Elise Stefanik; Another RINO B*tch?

I know, I know … who gives a Rat’s Ass?  All I  really wanna say is they don’t care about you!  Rock on!  One of Trump’s yugest failures was selecting the most God Awful pieces of shit as his advisors, Cabinet, etc.  Doesn’t seem like he’s learned  fucken thing since he left got booted.  Another run for POTUS?  Gimme a fucken break … I’d rather vote for my turd.

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MAGAworld pans Stefanik

Donald Trump has called Elise Stefanik “a new Republican star,” a “smart communicator” and — perhaps his highest praise — “tough.” But the MAGA faithful aren’t so sure.

Billboard campaign calls on Stefanik to resign | State News | nny360.com

Within minutes of Trump’s endorsement of the New York congresswoman for GOP conference chair on Wednesday, top MAGA voices erupted in anger — a rare break with the former president. The invective aimed at Stefanik, who was perceived to be insufficiently conservative and a relative newcomer to the Trump cause, continued to zoom through the MAGA-sphere on Thursday.

The Columbia Bugle — an anonymously-run Twitter account with nearly 179,000 followers, including high-profile Trump movement influencers — described Stefanik as “a slightly less annoying America Last Republican.” Lou Dobbs, the former Fox Business show host who was one of Trump’s fiercest cable television supporters, dismissed her as a “RINO.”

Others, like pundits Ann Coulter and Raheem Kassam, editor in chief of the populist online outlet National Pulse, went on a retweeting spree, highlighting writer after writer, tweet after tweet, questioning Stefanik’s commitment to the Trump movement’s core tenets, particularly on immigration.

.@RepStefanik? Comment?” Jenna Ellis, formerly Trump’s senior legal counsel, pointedly asked on Thursday, retweeting a thread highlighting Stefanik’s record.

Popular MAGA news and opinion sites were less sparing, with Revolver calling her a “neocon establishment twit”, and Big League Politics, founded by Breitbart alumni, slamming her for only getting on the Trump defense train in 2019 and characterizing her as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Cheney’s ouster from the no. 3 Republican position in the House appears almost certain following her sustained criticism of Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud, a politically suicidal position in a party where the former president remains popular with the GOP base.

“[Stefanik] is the identity of a swamp creature, and she has probably the most liberal voting record of anybody who represents a strong Republican district,” said Ryan James Girdusky, a conservative political consultant and the author of the National Populist newsletter.

While Stefanik is seen within the party as a rising star and prolific fundraiser — particularly after aggressively defending Trump during his impeachment trials — Trump’s populist base views her quite differently. If they don’t eventually come on board, that could mean a limited tenure for Stefanik as a member of the leadership team.

Several MAGA news sites cited Stefanik’s voting record, where she backed the then-president’s position only 78 percent of the time, making Cheney’s record of 93 percent look slavishly loyal in comparison. Stefanik compiled that record despite representing a comfortably Republican district that Trump won easily in 2020.

Even worse, she started her career working in the George W. Bush White House. “I’ve heard from several conservative members of Congress this same concern over her voting record. We need answers,” Ellis tweeted Wednesday.

Stefanik’s office did not respond to a request for comment. But on Thursday morning, the congresswoman made an appearance on Steve Bannon’s podcast War Room to tout her most important MAGA bona fides: supporting the Arizona recount and promising to investigate false claims of election fraud. “We want transparency and answers for the American people — what are the Democrats so afraid of?” she said.

After the interview, Bannon sang her praises, comparing her political evolution from the establishment to MAGA to that of “fire breathing populist” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). “You’ve got Hawley in the Senate and Stefanik [in the House]. You’ve got to look at the journey,” he said.

The interview started getting pickup among MAGA influencers soon thereafter. “Excellent job by Rep.@EliseStefanik on Steve Bannon’s War Room this morning,” Trump adviser Jason Miller tweeted that afternoon, praising her stance on the Chinese Communist Party and calling her a “massive upgrade” over Cheney.

The backlash against Stefanik didn’t surface out of nowhere. For years, she’d been viewed with suspicion by hardcore elements of the MAGA base, with Big League politics running several pieces slamming her for her disloyalty to figures such as provocateur Laura Loomer. She criticized Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord and failed to pass the MAGA smell test on several key issues: immigration, border control, abortion and the war in Afghanistan.

