Ex-GOP Senator says most Republicans know Trump lost, don't want to 'run afoul' of his base

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The former Senator for Arizona Jeff Flake told BBC's Newsnight that Republicans 'are still playing to that audience of one, not knowing where the Trump base will go.'

Jeff Flake served as senator in the Grand Canyon state between 2013 and 2019 and has been a vocal critic of Trump. In October, he filmed an ad in which he urged GOP voters to back Biden, saying that he had never before voted for a Democrat for president.program:"Most of the Republican Party has accepted it. Whether they want to admit it or not.Ex-U.S. Senator Jeff Flake outside the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Some Republicans have backed Trump's claims of voter fraud or his right to challenge the count, while others haveWhen asked whether it was a dangerous prospect if the Republican establishment might know that Trump's fraud claims were bogus but were not saying so, Flake replied:"Yeah, it is. I think it's terrible for the system."It's not a good thing for democracy, but it will run its course and it will say more about the president than it will about our democracy.

Flake was also asked whether the"genie can be put back in the bottle" once this tactic has been used in a presidential contest. Flake said:"I think it can, it's not that easy, he still commands a lot of support and dedication on behalf of the base.

 

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