Posted on 03/24/2014 1:42:28 PM PDT by cotton1706
Three-term Rep. Bill Cassidy is the GOP establishment's preferred candidate against Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. It's not too difficult to find consultants who'll talk down Cassidy (he's not exciting, while Landrieu is an outstanding retail politician—there, just saved you an anonymous quote), but he's got the advantage if he gets Landreiu into a runoff. Getting there means blasting past a Tea Party candidate, though, so Cassidy can't just ignore the demands of the right.
I think this was the context for Cassidy's town hall answer, last week, after being asked whom he'd support for leader if he got to the Senate.
"I don't know," says Cassidy. "I don't know who's running. That's an honest answer. I don't know who's running. But it's kind of interesting, because people who are rumored to be running are helping me tremendously in my campaign. John Cornyn called just the other day."
In the clip below, you can hear Cassidy talk about how much the energy industry can do for him and how proud he is to be backed by John Cornyn. At no point in the clip does he discuss Mitch McConnell.
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Not to worry. If he’s elected any bones thrown to the conservatives during the campaign will quickly disappear. He have a moment of “reflection” and then, low and behold, McConnell will be his man. We don’t need another Rhino.
Not really. Cassidy is pandering and lying and when the chips are down will support McConnell. He’s saying this for votes.
“I don’t know who’s running. But it’s kind of interesting, because people who are rumored to be running are helping me tremendously in my campaign. John Cornyn called just the other day.”
This line led me to believe that Cornyn wants to be majority leader and is actively working to line up votes (he is the Whip after all). It’s possible Cornyn believes that McConnell won’t be there after November. That’s my take.
Oh puhleeze. Of course he will though I don’t expect McConnell to win and it is hardly certain the GOP gets the Senate.
It’s an election year. We are now in the “I’ll say anything to get elected” time.
I figure its not trustworthy what this guy is saying since he is the insider candidate.
...We are now in the “I’ll say anything to get elected” time.
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Oh, it’s you again. Back this time to defend the GOPe candidate RINO Senator Thad Cochran by taking a shot at a challenger to him?
Oh, it’s you again. Back this time to defend the GOPe candidate......
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...and joined by fellow members of the GOPe Incumbent RINO Candidate’s Protection League.
Every GA candidate I meet is asked that 1 question. Will you vote for McConnell as leader? Their answer determines if I will even entertain them as a candidate.
That kind of BS answer would have eliminated this guy. Don’t treat voters as if they are stupid. Just answer the question.
It’s possible Cornyn believes that McConnell won’t be there after November. That’s my take.
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And I say you’re absolutely correct.
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