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Real Time host Bill Maher, Kinzinger said that he wants a GOP that isn t crazy and can be a productive member of a government that basically has two parties.
Under Trump s leadership, he continued, the Republican Party has relied on fearmongering to win elections, with lawmakers demonizing Democrats and warning of radical socialism. We have learned, and I can only speak as a Republican looking at the Republicans, we ve learned you can get elected on a steady diet of fear, Kinzinger noted, saying that his party s alarmism has caused real damage to American democracy.
The congressman explained that many of his colleagues live in fear of losing their seats and rely on constantly attacking their political opponents.
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