Posted on 04/30/2010 4:10:31 AM PDT by Scanian
Now that Charlie Crist has left the Republican Party to mount an independent run for Senate, Texas Sen. John Cornyn wants a refund of all the money his political action committee donated to the Florida governor.
Cornyn, who runs the GOP campaign operation for the Senate, expects a number of Republicans to demand money back from Crist because they don't want his independent bid to be financed with party funds, The Wall Street Journal reported.
"People have already asked for their money back and I expect that to continue," Cornyn said Thursday. "I certainly will request the money I donated to his campaign from my leadership PAC back."
The conservative Club for Growth said it planned a campaign to get donors big and small to ask for refunds, The Los Angeles Times reported. The group led a similar effort in 2009 after Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter switched from Republican to Democrat.
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Sue him for fraud. During the campaign he stated he would not run as an Independent.
Sue him for fraud because he claimed to be a straight conservative.
They should have known not to trust him.
I wonder if Cornyn and the RINOs who support Juan Hussein McCain in Arizona....will ask for money back when McCain switches to Independent when he cannot beat Hayworth?
I feel for the small contributors who gave to Crist....but the RINOs who pushed him should be the ones coughing up the money....the NRSC aided and abetted Crist
Crist is a Fag.
Crist response: “You might want to put some ice on that.”
The GOP at all levels shouldn’t have funded Crist (or Arlen). Best to directly fund candidates rather than give $$ to the GOP.
Tanned and ready...
Take him to court!
I’m thinking Club for Growth sounds like a good way to go.
I’m sure Crist considered all this before he made the leap, right? [/s] Maybe Obama will bail him out?
So glad I just swallowed the coffee when I read this.
What didja expect?
RINOS are for RINOS first, last and always.
They are perfectly happy to tear up the GOP if given half a chance.
You get what you pay for................
Cornyn’s an idiot for supporting Crist, and since he’s one of my (lame) senators I faxed him my views on his idiocy months ago when Crist was the front-runner.
And let’s not even discuss all the money this moron threw away on ARLEN SPECTER.
This tone-deaf ass clown ought not to have the reins of the NRSC.
Hey Cornyn, how about stop giving money to RINO’s in the first place???
Isn’t the Club for Growth pro-illegal?
I heard he was considering a pro-rated refund. Ha ! What a slime.
I drove by his little “rally” here in St. Pete last night. There were more people (police) on horses than Charlie supporters. Most of those who were there were family or from his luxury condo community, which is close- by. You could see them walking over. Maybe 150 people.
There were quite a few Marco Rubio people. Not once did I see a reporter show them or interview them.
The streets were lined with TV trucks. TV trucks give Charlie ogasmic feelings... he lives for the publicity.
No, you’re thinking the Club for Population Growth :^). Lindsey Grahamnesty is their lowest-rated Republican Senator, followed by Snowe, Bennett, McCain, Collins and Voinovich.
I agree...have the money impounded till the suit is heard so the scum cannot use those funds for his run which may kill Rubio’s victory.
Local rag here in Jax this AM cited his chances of winning as remote. So, there you have it, it is more an attempt to kill the right than it is to actually win the election.
I leaned that years ago. Until the RNC gets back to Conservative ideals and quits sucking up to the country club/limosine LIBERALS in the party, this tea partyin’, grass rootin’ gal will give directly to the candidates!
When Cornyn came out in support of Crist I ripped him good for it, never got a response but I really feel good about it now. What the hell could he have been thinking?
I’m with you brother!!
It baffles me why major donors don’t make loans to these candidates until the primary or general election is over at which time, win or lose, the loan is forgiven. That way if they make a donation to a candidate who subsequently goes off the reservation they have legal recourse to recover the cash.
Obama has already bailed him out, or he wouldn’t be running independent so as to allow the democrat to win. You don’t get Ayatollah Obama hugs for nothing.
Tough tooties Sen. That’s what you get for backing the loser in the first place.
There’s a sucker born every minute.
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