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Sen. Curtis blames GOP midterm losses on abandonment of conservative values

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Utah Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, is attributing Republicans’ widespread midterm losses to the fact that he believes the party has abandoned its core conservative values in an effort to win elections — a strategy he argued backfired this midterm cycle.

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  1. Deseret News

    Sen. Curtis blames GOP midterm losses on abandonment of conservative values (opens Deseret News)

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    Utah Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, is attributing Republicans’ widespread midterm losses to the fact that he believes the party has abandoned its core conservative values in an effort to win elections — a strategy he argued backfired this midterm cycle.

  2. Salt Lake Tribune

    Republican Sen. John Curtis rips GOP, says party ‘abandoned’ conservative principles as Democrats take Senate control (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    The party, he wrote, has lost touch with its “core values” of “limited government, free trade, resolute diplomacy and global leadership, and fiscal responsibility,” and has let down new Republican voters in the process.

  3. Breitbart News

    GOP Sen. Curtis Calls for Republicans 'To Return to Principled Conservative Values' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) called for Republicans to “return to the principled conservative values” that once defined the party, after Democrats took the majority in House and U.S. Senate in the midterm elections. In a post on X, Curtis out

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