that Republican voters will elect conservatives in party primaries
Posted on 01/13/2014 4:39:38 PM PST by lqcincinnatus
The pundit class and the GOP establishment currently are engaged in massive "concern trolling" over the possibility that Republican voters will elect conservatives in party primaries. Karl Rove, the US Chamber of Commerce and other special interests have vowed to spend whatever it takes to prevent citizens from nominating the "wrong" candidates. Setting aside the conceit that these interests know better than voters who should represent them, are these concerns even valid?
The establishment's argument is based on three things: 1) Rep. Todd Akin (MO), 2) Sharron Angle (NV), and 3) Christine O'Donnell (DE). Granted, these campaigns were train wrecks, but it isn't as simple a narrative as the Tea Party ousting more electable candidates. In Missouri and Nevada, the Tea Party was largely divided among two other candidates, allowing Akin and Angle to sneak through. Grass roots activists across the country did rally behind O'Donnell in the final days of the campaign, but she was only successful because Rep. Mike Castle, the GOP frontrunner, had arrogantly not really campaigned for the nomination.
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Hilary is a terrible as a candidate. Maybe another: she is getting old.
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Willard is even older..
Oh gosh that eliminates him as a 2016 candidate doesn’t it ???
that Republican voters will elect conservatives in party primaries
NO, it must not be 'set aside'... Lots of countries ruled by 'elites' and all of them are crap... Our country wouldn't be any different.
Command economies don't work - command political systems don't work. It degrades into elites looking out for themselves... every time.
THAT is exactly right and I bank on it.
It would be a crime and treason to ever again be intimidated, coerced, or threatened, into EVER casting a vote for another Establishment socialist nominee like McCain and Romney.
This goes double for FReeper intimidation as well.
The Establishment must lose point blank to ever hope this stops. They are as fraudulent to my party platform, to the best interest of my family and to my country as they have allowed Obama to be, and I will not aid, abet or assist them further in the demise of the three.
It’s hard to be a patriot sometimes, and often it comes at a price, but YOU are one! God bless you.
Wish we had a battalion more rock ribbed and defiant as you.
We wouldn’t stay in this shape long if we did. ,!
The p*ssyfication of the nation will have something to do with it.
People need to attack “feminists”-—if they’re so strong and able, why are they scared of babies and need the help of gubmint subsidies for birth control? Not “strong” enough to close their legs without gubmint help?
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