Posted on 06/27/2014 5:11:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Actually we should give the GOP Establishment a 50-50 senate just to make a point. Mississippi voters should either leave Cochran’s name blank on their ballots, or they should vote for the Democrat.
The DC GOP senate is so darn liberal they’ll probably vote for all of Obama’s Supreme Court Nominees anyway. You can look at the nominees they’ve already voted for and see I’m 100% right!
Who will no doubt 'evolve' within six months after being elected, to assent to every pro-abortion, anti-gun, pro-Obamacare vote for the next six years, and perhaps beyond. I will not touch an establishment candidate with a ten-foot pole, but I will not touch a Democrat candidate with a twenty-foot pole.
Sorry, I have more faith in the conservatives in MS. As “conservative” as the state is (relative to others), it’s not 100% conservative, even among Republicans. I think the state’s conservatives knew full well who they were voting for. There just may not be quite so many conservatives as posters here are assuming.
He has been in congress and during his tenure in congress he earned the pro-life awards and the NRA rating AND he bucked Nancy Pelosi and voted against Obamacare.
I want Thad Cochran to lose by 30 points and I could sleep peacefully at night knowing that I supported his pro-life, pro-gun, anti-Obamacare opponent.
Childers' voting record is no doubt more conservative than many of the North Eastern Liberal Republican Senators as well as a couple of Arizona Senators.
Could someone explain how this (Democrats voting in a Republican primary - not the rest of the dirty tricks) is any different from 2008 when Rush Limbaugh suggested that Republicans cross over and vote for Democrats in primaries to keep the Democrat’s primary season running longer?
I thought it was a terrible idea then, and it is a terrible idea now, but don’t see how it is different.
It was Childers who brought the legislation/lawsuit against Washington DC when they restricted gun rights. It wasn’t Cochran. It wasn’t even John McCain, Lindsay Graham, Susan Collins, Scott Brown, Lamar Alexander, John Cornyn, etc., etc., though they were in a far better position to be able to do so.
Childers is MORE conservative that anyone I just listed....all republicans.
Both parties had primary votes on June 3. The dems selected their candidate with a decided majority of the votes.
The republicans did not, thus the run-off. Having voted in the democratic primary on june 3, the dems who voted already selected their guy. Thus, they were INeligible to vote in the June 24 Republican primary runoff.
Any who voted in the dem primary on june 3 and subsequently voted in the republican primary on june 24 broke the law.
And anyone who encouraged anyone to do that also broke the law. In fact if there was a conspiracy to solicit illegal votes, that would be a felony.
I’ve been telling them for years that I support Conservative candidates and not the Charlie Crists and the Scuzzafavas of the Republican Party. Then, Do it! Send those checks to the Conservative candidates!!
Now, I’ll say, call Haley Barbour for a donation! They haven’t got a dime of my money in a long time and THE GOPe NEVER WILL!
I would deduce that it’s every single Republican senator whose mouth has been sealed shut on the subject. That means ALL of them.
Some were duped on the tactics, maybe all of them were shocked, but they bought it this time, in more ways than one.
No more senate campaign coercion. No different from forced union dues, Red.
They deserve to lose, but think of the consequences. Unless we get the Senate, Reid will stay in and I doubt that our country will even make it intact to 2016.
I think there should be a major stink, accompanied by legal challenges, because this went way beyond the usual Republican on Republican viciousness. GOP candidates never attack the Dem - they’re sweet as pie to the Dem, even those candidates who are theoretically “conservative” - but they always go after each other with no holds barred.
That’s got to stop, but we’ve got to get a numerical majority in the Senate and keep the House. It’s all a numbers game.
I saw where McDonald quoted a law that said a voter has to intend to support the person in the general that they supported in the primary. Unfortunately, that law is not valid - it was previously invalidated.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chris-mcdaniel-democratic-votes-for-thad-cochran-were-illegal/
I have also heard what you mention (that those who voted previously in a primary are not able to vote again).
The question I asked is rather different - why is it okay for one party to meddle in the business of another, but not the other way around?
I thought it was dirty pool in 2008 when Rush suggested it, and think it is dirty pool now, but at the time, many supported Rush.
Carl (the communist) Rove is going nt need a personal protection detail. Even that won’t prevent him being sent a premature ticket to hell.
So you'd rather have your daughter raped by an acquaintance than someone you don't know. Gotcha!
More and more these cretins have show themselves to not be “we”
That would be a very stupid law.
I thought it was dirty pool in 2008 when Rush suggested it, and think it is dirty pool now, but at the time, many supported Rush.
It's perfectly legit for one party to mess with another's primary. If one can gain an advantage, and it's allowed, why not?
The problem in this particular case, though, isn't with the Democrats. It's with Republicans smearing fellow Republicans with racist accusations...and seeking Democrat help to pervert a Republican primary.
Big difference.
Same here. What difference DOES it make? We still have nothing but commie basted jerks who would benefit. Chris, Ted, Sara and other like minded leaders need to form a group and let loose the Kracken! Surely the Conservatives across the land would make the best of the opportunity to at last have one of their own to fill the office. No more party unity of support. There is NO party. Just a group of power hungry drunks.
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