“She ties with a couple other Republicans for the worst career voting record on immigration in New York,” said Mark Krikorian, director of the anti-immigration Center on Immigration Studies, ticking off a few of her previous positions: a yes on H-2B visas, the Farm Workers Modernization Act, and the Hong Kong Refugee bill, and a no on Trump’s child border separation policies.

“Obviously, Republicans in New York are likely to be more liberal, just because that’s the environment they’re in,” Krikorian said. “I think everybody understands that. But even by the standards of New York state Republicans, she’s bad on immigration.”

Another issue that could harm Stefanik among MAGA supporters is her record on Afghanistan. As recently as 2019, she co-sponsored a bill with Cheney to keep 10,000 troops in the region for a year and stop troop reduction — a bill that was highly controversial among anti-war MAGA voices, who had backed Trump’s talks with the Taliban at the time.

Representatives for both Trump and McCarthy did not respond to requests for comment.

Krikorian, whose institute is not weighing in on the conference chair election, noted that while Cheney’s downfall was sparked by her criticism of Trump, what had truly tanked her was her ideology, bolstered by her family name: The Wyoming congresswoman’s neoconservative beliefs have no place in today’s GOP.

Stefanik’s positions weren’t much more palatable to the party base, in Krikorian’s view.

“Trump, in his gut, does think we should get out of Afghanistan, he does think there’s too many illegal aliens coming over the border,” he observed. “It’s not that he doesn’t believe any of that stuff. It’s just that he’s kind of a narcissistic guy. And if people flatter him, he’s for them, regardless of what they believe. And so the question is: Do you go for Trumpism? Or do you go for Trump?”

SOURCE: POLITICO

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Old Toad of Green Acres
Old Toad of Green Acres

Republican or Democrat, I do not trust any of them.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty

She was nominated for her vagina and little else….other than being “not-Cheney.” Can you imagine the grief they would have gotten if they had voted in a man while getting rid of a “woman?”

falconflight
falconflight

Not exactly. She slobbered publicly on Trump. Cheney is the sacrifice, and Stefanik is the joke on the rank and file.

brian
brian

Just vote harder….

fujigm
fujigm

Stucky, after everything, you still think your vote matters? You made the break from the JW (if what I read is correct; reading comprehension is sometimes difficult for us ADHDers). Feel the power when you write in “my turd” in the next election. It would be the most powerful ststement you can make. Other than ghosting them.

TN Patriot
TN Patriot

So called RINO’s are the true republicans – think Rockefeller, Bush’s, McConnell, Boehner, Ryan, etc. The republican party was always the party of Northeast blue nose limousine riders who were conservative when it came to social matters, but never saw a government program that benefited one of their own that they did not support.

It wasn’t until the democrats went wacko and decided to be the champions of the oppressed (while creating more and more oppressed peoples) that conservative Americans sided with the republicans. The leadership of the republicans is the same today as it was in the 60’s when Nelson Rockefeller was selected as VP.

Anonymous
Anonymous

A female from NY. The odds are what they are.

blaine
blaine

The Senate passed a resolution to end the war in Yemen which was quickly vetoed by Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-veto-yemen-saudi-bill_n_5cb667ace4b082aab08de6a4
Trump is a genocidal war criminal, mass murdered over 200,000 Yemini’s plus 85,000 children dead from malnutrition.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1078972
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46261983
Some folks theorize a satanic group has financed both sides of every war and political contest for over 200 years, they never lose…. IDK

Rusty Pipes
Rusty Pipes

All politicians are assholes. Period.

Robin Banks
Robin Banks

“Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud,” Typo I hope.

Mike
Mike

Trump has NO core principles. His only concern is being praised. THAT’S why he had a godawful cabinet, administration, etc. And his choice of a RINO in this case shows he is still just as shallow as ever and learned NOTHING from hiring the swamp for four years.

falconflight
falconflight

He very well may not have core convictions, but he certainly attempted to implement core polices supported by the base.

