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As Trump\u2019s toxic agenda and divisiveness splinters Republican state parties beyond repair, MAGA Republicans doubled down on their losing strategy of hateful rhetoric, infighting, and extreme abortion bans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at the latest:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Republicans once again blocked efforts to overturn Donald Trump\u2019s 1864 abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest or health of the mother. Donald Trump bears responsibility for this extreme ban after he \u201cproudly\u201d overturned Roe v. Wad<\/em>e and thinks the chaos currently unleashed on Arizona women is \u201cworking very brilliantly<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NBC News<\/a>: \u201cArizona Republicans again quash effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the second time in two weeks, Arizona Republican lawmakers rejected an attempt to repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state\u2019s Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cArizona House again blocks repeal of 1864 abortion ban; Senate leaves door open\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArizona House Republicans again on Wednesday blocked an attempt to repeal the 1864 ban on nearly all abortions that was reinstated last week by the state Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona Republic<\/a>: \u201cSenate kick-starts Arizona abortion ban repeal after House Republicans block similar bill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArizona House Republicans twice blocked attempts on Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban that dates from 1864.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

MAGA Republicans follow Trump\u2019s lead as they weaponize dangerous and divisive rhetoric instead of focusing on whether their party can function. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Denver Post<\/a>: \u201cColorado GOP meltdown: Leader\u2019s brash style, party spending under fire from fellow Republicans\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Republican Party in Colorado is having a crisis of confidence, facing increasing calls from within for Chairman Dave Williams to step down following a raucous GOP assembly last weekend and, in the days that followed, bitter infighting in full view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the face of all the criticism, the party under Williams has doubled down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn its official account on the social media platform X, the state GOP went after Republican officeholders and candidates who criticized Williams, calling 4th District congressional candidate Deborah Flora a \u2018dishonest, say-anything\u2019 politician after she protested the party\u2019s removal of the reporter from the venue. State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, a prominent figure from Brighton, caught fire from the party on the same issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Matters<\/a>: \u201cMichigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra works for anti-Muslim institute that warned of \u2018Great White Death\u2019 from Muslim immigrants\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile serving as chair of the Michigan Republican Party, Pete Hoekstra has also been working for the anti-Muslim Gatestone Institute, which has posted commentaries suggesting that Muslims are incompatible with the West, declaring \u2018Islam is a Problem,\u2019 and claiming Europe may be facing \u2018Great White Death\u2019 because of Muslim immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHoekstra is a former member of Congress and Trump administration ambassador who was elected the Michigan GOP chair earlier this year after a bizarre power struggle ousted far-right commentator Kristina Karamo. (Karamo has her own history of anti-Muslim remarks.) He has been a distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute since at least 2022. He has written dozens of pieces for the organization since 2021 and has continued to write for Gatestone since he assumed the Michigan GOP chair.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump campaign asks for cut of candidates\u2019 fundraising when they use his name and likeness\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign has found a new way to press for badly needed cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a letter received by Republican digital vendors this week, the Trump campaign is asking for down-ballot candidates who use his name, image and likeness in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe letter comes as Trump is struggling to close a fundraising gap with President Joe Biden. Biden\u2019s campaign has said that it has raised over $190 million, more than double what Trump has taken in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Trump\u2019s toxic agenda and divisiveness splinters Republican state parties beyond repair, MAGA Republicans doubled down on their losing strategy of hateful rhetoric, infighting, and extreme abortion bans.  Take a look at the latest: MAGA Republicans once again blocked efforts to overturn Donald Trump\u2019s 1864 abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest or health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1030793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMAGA in the States: Doubling Down on Trump\u2019s Abortion Bans and Dysfunction - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-in-the-states-doubling-down-on-trumps-abortion-bans-and-dysfunction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-18T19:28:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T19:56:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-in-the-states-doubling-down-on-trumps-abortion-bans-and-dysfunction\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/maga-in-the-states-doubling-down-on-trumps-abortion-bans-and-dysfunction\/\",\"name\":\"MAGA in the States: Doubling Down on Trump\u2019s Abortion Bans and Dysfunction - 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