Tag: Jeff Flake

Washington needs more comity, he argued. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Jeff Flake was just fine with broken Washington until he couldn’t win his seat

Pete Kasperowicz · October 24, 2017 11:36 pm

When Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona announced he would not seek re-election, he pinned his decision on a GOP that has become "reckless, outrageous, and undignified." The DNC could have used that to its advantage. It didn't. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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The DNC is comically bad at its job

Becket Adams · October 24, 2017 11:14 pm

The base's desire is a base desire, and an inchoate one. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Flake folds to Trump in the face of a debased base

Timothy P. Carney · October 24, 2017 10:58 pm

What Does Jeff Flake’s Retirement Mean for Arizona and the GOP in 2018?

David Byler · October 24, 2017 10:28 pm

Steve Bannon, former strategist for President Trump, spoke at a campaign rally for Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward on Oct. 17. Ward was to run against incumbent Jeff Flake in next year's GOP primary, until Flake dropped out Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Steve Bannon dangles Jeff Flake as warning to Republican establishment: Your days ‘are numbered’

Daniel Chaitin · October 24, 2017 10:16 pm

"Here's the bottom line: The path that I would have to travel to get the Republican nomination is a path I'm not willing to take, and that I can't in good conscience take," Flake said. (AP)

Jeff Flake: Being attacked by Trump ‘doesn’t matter much to me’

Diana Stancy Correll · October 24, 2017 9:17 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., walks on to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jake Tapper calls out Jeff Flake for not denying he might run in 2020

Daniel Chaitin · October 24, 2017 9:10 pm

He also praised the Arizona Republican for his fight to end spending earmarks, which the House banned in 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Ryan ‘saddened’ by Jeff Flake’s departure

Susan Ferrechio · October 24, 2017 8:38 pm

"I have seen Jeff Flake stand up for what he believes in knowing full well that there would be a political price to pay," McCain continued. "I have seen him stand up for his family. I've seen him stand up for his forbearers who were the early settlers of the state of Arizona." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Republican senators praise Jeff Flake after he announces retirement

Melissa Quinn · October 24, 2017 8:26 pm

Bannon made no mention of Trump receiving multiple draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the first four being for college and the fifth for heel spurs. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Steve Bannon bolstered by Flake retirement: ‘Allies of McConnell beware’

Gabby Morrongiello · October 24, 2017 8:21 pm

It was a moment of conservative moral leadership. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Arizona Republicans should remember Jeff Flake’s defense of a Muslim Democrat

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2017 8:18 pm

Is There Room for Jeff Flake in Donald Trump’s GOP?

John McCormack · October 24, 2017 8:13 pm