Labrador: Trying to figure it out
In the Washington Post, columnist Dana Milbank spotlights a comment by Congressman Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, re: the state of congressional politics following the presidential election of maverick Republican Donald Trump:
The Atlantic’s Russell Berman asked whether House conservatives viewed the election as a mandate for Trump or for congressional Republicans.
“I haven’t figured that out yet,” Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) said, to laughter.
Labrador described three Republican factions: Ryan’s “Wall Street Journal” wing, Trump’s populist wing and, as potential kingmakers, the conservative ideologues. “Donald Trump didn’t get the majority of the American vote. He got the majority of the electors,” Labrador said. “So he has a mandate where the American people are saying, ‘Let’s move a little bit in that direction.’ ” Full article here.
Question: Do you think the various factions of Washington, D.C., Republicans can play nice for the sake of party unity and their overall agenda?
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