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Two-Faced Victory
National Review ^ | 6/25/2014 | Eliana Johnson

Posted on 06/26/2014 4:49:56 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross

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This was a Pyrrhic 'victory' for the gOpE. McConnell, Rove, Barbour, Chamber of Commerce, RNC, et. al. have now exposed themselves for the liars they are.

A tipping point has just occurred.

1 posted on 06/26/2014 4:49:56 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
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To: Servant of the Cross
“I don’t know who put it out,” former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour says of the fliers. “I can’t imagine the Cochran campaign did that.” Barbour says that support for Cochran among Democrats bubbled up organically and that the six-term senator, who first won a seat in Congress in 1972, has always had bipartisan appeal. “Within a week of the first primary some black churches in Hattiesburg started running ads on the radio in Hattiesburg by raising the money themselves,” he says.

"But Cochran’s opponent, state senator Chris McDaniel, and many of his supporters smell a rat."

The fat rat face ... who was behind the two-faced 'victory'.

2 posted on 06/26/2014 4:52:59 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Cochran has committed the unpardonable. He needs to lose even at the cost of a Republican seat. He needs to be made an object lesson that using the worst of the sleazy Democrat strategies and becoming the enemy makes him radioactive.


3 posted on 06/26/2014 4:56:44 AM PDT by Truth29
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And so does Mitch McConnell. With friends like these, who needs Barbara Boxer.


4 posted on 06/26/2014 5:00:21 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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In a state like Mississippi, I believe a conservative like McDaniel could possibly win the Democratic nomination. He could woo conservative voters and just enough demos to possibly win.

Then he wouldn’t have to answer to the GOPe. He would have more influence this way.

It would also be a nice way of offering the middle finger to the GOPe and the liberal demos that crossed over for Thad.


5 posted on 06/26/2014 5:05:59 AM PDT by boycott
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To: FlipWilson

“.......A lot of people who don’t give a flip about anything else, about government, will fight over their schools.”.......

And the kids will still come out dummies due to “Common Core” and other failed government educational messes. The systems have already been dumb down to the point where most of the kids are unable to read or write now, just wait until the new programs fail them even further.


6 posted on 06/26/2014 5:08:01 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Servant of the Cross
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The GOPe have "Crossed the Rubicon" ...

Historians will look back at this reprehensible event and say it was the beginning of the the end for Karl Rove's corrupt GOPe.


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7 posted on 06/26/2014 5:12:44 AM PDT by Patton@Bastogne (.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

We shall overcome,,,,,blah blah. With fear mongerings, lies and deceptions. Great inspirational win for your faux and temporary new constituents there GOPe. Enjoy the tainted victory but the tide will turn.


8 posted on 06/26/2014 5:16:20 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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It was not a victory. It was a theft. The Republican Party just proved that it is no different than the Democrat Party.


9 posted on 06/26/2014 5:18:21 AM PDT by sport
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To: DaveA37

Are people really that stupid to believe that a Senator controls the flow of education dollars to the state?


10 posted on 06/26/2014 5:19:37 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Tea: A beverage best served cold. With RINO meat.)
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To: Truth29

I think he will lose. Those Black and Democrat voters will not vote for him in the general election, and neither will a lot of conservatives.


11 posted on 06/26/2014 5:20:06 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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And yet another lesson, discourtesy of the GrOPe on how to NOT win an election.
They lose even when they seemingly win.


12 posted on 06/26/2014 5:27:38 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Not a rat a hog. Boss Hogg.


13 posted on 06/26/2014 5:30:05 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Servant of the Cross

Flab head HB already comes two faces as one.


14 posted on 06/26/2014 5:30:11 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Servant of the Cross

This is the main reason the Deep South continues to have the poverty is does. Blacks there would vote themselves back into slavery if the Slavers claimed the other guy was racist.

It works every time it’s done....every time.


15 posted on 06/26/2014 5:40:27 AM PDT by DwFry (Baby Boomers Killed Western Civilization!)
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To: xzins; C. Edmund Wright; Lakeshark; nathanbedford
"Tipping Point" ping ....

I think everyone has a righteous anger at how blatantly the "Establishment" of the OLD party completely nuked a potential future Republican leader, using the WORST of democRAT racial exploitation strategies.

They saw Ted Cruz II in Chris McDaniel and it scares them to death.

Your thoughts on how best to act upon this righteous anger. Should/can Chris McDaniel run as an independent in November?

16 posted on 06/26/2014 6:00:51 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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I’m undecided as to how McDaniel should respond…maybe the legal challenge of the 35 thou voters.

As for tipping point? Yep, I am convinced fat Haley has no idea what he’s unleashed with this shameful performance. Last night Mark Levin called them “dumb bastards” - and they are.


17 posted on 06/26/2014 6:18:51 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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This is a huge conundrum.

The issue here is how do we best punish those who unleashed this horrendous betrayal.

How do we deal a blow to them that is substantial without hurting our own cause? How do we get rid of this bunch of rotten apples without crushing our own hopes of stopping or at least impairing the bamster?

One thing for sure, this bunch of GOPers has dug a huge hole for us all. I hope we can find the right balance here, just don't know what that should be yet.

18 posted on 06/26/2014 6:37:24 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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The more I read about Mississippi’s write-in law the more it seems that McDaniel cannot run a write-in campaign. It appears his only avenue is to challenge those 35,000 votes and go through them one by one to see if that person voted in a different primary the first time around.

That said, there is a write-in line on every Mississippi ballot. A name can be written into it. They just won’t count it if it isn’t the official replacement of a name already on the ballot who has been unable to complete the candidacy for reasons of health/death.

So, people can write in a name. It won’t be counted.

Perhaps there is an acceptable independent candidate for whom the tea party conservatives can be encouraged to vote.


19 posted on 06/26/2014 6:42:43 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Servant of the Cross; C. Edmund Wright; xzins
Two suggestions that we might do:

1. Call the RNC and your local R office and tell them that if they do not force Cochran to concede to McDaniel, that you and your conservative friends will actively work against them for the foreseeable future. You will not donate to them or their candidates, you will not vote for them or their candidates, you will do your best to bring down what has become a corrupt party.

2. Call, fax and email Cochran's office and let them know how we all feel about them, that they need to concede their wrongdoing, concede the election to McDaniel, or in the same manner we will work to throw them out of office and out of the party.

<>Does this make sense? I have felt ill since I saw the flyer that Cochran's group put out in order to get democrats to vote for him. These people MUST be punished for this grotesqueness.

20 posted on 06/26/2014 6:49:58 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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