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Republicans distance from Trump on Iran war weeks before election

GOP candidates campaign against an unpopular conflict they've voted to support, raising questions about last-minute positioning.

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What to know

  • Republican candidates are running ads and making public statements against Trump's Iran war weeks before Election Day, despite voting to support it in Congress.
  • Only seven House Republicans voted for a war powers resolution to end the war; the Senate version failed with all but one Republican voting no.
  • The American Prospect frames this late opposition as opportunistic electoral positioning after two years of near-total Republican alignment with Trump policies.
  • The disconnect between campaign rhetoric and legislative votes raises questions about the authenticity and durability of any GOP distancing from Trump.

“The key here is that on everything that matters, Trump and Republicans in Congress are fully aligned.”

David Dayen, Columnist · American Prospect ↗

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Republicans distance from Trump on Iran war weeks before election
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    Prospect columnist exposes 'last-minute' Republican opposition as electoral positioning

    David Dayen argues in the American Prospect that Republican distancing from Trump's policies with 40 days to election is contrived, after two years of near-total party alignment, driven by fear of voter accountability rather than principle.

    “Only when accountability from the voters is imminent have we seen the emergence of "independent" thought and behavior—that is, evasive action induced solely by panicked self-interest…”
    — David Dayen
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    Iowa and Wisconsin Republicans voice anti-war positions — Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin and Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa join the chorus calling for withdrawal, though Hinson had voted against the war powers resolution just days earlier.

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    Republican candidates campaign against Iran war — Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers and Ohio Sen. Jon Husted publicly call for ending the war in digital ads and statements to media, using nearly identical language suggesting coordination.

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    Senate war powers vote fails along party lines — The Senate version of the war powers resolution failed, with all Republicans except Susan Collins voting against it, despite the unpopularity of the conflict.

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    House passes war powers resolution with seven GOP votes — The House passed a war powers resolution to end the Iran war with support from seven Republicans, including Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn from Iowa.