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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Aug 30

    Trump backers don't like Jeff Sessions for obvious reasons. But now, some mainstream conservatives are upset w/ him over family separations & blocking criminal justice reform. As I noted on CNN today, Sessions risks becoming a man without a constituency.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gc4uos1MD8&feature=youtu.be …

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      2. Eddie Scarry‏Verified account @eScarry Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        ... how are you distinguishing between “trump backers” and “mainstream conservatives”? Trump got elected by, presumably, his backers. The “mainstream conservatives” are mainstream why?

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      3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Aug 30
        Replying to @eScarry

        It's really hard to appropriately label things in the Trump era. I mean, I don't think Grassley is a "Never Trumper." And the moderate vs. conservative dichotomy doesn't work--nor does the outsider vs. establishment framing. What would you recommend as terminology?

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      4. Eddie Scarry‏Verified account @eScarry Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        That’s true, old labels don’t really apply when in context of trump, other than still GOP and Dem. I would say “some conservatives” still oppose trump (or other elements of his admin) but I can’t think of any reason they’re more mainstream than Trump’s full supporters.

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      5. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Aug 30
        Replying to @eScarry

        In this case, I was talking about Sessions. And IMHO, Sessions’ brand of populist/nationalist conservatism isn’t mainstream—certainly not in terms of his former GOP colleagues in the Senate.

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      1. Brian Reddy‏ @snoopster222 Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        It seems like Everything Trump Touches Dies. Maybe @TheRickWilson will write a book about it. Oh, wait.

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      1. Sherri Shaw‏ @Sherrishaw14 Aug 31
        Replying to @mattklewis @akuma_river

        Can you say “fall guy”? GOP are looking for someone to blame for the upcoming loss of the house. For a lot of conservative voters, kids in cages is the last straw. GOP won’t blame 45* but Sessions is convenient. Of course, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy. By bye Jeff

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      1. Peter-rified you won’t vote in November Kohan‏ @peterkohan Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Who are “mainstream conservatives” these days? Define your terms. Seems like Trump has taken over your party and your movement.

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      1. Adam Reed‏ @ReedAdamP Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Calling them “mainstream” doesn’t absolve them. They knew what he was, they still voted for him. We are our choices. We stand with human garbage, or we stand against it.

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      2. job-stealing immigrant‏ @khalidthedude Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Well, based on his ideology and immigration policies dating back to his days in the Senate; Sessions is a devil little weasel. I hope everyone abandons him and he’d eventually leave with hits tail between his legs.

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      3. job-stealing immigrant‏ @khalidthedude Aug 30
        Replying to @khalidthedude @mattklewis

        *his*

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      1. Avi Shr  🌋‏ @avishr Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis @EricaGrieder

        The elves will be his constituency

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      1. CupofJoe ☕️‏ @JoeIsIncognito Aug 30
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        "Is you is, or is you ain't my constituents?"...Homer Stokes

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      1. Gerard LeConte III‏ @GerardLeConte Aug 30
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        There is no honor amongst thieves.

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      2. JCW‏ @JamesWynn14 Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        He should have resigned when he recused his self, he's useless!

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      3. Tyler‏ @Crey_tyler Aug 30
        Replying to @JamesWynn14 @mattklewis

        Jeff Sessions recused himself based on the rules of law. He’s there to protect the citizens of this country, not the occupant of the Oval Office.pic.twitter.com/d1L2xjHHVR

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      1. Stop the US/Saudi genocide against Yemen‏ @MoreSocialism Aug 31
        Replying to @mattklewis

        He doesn't need a "constituency" because he's in the cabinet and is too old to run for office again. You call Ocasio-Cortez stupid, but the fact is she's better at life than you.

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      1. Katherine‏ @beckiluk Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        And it couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy, right @jeffsessions 👎🏼

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      1. NCSteve‏ @TCFKA_NCSteve Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        My understanding is that Sessions was never going to win the "Most Popular Member" contest in the Senate Treefort Club.

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      1. Brad Stark‏ @bradleystark Aug 30
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Sessions is old school paleocon. So, his natural constituency would be anti-Trump or Trump-skeptic paleocons. Any of those around?

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