Senator Flake: ‘I Do Hope that Somebody Does Run in the Primary Against the President’

‘I think that the Republicans need to be reminded of what conservatism really is and what it means to be decent’

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FLAKE: "You know, every senator thinks of that. Some not very seriously. I'm probably one of those. Having said that, I do hope that somebody does run in the primary against the President. I think the Republicans need to be reminded of what conservatism really is and what it means to be decent. And we haven't had that kind of politics lately. I fear for the future of the party if we don't remember who we are and what principled conservatism really is. And decency, we've got to get back to it. And the McCain — you know, that whole week commemoration of his life and his politics was just an additional reminder of stark differences that there are sometimes in politicians. And I think we, Republican Party certainly, have got to get back to the kind of decency that has characterized the party for a while."

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