Politicalwire has them on record……
GOP strategist Karl Rove wrote in the Wall Street Journal that a match up between President Biden and Donald Trump would be “the worst dumpster fire of a campaign in history.”
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“Voting for Trump was like a not very articulate scream for help. It was crazier than I thought. It was more dangerous than I thought. They couldn’t get the most basic pieces of the government to work.”
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“Suburban America left the GOP in 2016 when they didn’t like Trump’s behavior. They began to come back in 2022 when they rejected Joe Biden’s economic policies, but they will leave again if the conversation is about abortion and social policy.”
— GOP pollster Frank Luntz, quoted by the New York Times.
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“House Republicans closed out the week by canceling votes on two party-line funding bills in the span of 48 hours, a setback for new Speaker Mike Johnson and a sign of persisting dysfunction in the chamber ahead of a key funding deadline,” NBC Newsreports.
“It’s a step backward for Speaker Mike Johnson. who had hoped to show progress on appropriations bills championed by his party’s conservative wing in order to secure their votes to pass a short-term bill that would keep the government open beyond the Nov. 17 deadline.”
Said Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX): “I don’t think the Lord Jesus himself could manage this group.”
Said another House Republican: “We’re still dealing with the same divisions we always have had. We’re ungovernable.”
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“Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, says the infighting among the GOP is ‘not helping’ the party when it comes to winning elections, following a testy debate between the Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday evening,” The Messenger reports.
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“A complete failure.”
— Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), quoted by CNN, on the off-year election results for Republicans.
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Some GOP Candidates Come about Against National Ban“
A weak performance for Republicans in Tuesday’s elections has sparked new waves of anxiety in the party, and strategists are now urging their candidates to change course on how they discuss the issue in order to win competitive races next year,” NBC Newsreports.
“Three GOP sources told NBC News that party operatives fighting to win control of Congress are making a concerted push Wednesday to encourage Republicans to make clear to voters, in speeches and TV ads, that they don’t favor a national ban on all abortions.”