Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) was caught on a hot mike opining that if Republicans continued on a political path towards anti-Establishment Donald Trump that the GOP was toast.
This personal animus against President Trump did not go unanswered on Twitter.
Earlier in the year, Senator Flake was hawking a book "The Conscience of a Conservative" (2017) which echoed the title of his Arizona predecessor (1960) Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ). This sort of self promotion is often the precursor for a politician who is seeking higher office. Yet Flake was convinced not to run again in 2018. Since then, Flake has reveled at being a gladfly against the Trump Administration.
While it would be hard to quibble with Flake being a Republican, it is egregious to appreciate him being a quintessential conservative. Senator Flake's hot mic moment might better be understood how Establishment Republicans see how the comfort of being go along to get along hacks who talk a good game on the hustings but become docile in the District of Calamity.
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