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| | + | * Matthew Rosendale, for being the only incumbent member of Congress to have a perfect lifetime score from ''The New American'' at the end of the 117th Congress.[https://thenewamerican.com/freedom-index/legislator/?search=&congress=&state=&party=&chamber=] |
| | * [[Giorgia Meloni]] for winning the Italian election, but by the end of the year she more interested in visiting [[Ukraine]] than saving [[Italy]]<ref>https://kalkinemedia.com/news/world-news/italys-meloni-seeks-ukraine-trip-early-next-year</ref> | | * [[Giorgia Meloni]] for winning the Italian election, but by the end of the year she more interested in visiting [[Ukraine]] than saving [[Italy]]<ref>https://kalkinemedia.com/news/world-news/italys-meloni-seeks-ukraine-trip-early-next-year</ref> |
| | * [[Greg Abbott]] for his efforts to secure the borders and stop illegal immigration, and for his big win over [[Beto O'Rourke]] | | * [[Greg Abbott]] for his efforts to secure the borders and stop illegal immigration, and for his big win over [[Beto O'Rourke]] |
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| | * [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]], CP Conservative of the Year alum who opposed the [[Ukraine aid]]/[[FTX scandal]]. However, she is an outspoken supporter of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker and has inappropriately compared fellow conservatives to NeverTrumpers for opposing him.[https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1605254678471618560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605254678471618560%7Ctwgr%5E35f3025414e213f3cb43102f64215edbec7250db%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F12%2F20%2Fmtg-torches-mccarthys-opponents-risking-gavel-no-plan-speaker%2F] | | * [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]], CP Conservative of the Year alum who opposed the [[Ukraine aid]]/[[FTX scandal]]. However, she is an outspoken supporter of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker and has inappropriately compared fellow conservatives to NeverTrumpers for opposing him.[https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1605254678471618560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605254678471618560%7Ctwgr%5E35f3025414e213f3cb43102f64215edbec7250db%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F12%2F20%2Fmtg-torches-mccarthys-opponents-risking-gavel-no-plan-speaker%2F] |
| | * Sen. [[Rick Scott]], for challenging the failed GOP Senate leadership by [[globalist]], anti-Trump [[Mitch McConnell]], although he did so too late. | | * Sen. [[Rick Scott]], for challenging the failed GOP Senate leadership by [[globalist]], anti-Trump [[Mitch McConnell]], although he did so too late. |
| − | * [[Ron DeSantis]], for standing up for [[Conservative]] policies, for winning in a historic landslide, and whose House map helped the [[Republican Party|Republicans]] win the House of Representatives; but DeSantis failed to help [[Herschel Walker]] and thereby was [[AWOL]] as [[Dem]]s retook the [[U.S. Senate]]. He also has been incredibly disloyal to President Trump and forged alliances with [[NeverTrump]] donors in anticipation for 2024. In addition, he hogged RGA money in order to fund his 2024 war chest, to the detriment of fellow candidates.[https://nationalfile.com/republican-governors-association-builds-anti-trump-war-chest-with-ron-desantis/] He also may have resorted to cheating in order to inflate his margin of victory.[https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-accuses-ron-desantis-benefitting-voter-fraud-1769100] | + | * [[Ron DeSantis]], for standing up for [[Conservative]] policies, for winning in a historic landslide, and whose House map helped the [[Republican Party|Republicans]] win the House of Representatives; but DeSantis failed to help [[Herschel Walker]] and thereby was [[AWOL]] as [[Dem]]s retook the [[U.S. Senate]]. He also has been incredibly disloyal to President Trump and forged alliances with [[NeverTrump]] donors in anticipation for 2024. In addition, he hogged RGA money in order to fund his 2024 war chest, to the detriment of fellow candidates.[https://nationalfile.com/republican-governors-association-builds-anti-trump-war-chest-with-ron-desantis/] He also may have resorted to cheating in order to inflate his margin of victory.[https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-accuses-ron-desantis-benefitting-voter-fraud-1769100] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |