Posted on 06/06/2014 5:37:51 AM PDT by cotton1706
Assuming you aren’t Haley Barbour, most Republicans understand the purpose of contested primaries. They involve voters within their own party for a reason.
Accordingly, by coming in first place in Mississippi’s Senate primary election, Chris McDaniel seems slated to join Joni Ernst and Ben Sasse in moving forward in becoming those reinforcements that Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee have been promised – and it was Republicans (the people) who had their say.
Yet, because of the runoff rule and because McDaniel didn’t secure 50.1% of the vote, he has to face 30+ year-incumbent Thad Cochran again at the end of the month.
The problem though is that Cochran’s establishment supporters are attempting to set a new precedent by selling our party short along with its ideals for common sense austerity measures within the federal government. To do this, they are now engaging in the same kind of rhetoric we could get from a big-spending Democrat. In addition, they’re actually going to attempt courting Democrats in Mississippi to turn out for Cochran. (Via Politico)
“Several advisers, speaking candidly and anonymously, said that competing in the June 24 runoff will likely require the campaign to shift resources from television and radio advertising into pure get-out-the-vote operations.”
[…]
“Riskiest of all, it will involve reaching out to casual voters – including independents and Democrats – to swell the electorate with Mississippians who may not have participated in this week’s first round of voting.”
Now let’s take a look at what Former Mississippi Governor and “foremost” Cochran supporter, Haley Barbour says to go along with this new plan (emphasis):
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the onetime national Republican Party chairman who is one of
(Excerpt) Read more at conservatives4palin.com ...
So, here we go. Instead of competing among conservatives, they’d rather portray Chris McDaniel as an "anti-government" radical while trying to get Democrats to come out for a Republican primary. In other words, the Mississippi party establishment is purposely frightening voters in the most dishonest way imaginable while they completely betray the intellectually honest principles of their own party.
As you know, folks have resorted to claiming that conservatives have waged a war on women, that we don’t care about the poor or the sick, or that we want “dirty air and dirty water” for everyone. They’re called Democrats.
But sadly it appears in Mississippi that the Republican establishment is joining their choir of shameless rhetoric for the sake of saving one of their good old boys.
Political convenience, or a truly “teachable moment" about an establishment incumbent’s conservative backbone?
You be the judge.
Haley Barbour is a fat disgusting evil bastard. Feel free mod to delete, but that’s how I feel about that low rent red neck fat fk!!!
(rant over)
““Riskiest of all, it will involve reaching out to casual voters – including independents and Democrats – to swell the electorate with Mississippians who may not have participated in this week’s first round of voting.” “
I thought if you didn’t vote this week you couldn’t vote in the runoff? Are they stating they’re gonna break the law with this?
I thought only those that voted in the primary the first time could vote in the runoff??
I have no idea. That was my understanding as well.
Liberals (including progressive RINO's) have no qualms about breaking laws to advance their cause.
The ends justify the means for people whose religion is big government.
How I hate these people!
I believe I saw it explained as if you voted in another party's primary, you cannot vote in the runoff - the difference being that non-voters in the first round, whatever their registration, can vote in the runoff.
Of course, open primaries (or runoffs) are amazingly stupid, but that's another topic altogether.
NC has an “open” primary where independents can choose the Democrat or Republican primary (held the same day) to vote in.
The big “but” is than if there is a runoff in the other party they can’t switch over.
The GOP doesn’t give a rat’s behind about Reagan or conservatism. They exploit Reagan’s popularity purely for vote-getting purposes, but could care less about adhering to any of his conservative principles or beliefs.
The GOP is nothing but a fascade for a cadre of self-serving statists.
Cochran has been in Washington so long that he will do ANYTHING to stay. Retire him instead and wish him good riddance.
I thought so too but have been reading about the Cochran/Barbour team's strategy of reaching out broadly to voters and democRATS?! I came across this NewsMax article which says the following:
“On his way to the exit, Cochran held out his hand to me. I had met and interviewed him less than half an hour before. “Hello, how are you doing?” he said with a kindly smile. “I’m Thad Cochran.””
He probably doesn’t know WHERE he is anymore...
Which is not what I’ve read elsewhere.
I suspect it’ll be whatever they think will put Cochran over the top.
If the GOP really was conservative, government would be a lot smaller than it is today, even with the Dems’ never ending drive to expand it. Just saying.
Agreed, that's what the rule appears to be ... and so guess what the Cochran/Barbour Establishment machine's strategy is? .... (HINT: it has nothing at all to do with conservatism)
Mississippi/Haley Barbour sucks ping ...
Mississippi ping AND 'Haley Barbour sucks' ...
The 11th Commandment has been dead for years.
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