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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Jeff Flake will retire, citing direction of GOP under Trump
By David Weigel and Ed O'Keefe October 24 at 3:08 PM
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) will retire from the Senate at the end of his term, saying he was out of step with his party in the era of President Donald Trump.
There may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party, Flake told the Arizona Republic. This spell will pass, but not by next year.
Two Republicans familiar with Flakes plans confirmed that the senator will retire at the end of 2018.
The senators surprise announcement came after more than a year of criticism of Trump and the direction he had taken the party, culminating this year in a book called Conscience of a Conservative. Polls in Arizona found Flake trailing likely Democratic nominee, Rep. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), as well as potential primary challengers, if he sought a second term next year.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-jeff-flake-will-retire-citing-direction-of-gop-under-trump/2017/10/24/f33acdfc-b8ec-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?utm_term=.924eb6b144a9
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)He shouldn't quit, he should impeach.
PJMcK
(22,074 posts)Impeachment starts in the House. If they vote to impeach, the trial is in the Senate.
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)Flake's in a powerful position and could make a big impact, IF he has the goodness and courage
Vogon_Glory
(9,137 posts)Maybe the general electorate of the Grand Canyon State will.
I can understand that. In some cases the state Republican parties are firmly in the hands of their nut jobs, because only the nutjobd come out to vote in primary season.