well as republicans. all the earmark spending and we basically abandoned the principle of limited government. i m concerned now that the course that we re on with some issues like trade, with protectionism, and with populism, that we re similarly we re going to write ourselves out of the majority again. that s my concern. we ve got to get back to traditional limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility. you ve been asked, senator, if you ve left the republican party. you your party, you said no. but has your party left you? no, i think by and large, the party has been an mated by conservative principles. but i am concerned lately, populism you may be able to win an election with it, but it s not a real governing philosophy. and on free trade, i m very concerned about the direction there. we are going to handicap our economic future if we don t
and i am just curious, did you think about leaving the party? no. no. not at all. i m a proud republican, life-long republican. and from arizona. arizona tends to elect independent-minded people and people who stand on principle. so i m doing what i think my voters expect of me. but, i think, for example, in 2006 when the party in particular had given way to inappropriate spending, earmark spending, couple of our colleagues ended up in jail. if you remember the man for drain the swamp was employed effectively by the democrats and describing the republican party at that time. and i think had we stood up at that time, then we wouldn t have lost those majorities in the house and the senate, and i fear that we might do the same again. you had strong words in that book, and yet, we looked at your voting record, and at this point, you vote more with the president than even some others in the senate who ve taken the president on.
conspiracy theories go out or simply fake news, stuff that is just demons ra bli false, we ought to stand up and say hey, that s just not right. what if more leaders in your party don t? is there a point where you say to yourself i read this book and again i go back, it s as much as of an indictment on the republican leadership over the last 15 years as it is on donald trump. it s more of on indictment on the republican leadership. and i am just curious, did you think about leaving the party? no. no. not at all. i m a proud republican, life-long republican. and frooim arizona. arizona tends to elect independent-minded people and people who stand on principle. so i m doing what i think my voters expect of me. but, i think, for example, in 2006 when the party in particular had given way to inappropriate spending, earmark spending, couple of our colleagues ended up in jail.