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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Liam Donovan

      Cheney's stance has been admirable & the caucus needs & should tolerate dissenting views, occasionally even in leadership. But I'm inclined to agree that if she can't move off this topic as Mitch has, she needs to do that from the back benches.https://twitter.com/LPDonovan/status/1389569405701529603 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Liam DonovanVerified account @LPDonovan
      As insane as it would be to sack Cheney for being inconveniently right, it doesn't seem like a tenable situation to have a leadership team publicly at odds at a time when the conference just wants to unite and plow forward. (Nor would I expect her to go along to get along.)
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    2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Benjy Sarlin

      Mitch, properly & courageously, made his case in public for impeachment (it was the right thing to do), then counted noses & concluded he didn't have the votes. We don't expect more than that from heads of legislative caucuses.https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1389585439019896832 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Benjy SarlinVerified account @BenjySarlin
      It very likely wouldn't have worked, but the key predictable moment behind this was McConnell not leading an actual effort to impeach Trump. There's now a Civil War with only one side. R's are divided between pro-Trump and meh-Trump-but-let's-not-fight-over-it, not pro and anti. https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1389565587303632900 …
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    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      We sometimes expect & need presidents & governors to stand alone against the tide when they are right. It's part of an executive's job. The job of leader of a legislative caucus is different. Your caucus *is* your power.

      23 replies 11 retweets 58 likes
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    4. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      A point I have been making for years is that the job of leading a legislative caucus is fundamentally different from the job of an executive. It's why we should demand higher standards of character & experience for executive jobs.

      14 replies 8 retweets 55 likes
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    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      Meanwhile, the job of a state party leader is not to pour gasoline on the fire of conspiracy theories that divide the party and drive away moderate voters. Kelli Ward, who has done nothing but lose, should have been gone from her job a long time ago.

      15 replies 6 retweets 72 likes
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    6. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Henry Olsen

      The party absolutely needs people who think like Liz Cheney. Trying to oust her from office or the party would be insane.https://twitter.com/henryolsenEPPC/status/1389631558735249409 …

      Dan McLaughlin added,

      Henry Olsen @henryolsenEPPC
      Will @RepLizCheney lose her leadership position? Maybe, but the real question is whether Cheney-style Republicans and Trump Republicans can co-exist in the same party. My latest, only @PostOpinions - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/04/liz-cheneys-biggest-problem-has-nothing-do-with-trump/ …
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    7. Henry Olsen‏ @henryolsenEPPC May 4
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      I agree, but neither should she (and others of the Old Guard) seek to suppress the new majority views. The GOP needs both sides working in tandem.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4
      Replying to @henryolsenEPPC

      If the people who agree with Cheney want to regain leadership of the party, they need to win more statewide and national elections, and the party will follow them. It's that simple.

      10:36 AM - 4 May 2021
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        2. Henry Olsen‏ @henryolsenEPPC May 4
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          And they won’t do that if they continue to dismiss modern Republican voter priorities.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank May 4
          Replying to @henryolsenEPPC

          Priorities shift and they shift again, and often do so in response to leaders.

          3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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        1. Anti-Tribalist‏ @cincinnato May 4
          Replying to @baseballcrank @henryolsenEPPC

          What a great idea! Win elections! Wonder why no one ever thought of that before!

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