US EditionJeff Flake: GOP ‘migration’ away from Trump has started
Jeff Flake warns Republicans must choose between clinging to Trump's economic policies or reclaiming free-market principles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- On Thursday, Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican, wrote in The Washington Post that he believes a migration has begun within the Republican Party, with people moving away after a slow shift now accelerating.
- Policy disputes over tariffs and the filibuster have driven Flake to argue President Donald Trump's economic policies clash with conservative principles and economic reality, warning GOP isolationism and populism harm governance.
- Several Republican members of Congress have begun distancing themselves from Trump, with Flake noting Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as early signs, while Democratic wins on Tuesday will boost defections.
- With the midterms now less than a year away, Flake warned they favor Democrats, urged remaining Republican lawmakers to choose between ignoring reality or reclaiming free markets, and noted a California redistricting ballot measure could open five House seats next year.
- Flake predicted the shift will unfold vote by vote, district by district, and argued the GOP could return to optimism, free trade, and engagement after enough members move away.
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'First signs are visible': Republican ex-lawmaker flags evidence of 'migration' from GOP
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration. The shift started slowly within the party, but now it's picking up speed, according to Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, former U.S. senator, representative and the former U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024, who shared his analysis in an opinion piece for The Washington Post. "But once the wind really changes, the movement becomes unmistakable. I believ…
Read Former Sen. Jeff Flake: The Great GOP Migration Away from MAGA Has Begun now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint
By former AZ Senator Jeff Flake. The midterms promise growing defections from disastrous MAGA orthodoxy. This article is by Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, a former U.S. senator and representative. This was first published in the Washington Post. In politics, migrations rarely happen all at once. They start quietly — one or two members…
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