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In reply to the discussion: Liz Cheney: Conservatives may need a new party [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,179 posts)The "establishment" GOP were primaried by the loons - first by the teabaggers and later by the MAGats, who dubbed them "RINOs" (which was her and Kinzinger's case).
I remember one of the earliest shots across the bow in 2010 when Mike Lee (R-UT), took out Bob Bennett (R-UT) a-then long-time, very conservative establishment incumbent. The only reason why RMoney is still there today is because of his $$$$.
Even fiscal firebrand Jeff Flake, former Senator (R-AZ), who was previously in the House for years, couldn't take the MAGat invasion, and chose to not run again (he eventually became Biden's Ambassador to Turkey).
But almost ALL of them, with some exceptions, facilitated the takeover of their party by foaming-at-the-mouth provocateurs, going along with the crazy loon CT by not calling it out as false, and more notably, continually engaging in the disrespectful name-calling (e.g., calling the "Democratic Party" the "Democrat Party" as a slur, etc.).