RINO's Facing A Tough Time In 2022

Written By BlabberBuzz | Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:30 PM
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Nine of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are already facing primary challenges – and some of them may have a really hard time holding on to their seats.

Trump pledges to work upon those Republicans as they run for reelection in 2022, and has already supported one primary challenger and signaled there are more to come.

"Instead of attacking me and, more importantly, the voters of our movement, top establishment Republicans in Washington should be spending their energy in opposing Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and the Democrats," Trump announced in his February CPAC address.

"Get rid of them all," he said of the Republicans who voted to impeach him.

Here's a breakdown of some of the developing primary challenges.

Cheney, the highest-profile Republican supporting impeachment, was the House Republican conference chair when she cast her vote. Cheney, at the insistence of Trump and his allies, was ultimately deposed from her leadership post but still faces a horde of at least eight primary challengers trying to remove her from office.

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State Sen. Anthony Bouchard has raised the most money thus far, recently surpassing $500,000. Bouchard said that Cheney's impeachment vote "made it obvious … to everyone" that "she has not had a conservative vote in Washington."

Cheney, for her part, has been rebellious amid the harsh denouncement of her opposition to Trump.

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"Bring it on," she stated on NBC when questioned about the heat of Trump and his allies to back a primary challenger. "As I said, if they think that they are going to come into Wyoming and make the argument that the people of Wyoming should vote for someone who is loyal to Donald Trump over somebody who is loyal to the Constitution, I welcome that debate."

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Rice is likewise facing a bevy of pro-Trump Republicans gunning for his job. Among the declared candidates are former Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride and state Rep. William Bailey.

One of the more novel candidates in the race is Graham Allen, who got prominence as a right-leaning influencer instead of through holding office.

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"I think that President Trump showed the world that you don't have to be a politician to become a politician," Allen said.

"Tom Rice forgot his place," Allen went on. "It's Tom Rice's job to be the conduit – that is the voice – of the people that he represents. He did not do that."

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Herrera Beutler faces challenges from at least four candidates, including former Green Beret Joe Kent.

"Rep. Beutler voted for the impeachment of President Trump based on a false narrative that Trump inspired an armed insurrection against the Capitol," Kent announced. "But the facts don’t matter to the left or Rep. Beutler."

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