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corbe:
Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair

Arizona Republicans on Saturday reelected Kelli Ward as party chair, giving a second term to one of Donald Trump’s most unflinching supporters even after the GOP lost ground in the state last year

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press
January 23, 2021, 5:18 PM

PHOENIX -- Arizona Republicans on Saturday reelected Kelli Ward as party chair, giving a second term to one of Donald Trump's most unflinching supporters even after the GOP lost ground in the state last year.

Ward's combative style delights Trump's strongest supporters but worries longtime GOP insiders who have watched the party turn off crucial voters in the suburbs. She was a prolific promoter of baseless theories of election fraud and filed several lawsuits that were tossed by judges for lack of evidence.

Ward came out on top in a four-way race, securing a narrow majority on the second ballot, according to a party spokesman. In the final vote, she edged past Sergio Arrellano, a businessman who said the GOP was narrowing instead of broadening its message and promised to help the party appeal to Arizona's growing Latino electorate.

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/arizona-republicans-reelect-fervent-trump-ally-chair-75449487

corbe:
Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’

Josh Dawsey, Michael Scherer  48 mins ago

PALM BEACH, Fla.— Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new “MAGA Party.”

In a recorded phone call, he offered his “complete and total endorsement” for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the state’s Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, marking Trump’s first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.

In recent weeks, Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party, called the Patriot Party, and instructed his aides to prepare election challenges to lawmakers who crossed him in the final weeks in office, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), according to people familiar with the plans.

Multiple people in Trump’s orbit, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, say Trump has told people that the third party threat gives him leverage to prevent Republican senators from voting to convict him during the Senate impeachment trial. Trump advisers also say they plan to recruit opposing primary candidates and commission polling next week in districts of targeted lawmakers. Trump has more than $70 million in campaign cash banked to fund his political efforts, these people say.

The prospect of a divisive battle threatens to widen a split in the Republican Party and has alarmed leaders in Washington, who have been pleading publicly to avoid any new rounds of internecine retribution. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel are among the leaders who have worked to protect politicians like Cheney, who supported Trump’s second impeachment and now faces an internal effort to remove her from her role as the third-highest member of the House Republican leadership.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jumps-into-a-divisive-battle-over-the-republican-party-with-a-threat-to-start-a-maga-party/ar-BB1d2a1B?ocid=msedgntp

libertybele:

--- Quote from: corbe on January 24, 2021, 12:08:22 am ---Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’

Josh Dawsey, Michael Scherer  48 mins ago

PALM BEACH, Fla.— Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new “MAGA Party.”

In a recorded phone call, he offered his “complete and total endorsement” for another term for Arizona state party chairwoman Kelli Ward, a lightning rod who has sparred with the state’s Republican governor, been condemned by the business community and overseen a recent flight in party registrations. She narrowly won reelection, by a margin of 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, marking Trump’s first victory in a promised battle to maintain political relevance and influence after losing the 2020 election.

In recent weeks, Trump has entertained the idea of creating a third party, called the Patriot Party, and instructed his aides to prepare election challenges to lawmakers who crossed him in the final weeks in office, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), according to people familiar with the plans.

Multiple people in Trump’s orbit, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, say Trump has told people that the third party threat gives him leverage to prevent Republican senators from voting to convict him during the Senate impeachment trial. Trump advisers also say they plan to recruit opposing primary candidates and commission polling next week in districts of targeted lawmakers. Trump has more than $70 million in campaign cash banked to fund his political efforts, these people say.

The prospect of a divisive battle threatens to widen a split in the Republican Party and has alarmed leaders in Washington, who have been pleading publicly to avoid any new rounds of internecine retribution. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel are among the leaders who have worked to protect politicians like Cheney, who supported Trump’s second impeachment and now faces an internal effort to remove her from her role as the third-highest member of the House Republican leadership.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jumps-into-a-divisive-battle-over-the-republican-party-with-a-threat-to-start-a-maga-party/ar-BB1d2a1B?ocid=msedgntp

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The key to conquering your adversaries Mr. President Trump is to keep quiet and knock them down so that they don't know who hit them until after you strike....just my humble opinion.

I understand that he thinks he may have a grip on some to vote against impeachment, but the biggest SOB that crossed him is McConnell.  I know I've said this several times; I hope he's amassing a strong and formidable legal team.

corbe:
   I agree @libertybele Had I lived in Kentucky in 2013 I would have voted for this bi1ch.



            Alison_Lundergan_Grimes

Cyber Liberty:

--- Quote from: corbe on January 24, 2021, 12:08:22 am ---
Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair

Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’


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@corbe Which story is supposed to be the topic of the thread?

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