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>Moderate non-Trump Republican governors
>are disappearing from the political
>landscape
>Jan 25
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>WASHINGTON � Governors, traditionally
>insulated from national politics, are
>one of the last bastions of Republican
>elected leaders able to maneuver around
>former President Donald Trump.
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>But maybe not for long.
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>Trump is stepping up his involvement in
>gubernatorial primaries, looking to make
>examples of critics in his own party and
>elevate allies ahead of a potential 2024
>presidential run � just as some of those
>elected before the former president's
>takeover of the GOP are hitting their
>term limits.
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>The result could be unelectable
>candidates in otherwise winnable races
>and the purging of some of the few
>Republican elected leaders who didn't
>need to depend on Trump's base, critics
>say.
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>Popular Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker
>announced last month that he won't run
>for re-election after Trump endorsed a
>GOP primary challenger. Arizona Gov.
>Doug Ducey, who resisted Trump's efforts
>to overturn the 2020 election, is term-
>limited. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, who has
>dramatically expanded vote by mail in
>opposition to Trump, hasn't yet said
>whether he'll run again even though he
>was declared the most popular governor in
>America.
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>Even conservatives who otherwise align
>with the national GOP on policy have
>faced Trump's ire. Georgia Gov. Brian
>Kemp and Idaho Gov. Brad Little both
>face Trump-backed primary opponents �
>even though Trump called Little "a
>terrific gentleman" at an event at his
>Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida a week
>before he endorsed his opponent.
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>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/moderate-non-trump-republican
>-governors-are-disappearing-political-landscape-n1287858
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