"The force is strong with this one, don-o; however, I sense great anger."
Posted on 12/27/2013 10:56:17 AM PST by secretsexposed89
As we close out 2013, here's a look at the senators at risk of losing their primaries. It's worth noting that it's a relatively rare event for senators to fall in a primary—in 2012, only former Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., lost to a primary challenger, and the previous cycle just Sens. Robert Bennet, R-Utah, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, did—though Murkowski came back and won reelection as a write-in candidate. So, keeping in mind that we predicted in our final Hotline Spotlight of the year that no Senate incumbent will lose a primary next year, here are the candidates who should be most wary as we head into 2014.
1. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., appears to be the most in danger of failing to earn renomination. His challenger, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, has lined up a number of outside groups—Senate Conservatives Fund, the Madison Project, Club for Growth—behind him. For the 76-year-old Cochran's part, he seemed geared up for the challenge when he announced he'd run again. But, to this point, Cochran hasn't been raising money aggressively (he ended the third quarter with just over $800,000 in the bank), and he hasn't had a competitive race in 30 years.
2. The only Democrat on our list, Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii faces a primary challenge from Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who had also hoped to be appointed to the seat at the end of last year when the late Sen. Daniel Inouye died. An October robo-poll showed the race neck and neck, as did a poll this summer—and a poll from EMILY's List (which is backing Hanabusa) over the summer showed the congresswoman up. But Schatz also pulled ahead in fundraising during the third quarter, bringing in $678,000 to Hanabusa's $441,000. Expect a hard-fought race.
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So if Murkowski loses the primary again to a conservative,
Her term isn’t up until 2017 so if she chooses to run again it will be 2016.
Ah, I thought it was too soon.
LOL!
Bennet, Lugar and Murkowski had a more liberal record than McCain on immigration. McCain thought he was a border hawk and part of the 2010 tea party wave.
Analyzing The Votes In Our Defeating the DREAM Act Amnesty in Senate Today
REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED ‘YES’ FOR THE AMNESTY
(Alaska) Murkowski
(Ind.) Lugar
*** (Utah) Bennett
OU FLIPPED 12 OF THEM (the years they voted for an amnesty are in parentheses):
(Ariz.—03 & 07) Kyl
(Ariz.—06 & 07) McCain
(Iowa—03) Grassley
(Kan.—06 & 07) *** Brownback
(Maine—06 & 07) Collins
(Maine—06 & 07 & 07) Snowe
(Ohio—06) Voinovich
(S.C.—06 & 07) Graham
(Texas—03) Cornyn
(Texas—07) Hutchison
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