Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Morning Joe: Battling for the Future of the GOP

Posted By on Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:30 PM

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Joe Scarborough comes to the defense of Sen. Jeff Flake, who was targeted by conservatives this week for his opposition to shutting down the government to defund Obamacare.

Later in the program, Sen. John McCain talked about the ongoing battle for the future of the GOP between the old guard (represented by McCain, among others) and those who want to shut down government over Obamacare, block immigration reform, and adopt a more isolationist approach to foreign policy (represented by Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, among others). Watch McCain' appearance after the jump.