating convention means that a candidate’s name will …

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Opinion: Trump’s words can incite violence. Why don't more Americans care?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Trump’s words can incite violence. Why don't more Americans care?

LA Times  

Former President Trump takes the stage Friday at the California Republican Convention in Anaheim. As he mused, “It only takes one really disturbed person.” Stop and think about that: U.S. senators won’t condemn the contemptible Trump because they’re scared for their lives. California At Westwood ice cream shop, Trump assails New York judge and attorney general During a campaign stop …

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Senator Romney deems Trump unfit for presidency after E. Jean Carroll lawsuit verdict
1 year, 7 months ago

Senator Romney deems Trump unfit for presidency after E. Jean Carroll lawsuit verdict

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump has been found liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a writer, and journalist who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The verdict has sparked outrage across the political spectrum, with Senator Mitt Romney adding his voice to the condemnation …

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California Republican hopes to oust the GOP’s national leader
1 year, 11 months ago

California Republican hopes to oust the GOP’s national leader

LA Times  

California attorney Harmeet Dhillon, shown delivering a Sikh invocation during the 2016 Republican National Convention, is challenging the party’s national leader in an election this week. “If we at the RNC can’t come together, how can we expect voters to come together?” A surprise victory by Dhillon also would breathe life into a moribund California Republican Party that in recent …

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“Treasonous lies”: Mitt Romney calls out Tulsi Gabbard for “parroting Russian propaganda”
2 years, 9 months ago

“Treasonous lies”: Mitt Romney calls out Tulsi Gabbard for “parroting Russian propaganda”

Salon  

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Sunday accused former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of echoing Kremlin talking points after clips of her interview with Fox News were broadcast on Russian state TV. RELATED: Conservatives duped by Russia disinformation campaign, claim U.S. is holding bioweapons in Ukraine The Daily Beast's Julia Davis posted a screenshot on Twitter showing that clips from Gabbard's …

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Republicans are not in "disarray": They're united in their assault on American democracy
3 years, 7 months ago

Republicans are not in "disarray": They're united in their assault on American democracy

Salon  

The hope peddlers, stenographers of current events, professional centrists and too many other members of the mainstream American news media have a new obsession. But the Republican Party and the larger right-wing movement remain largely unified in their effort to overthrow America's multiracial democracy. Just as the media normalized and downplayed the Trump political cult movement's threat to American democracy, …

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Bid to censure Romney for Trump impeachment votes fails
3 years, 7 months ago

Bid to censure Romney for Trump impeachment votes fails

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Republicans booed Sen. Mitt Romney but ultimately rejected a motion to censure him Saturday for his votes at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials. Davis County delegate Don Guymon, who authored the resolution, said Romney’s votes to remove Trump from office “hurt the Constitution and hurt the party.” “This was a process driven by Democrats who …

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