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Sen. Bob Corker could face conservative primary challenger
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 7//17/17 | David M. Drucker

Posted on 07/29/2017 8:43:07 AM PDT by cotton1706

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To: Defiant

I am so desperate I could easily vote for a bad primary challenger to dispatch these entrenched traitors. One could hope that even the “bad challenger” would read the tea leaves— understanding that he also, either performs for those who elected him or he an be exchanged for another challenger, in like fashion.


41 posted on 07/29/2017 1:11:55 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: cotton1706

One of the biggest problems we have is TOO MANY candidates during the primaries splitting the vote. If there hadn’t been so many when Joe Carr ran against Lamar!, we’d be minus Lamar! now. Carr was only a couple of points short of winning the primary that year.

Open primaries don’t help since dems vote for the most liberal candidate in the Pubbie field.


42 posted on 07/29/2017 1:16:11 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: scottinoc

The RINOs got the nomination because 2 or more conservatives split the conservative vote in the primary. IIRC, neither one got more than 35-40% of the vote.


43 posted on 07/29/2017 4:25:55 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The conservatives are slowly taking over the Republican party here in TN.


44 posted on 07/29/2017 4:28:12 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: cotton1706

Primary out EVERY GOP Representative that has been a part of the DC swamp for too long.


45 posted on 07/29/2017 4:34:31 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: RitaOK

I think I would vote for any challenger over a Heller or McCain. But it would be best for us to find the best candidate and set up PACs to support them. Losing the Congress presents other problems, even if it would teach the RINOs a lesson, which I’m not sure it would. Most likely, they would blame Trump, and the media would support that notion nonstop.


46 posted on 07/29/2017 5:23:45 PM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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To: cotton1706
Best way to get rid of them is to fund their challengers - we can make a real difference if we opt to put our money where our mouth is....else all we are doing is blowing smoke up each others' butts like some sort of sick party.

Judging by the number of people who rail on about liberalism, but who don't

Donate to FR

I'd say we have a great set of data to show why we lose so much - lots of all mouth and no substance opinionators and small percentage of actual folks who invest of themselves in what they believe in.

47 posted on 07/30/2017 3:21:35 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: cotton1706

Since he is my 2nd RINO US senator, lamar being the other, he is all over the board vote wise, he is NOT on the list for those who voted not to repeal 0’care. lamar was, but this is corker’s election year, he is a RINO out of touch with country and TN.

But we know squat about this Lee Beaman. While he’s been on numerous charity boards, he has zip in experience. Still early lets see if some one we have a voting record on steps up. Corker has tons of scandals, just google them.

While we can tell you Sen. Mae Beavers is the CONSERVATIVE, repeal the progressive gas tax halsam, beth harwell, susan lynn and many other GOP saddled us with. Boyd is a La Raza Man. Bill Lee is a business man, who can’t get a donation. Knows squat about issues. harwell has thrown her hat into the governors ring. AVOID all but Beavers.


48 posted on 07/30/2017 6:30:00 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Blame lies on open primaries where dems can cross the line and vote in GOP primary. When 2 conservatives run against a RINO, and the losing in the polls by single digits that conservative won’t back down and let the stronger 1 win, we get the RINO ever time.


49 posted on 07/30/2017 6:39:45 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: Jane Long

33 senate seats are up, more dems we can flip than GOP http://www.worldpress.org/article.cfm/senate-seats-up-for-reelection-in-2018

Kid Rock is running on the GOP ticket, against stab-you. And ahead in the polling.


50 posted on 07/30/2017 6:45:27 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: GailA

Thanks for the link to that article, Gail.

Good to remember that there are also vulnerable Dimms up in 2018.

I hope Kid Rock runs that witch StabbinOuw out of the Senate.

I find it hilarious that they’ve mocked him for no experience/his background, when they have Al Mr Diaper Franken.


51 posted on 07/30/2017 7:04:41 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: cotton1706
That's important, because Tennessee's conservative power brokers, led by wealthy Nashville automobile dealer Lee Beaman, aren't interested in waging a quixotic battle against Corker. They want to back a winner.

They want to back a winner they can control.

52 posted on 07/30/2017 7:08:35 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: cotton1706

Tennessee is not conservative. Tennessee is Republican

There are lots of conservative campaign graves.


53 posted on 07/30/2017 1:27:53 PM PDT by Thibodeaux (Democrat calls for kumbaya must be met with their blood on the ground)
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To: Jane Long

More dems than GOP. Flip just 4-5 of them with the right conservative and we might have enough votes to out vote the RINOS and dems.

Kid Rock is rough around the edges, not a perfect conservative, but is a supporter of President Trump and a financial conservative at least. Social wise not so conservative. But sure better that StabUNOW.


54 posted on 07/31/2017 4:21:43 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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