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The establishment is doing all it can to prevent conservatives from getting senate nominations next year. Steve King is obviously the best man for the nomination, but they can't stand him. He's an actual conservative who will fight (and can win and they know it).

But after a slew of establishment picked losers last November, prospective candidates aren't putting their necks out on the line on the off chance they might be elected. Because establishment candidates only like a sure thing. They don't like to fight for it and take controversial positions that they may have to answer for later. Conservatives, on the other hand, relish the battle, and fight the liberals.

I hope Steve King decides to run. He can take that Iowa seat because he's not afraid to speak his mind and will not cower from the fight. With Deb Fischer handily defeating Bob Kerrey in neighboring Nebraska last November, another real conservtive can certainly defeat a democrat in Iowa.

1 posted on 05/03/2013 5:46:22 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

King’s strategy is probably correct.
Keep it low key for the moment, keeping the pecker gnats at the Register at bay...


2 posted on 05/03/2013 5:55:31 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (NRA Life Member)
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To: cotton1706

Establishment Republicans don’t like to fight for ANYTHING which is why they are going the way of the dinosaur.


3 posted on 05/03/2013 5:55:34 AM PDT by AdaGray
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To: cotton1706

If this King fellow voted to elect Boehner leader again after the “imperfect deal” Oboehner tax hike at the beginning of the year, I don’t see a conservative.

Over 90 percent of GOP politicos are phonies.

My congressman (Scott Perry of PA 4th District) goes out and attacks “the administration” but he voted to keep Boehner as leader too.

They make red meat speeches using emotional wedges to keep us supporting them while they continue to spend way too much but we are supposed to like them because their deficit spending is less than Obama’s.

When will the King’s and Perry’s propose an immediate balanced budget and the elimination of government deparments to help get us there?


4 posted on 05/03/2013 5:56:09 AM PDT by Nextrush (A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE MY DREAMS)
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To: cotton1706
The establishment is doing all it can to prevent conservatives from getting senate nominations next year.

It looks more like establishment Republicans are dropping out left and right, leaving the nomination King's for the asking. So why hasn't he announced yet?

5 posted on 05/03/2013 6:03:39 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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To: cotton1706

Steve King will run and he can win. He is a fighter and he isn’t afraid to bloody his opponent and drive a populist line.


7 posted on 05/03/2013 6:48:16 AM PDT by Maelstorm (This country wasn't founded with the battle cry "Give me liberty or give me a govt check!")
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To: cotton1706
lol. STEVE KING FOR PRESIDENT!

Well, Senate anyways.

10 posted on 05/03/2013 8:38:59 AM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica (Get in touch with your galtitude!)
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To: cotton1706

Says the butt turd from, here ya go folks - MASSACHUSETTS.

Don’t comment on Iowa politics jackweed till you know the facts.


11 posted on 05/03/2013 8:50:18 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: cotton1706

Rep. Steve King has said officially he will not run for the US Senate seat held by Tom Harkin. There’s no bench either.

Perhaps the potential candidates are spiking the run to frustrate the long knives of the media.

Or perhaps polling data looks so disastrous that no one wants to waste their time and money.


27 posted on 05/04/2013 4:56:47 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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