Democracy Dies in Darkness
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The great GOP migration has begun

The midterms promise a reality check — and growing defections from disastrous MAGA orthodoxy.

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The U.S. flag on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post)
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Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, is a former U.S. senator and representative. He served as U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024.

In politics, migrations rarely happen all at once. They start quietly — one or two members of a herd moving toward safer ground while the rest pretend not to notice. But once the wind really changes, the movement becomes unmistakable. I believe that a migration has begun within the Republican Party.

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