First, the situation, via Red Eagle Politics, 6 Republicans In Name Only that could lose their primaries in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections.
RINOs are not your friend. But in some liberal leaning states, they are better than the alternative.
Idaho: This is a Republican state. Anyone would be better than crappy Mike Crapo. Yes, he should be primaried. Any more solid Republican who wins, will win the state.
Utah: As he points out in the video Mike Lee is going to be hard to defeat in the primary. But I think challenging him would force him to move back to the right, which is a good thing. There's no harm in the attempt therefore.
South Dakota: John Thune refused to support a challenge of the 2020 election results. That doesn't make him a RINO necessarily but I would not be sad to see him go. Since the relatively solid governor of the state is not inclined to run for the senate, the question is whether there will be a solid challenger.
Alaska: Murkowski is possibly the worst turncoat in the GOP. She must be primaried. Alaska is a solid Republican state. As long as the challenger is of a decent quality, Murkowski can be defeated and the state will remain Republican red. Sarah Palin is a good possibility as a candidate. I'm not sure she wants to run though. But it doesn't need to be her. I think she'd have the best shot at winning it, but another solid candidate could win too.
Oklahoma: Langford is an establishment Republican. Oklahoma will elect it's Republican nominee, it's a deep red state. But it does not need this guy representing them. He's a RINO.
Arkansas: John Boozman is not terrible but he's not good either and he's not what Republicans need right now. Republicans need fighters, so primarying him is not a bad thing. Besides, right now Jan Morgan looks like an appealing alternative.
Iowa: Grassley is not my favorite Republican but the main reason he needs to be replaced is his age. Being primaried would insert some new blood. Being primaried by his grandson would be worth the attention it would get.
Looking at the map, these are mostly deep red states. The only one I would be worried about having a more conservative candidate is Arkansas, but even there I'd be willing to chance it if I were a patriotic American.
Mia Love is already an established representative with a solid track record in Congress and she is consistently leading in polls, but the race is closer than it should be according to the polls. Utah should be a safely conservative seat for any congressperson, and with Mia Love's track record, this should be a blowout. It may turn out to be just that, but it won't be if Utah voters get complacent.
As of the latest poll she is only up by a couple of points, despite a list of accomplishments she can and should point to for voter reference. That lead should hold, but complacency could lead to an unpleasant surprise. Mia is a rising star in the GOP and she deserves to continue her work
So don't be complacent! Please support Mia Love's efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out her positions on her website. And by all means - vote.
Longest serving Republican senator, Orrin Hatch, now 83, has decided to retire. Trump loyalists worry that he is opening the door for a Trump loyalist to be replaced by a Republican Trump critic, Mitt Romney.
At his age and for his length of service, despite president Trump's ask for Hatch to run again, you can't blame him for his retirement.
Mitt Romney is undoubtedly going to run for the seat, despite no mention of it by him so far. But this is actually not such a bad thing for the president. Trump and Romney will be able to work together so long as the president can let go of his possible grudge against Romney for trashing him during the primaries. Remember, Trump interviewed Romney when he was filling secretary positions.
My suspicion is that while Romney may have had a deal with the Jeb Bush team to torpedo Trump in exchange for a cabinet post, he and the president actually get along. If Romney runs, the senate seat will remain Republican and Trump and Romney will eventually prove to be allies despite having different views on the establishment. After all they both have a pro-business attitude and a pro-America attitude and there is a lot of common ground. It won't be a match made in Heaven but it will work. Besides, if the tax cuts and jobs bill that passed has a solid effect, one vote in the senate could be less important for the Republican agenda in the broader scheme of things.
The Democrats would have you believe anyone in the Republican party, anyone questioning the president, must be a racist - even this message of hope from the GOP convention opening day yesterday by Mayor Mia Love of Saratoga Springs, Utah.
Great speech, inspiring story. Yeah, must be racist.
