“It is also clear to me for the moment that we have given in or given up on the core principles in favor of a more viscerally satisfying anger and resentment,” he added.
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Furthermore, Senator Flake is announced his resignation only after Senator Bob Corker recently did himself. Corker and Trump have been trading public insults on twitter and via the media for what seems like weeks now.
The extent of the public criticism within the GOP right now would have been unthinkable in, say, the Bush administration. Yet, as Trump stays in office longer, the silence from the rest of the party grows louder. It speaks more the GOP’s strategy of handling its president whose approval ratings are not doing well. A recent Fox News poll had Trump’s approval at 38%. It’s better for the GOP if they have unity around the President among their congressional candidates. Flake was going clearly going against any consensus. His vocal opposition potential could have complicated his reelection in an already red state like Arizona.
