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Unions Give $765k to GOP 'Main Street' PAC (86% of their total!)
breitbart.com ^ | 1/16/14 | Mike Flynn

Posted on 01/16/2014 12:37:34 PM PST by cotton1706

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH) was one of the more labor-friendly Republicans in Congress. Those close ties are paying off for him as labor unions are a major donor to his "Defending Main Street" Super-PAC, which is targeting conservatives in upcoming primaries. So far, unions have contributed $765,000 to support LaTourette's efforts. The figure represents 86% of the PAC's current cash-on-hand.

“Main Street is committed to electing solution-oriented, center-right Republicans to the House. We are grateful to the unions who want to help us do that and to paraphrase Rhett Butler — ‘Frankly, I don’t give a damn’ — about the criticism,” LaTourette told The Hill.

In recent months, segments of the GOP establishment have vowed to battle conservatives, especially those aligned with the Tea Party, in Republican primaries. There is a widely shared view in Washington that the Tea Party is making "governing" difficult for the GOP. Never mind that they wouldn't even be in the position to govern without the Tea Party, it seems short-sighted to attack one's core base of voters.

Given the scale of the union contributions to "Defending Main Street," it isn't likely that an endorsement from the group would be particularly helpful to a candidate in a Republican primary.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; rmsp

1 posted on 01/16/2014 12:37:34 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Unions support Illegal Alien Amnesty, Free Trade, Open Borders, ObamaCare, and other things supported by GOPe...no real surprise of this....except the pct on contributions


2 posted on 01/16/2014 12:40:59 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: cotton1706

“Defending K Street” is more like it.

Communist RINO bastiges.


3 posted on 01/16/2014 12:47:36 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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To: cotton1706

Well well — isn’t that telling —


4 posted on 01/16/2014 12:47:51 PM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: cotton1706

Added Keyword ‘rmsp’

Rino farm club?

NO.

Rino enclave.


5 posted on 01/16/2014 12:57:13 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: cotton1706

Unions are like vampires and need a stake driven through the heart.

We need National RTW!


6 posted on 01/16/2014 1:28:48 PM PST by Beagle8U (Unions are Affirmative Action for Slackers! .)
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To: onyx; wardaddy; rmlew

Gosh, what a surprise.


7 posted on 01/16/2014 1:29:43 PM PST by Black Agnes
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To: cotton1706

Nothing new, all democrats are communists, some republicans are as well.


8 posted on 01/16/2014 1:36:21 PM PST by exnavy (Fish or cut bait ...Got ammo, Godspeed!)
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To: exnavy
all democrats are communists, some republicans are as well.

A truism if I've ever seen one.

9 posted on 01/16/2014 2:18:12 PM PST by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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To: Graybeard58

RINOs make me wretch. They lay with the communists.


10 posted on 01/17/2014 6:27:28 PM PST by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Black Agnes; wardaddy; The Cajun; RedMDer; DJ MacWoW

Thanks for the ping.
They’re all the same.
Career “corrupt bastards,” just like Sarah Palin said.


11 posted on 01/17/2014 6:31:17 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: SeminoleCounty

Union members (at least union members not working for the govt) should be very afraid of immigration. That is one issue we should be able to make inroads on.


12 posted on 01/17/2014 6:35:28 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: onyx; All
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13 posted on 01/17/2014 6:37:58 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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