Llpoh
Llpoh

Really? Where is the wall? If he had tried, there would be a wall. He had control of both houses for 2 years. He had a veto pen. No wall. No round up and deportation of the illegals. No manufacturing, or little, brought back. Etc. He was all talk no cattle. If he had had any balls, he would have built the wall and deported the illegals.

Brewer55
Brewer55

Yes, and so many quickly forget that. He did nothing for the wall UNTIL, the house was lost to the democrats. Even in the lame duck session that last 2 months of the year where the house was going to the d’s he did nothing. It was not until Pelosi had the gavel again that he asked for wall money. Give me a break WTF is with peoples memories, or lack thereof??

falconflight
falconflight

He did nothing? Not the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan?

Brewer55
Brewer55

I piggybacked off of Llpoh’s comment about the wall. I could list a number of other items like the deficit, which he increased higher than Obama did, he also stated during his candidacy that the stock market was a huge bubble ready to pop (correct) only to take credit for it when it went up during his presidency. He kept 5, or 6, CFR and/or Goldman Sach’s members in his cabinet the entire time, firing some of them only to replace them with another cretin/swamp creature.

Look, I voted for the guy twice (I held my nose both times) and so I did support him. However, I think I was taken on a wild ride like every other conservative that stood behind him. I’m done, I don’t even have the desire or the energy to talk about Trump. He needs to go away.

rhs jr
rhs jr

He should have told the Marines to seize the 7 vote counting sites and ordered an audit; instead , he passed the country to Communist like it was a Baton and flew to Florida with Mrs Zaza.

falconflight
falconflight

You must not have paid that much attention to the entire Establishment (Executive Branch Bureaucracy, Legislative and Judicial Branches) sabotaging every attempt. How many GOPers didn’t Stand? Nearly every single one. Just like with the 60 plus ObamaSnare repeal votes held by the GOP while Obama was in Office, but upon Trump’s election, the Ryan/McConnell GOP wouldn’t repeal with the one vote that finally made it to the floor. Even Stefanic, the quintessential fake Trump fluffer voted against the border wall initiatives proffered by his Administration.

Llpoh
Llpoh

Falcon – he had this little thing called a veto. He could have used it with effect re the wall. Everything could have been vetoed – everything – until he got the wall. Veto the budgets. Veto all laws. Veto everything. The Repubs would have crumbled at the first veto. They would have all shit their pants at the thought of explaining that to their constituents.

He did nothing to get that damn wall.

Brewer55
Brewer55

Sorry, he BLOVIATED at all his rally’s about what he was going to do, only to do very little. And, the biggest accomplishment he is credited for, naming 3 supreme court justices that are… Conservative…how is that working out?

Dude, we were all had! Sorry, I hate to think of it too, but it’s true.

falconflight
falconflight

I was a never trumper until six weeks before the 2016 election. Policy wise he was much much better than I expected. Funny thing is, Biden’s Politburo undid it all in 100 days. Without appropriate legislation and judicial prudence, one man ain’t gonna turn anything back.

Brewer55
Brewer55

You are absolutely 100% correct. And, after all that has happened, many of my conservative friends still think he’s the greatest. I just don’t get it. He is a narcissist of epic proportions.

Doctor de Vaca
Doctor de Vaca

Uniparty…of the Oligarchs. None of them gives a flying fuck about us.

falconflight
falconflight

Voted for the Equality Act; the ultimate depraved civil right. Voted against Trump border initiatives. Her votes are far worse than Cheney’s. There’s not a single ‘conservative’ on the GOP House/Senate leadership team, Still. The repubic (sic) rank and file are the ultimate Stockholm Syndrome victims.

falconflight
falconflight

GOP Motto = What choice do you have?

Voltara
Voltara

Anyone who is still beating the “Trump is our saviour”drum is an idiot at this point. Trump failed, if he ever tried. He is clearly controlled opposition. This endorsement is further evidence he is following orders.

NH
NH

Yeah it’s always good to excise the “RINOS” as MAGA nuts claim when you replace a 98% voting R with a 77% voting R. Trump was right when he said R’s were stupid and would believe anything he said, and accept him with all his crimes.

NH
NH

it’s hard to post comments when the ad that won’t go away keeps covering it.

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