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Walker to tea party: Focus on Dems
The Politico ^ | January 5, 2014 | Tarini Parti

Posted on 01/05/2014 10:04:30 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who survived a recall in 2012 largely due to the tea party, said Sunday that the tea party movement should target Democrats, not Republicans.

"The answer is not to take it out on House Republicans in primaries, it's to go to Louisiana, Arkansas and North Carolina," the Republican governor said on CNN's "State of the Union," referring to Senate Democrats who are facing tough reelection campaigns in red states.

Walker offered his assessment in the wake of House Speaker John Boehner's recent criticism of some conservative outside groups.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: Louisiana; US: North Carolina; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2014; 2014election; 2014midterms; 2016election; arkansas; election2014; election2016; gop; gopprimary; louisiana; northcarolina; scottwalker; teaparty; wi2014; wisconsin
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To: JohnBrowdie
Sharron Engle did actually win here in Nevada. She was the only candidate left standing after the primary by the way. The establishment candidates Brian (can't remember his last name) was thoroughly destroyed by Reid's minions in his run for secretary of state in the previous election, and had he won the primary, it would have been “deja vu all over again.” Nevada has had a huge growth in population so there were a lot of new voters who did not know about it, so they thought him a good choice, but he was not. The other candidate (also can't remember her name at the moment, sorry) was ruined by her statement about giving the doctor a chicken in exchange for his services. Granted it was taken somewhat out of context, but it was a stupid thing to say in the first place. Sharron presented as an intelligent and articulate candidate in her debate with Harry Reid, and he was a senile dithering inarticulate old fool. He only won because of massive massive vote fraud. Sharron went into the election several points ahead in the polls. If O'Donnell, etc., were half as good as Engle, then we conservatives, in fact, nominated a whole slate of good candidates who would have done a far better job representing us than the wishy-washy RINOs that conventional wisdom considers more electable. My apologies, I just have to disagree with you. I certainly used to think the way you do but I do not anymore. We need to draw the line, we are past the point where we elect the compromisers. A Rino who stands for nothing, who fails to take a stand, might as well be a democrat.

I hope this is readable, it's late, it just my thoughts, I'm dying of ovarian cancer with no hope of any more medical care, facing death, and I just see things in black and white these days. So, please, take a strong stand at every single point, and don't be afraid of losing. It is not possible to compromise any more.

41 posted on 01/06/2014 2:09:53 AM PST by erkelly (Never underestimate the stupidity of the stupid party!)
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To: max americana

Easy Sir, you may not be a fan of WI, or traitor politicians, but I’m sure WI still has some real Americans like yourself there and that are willing to fight the good fight for freedom. We need to ally with all our like minded brothers and sisters all over.


42 posted on 01/06/2014 2:27:59 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Scott Walker was never a conservative...just another WISC. Liberal RINO. People fell for his shtick when he went after govt employee unions. Walker is a big pro Amnesty liberal


43 posted on 01/06/2014 2:43:23 AM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Sounds like you’re one of those liberal RINOs trying to sabotage conservatives


44 posted on 01/06/2014 2:45:27 AM PST by SeminoleCounty (Amnesty And Not Ending ObamaCare Will Kill GOP In 2014)
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To: erkelly

God bless you erkelly, thanks for your insight and may your journey be gentle.


45 posted on 01/06/2014 2:58:38 AM PST by McGavin999
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To: JohnBrowdie
yeah, we need all the sharron angles, christine o’donnells, todd akins, and richard mourdocks we can get

Yes, actually, we DO.

We need solid conservatives.

We also need to coach them better to make sure they perform under pressure. We need SKILLED versions of the people you mentioned. Ted Cruz springs to mind.

46 posted on 01/06/2014 3:41:09 AM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The primaries are the RINO’s soft underbelly.


47 posted on 01/06/2014 3:49:54 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

Living in Wisconsin, I have to step in here.

By the measure of many here even Ronald Reagan would not be conservative enough today. Walker is not Reagan, but for someone who is being called a liberal here, he sure has done a whole lot of conservative things. I have looked around, and he is one of the best there is right now. Please stop believing the intentional mis-quotes from the media, who hate him and are doing everything they can to destroy this good man.

Meanwhile, here is the money quote in context:

CROWLEY: Governor, quickly here, when Republicans on Capitol Hill agree to a budget agreement before they left for the holiday recess, Speaker John Boehner came out and really took on conservatives Tea Party-types for having an undue influence on some of his members that have blocked famously a number of things that we know that Speaker Boehner wanted to do, what do you think the role of the Tea Party is in 2014 in terms of Republican primaries or even moving into the generals? Are they on the rise in power or on the wane?

WALKER: Well, it’s hard to say because there’s no one monolithic group that’s the tea party. What I’ve seen over the years is frustration build across my state and across the country, particularly, with the federal government, what people thought the government had gone too big, too expensive, too a part of our lives. Obamacare was kind of the last straw a few years ago.

People showed up at the Congressional town hall meetings and when people didn’t feel like they were listened to, then they took out their frustration, particularly in the 2010 election.

CROWLEY: Right.

WALKER: I think that degree is healthy if it’s focused in the right way, but one of the things I said after the budget compromise is for people who didn’t like it who didn’t think it was good enough, the answer is not to take it out on House Republicans or in primaries, the answer is to go to Kentucky — excuse me to go to Louisiana or go to Arkansas or go to North Carolina or Alaska, where there are senators facing real elections as Democrats and go and help in those elections and elect new Republicans to come because a year from now, things will be much different if republicans hold the United States Senate.

CROWLEY: Got to —

WALKER: Don’t focus on the people in office, focus on those who you’d like to replace.

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Taking it in context, it is not that bad, but still pretty bad. He is talking about the senate there. But he does need to work on message delivery.


48 posted on 01/06/2014 5:07:56 AM PST by T. P. Pole
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah. Focus on the Dems and end up with another “Republican” Congress like we had in the early and mid 2000s.


49 posted on 01/06/2014 5:08:59 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Tea Party should target restoration of the Constitution:

Article V.

http://www.conventionofstates.com/


50 posted on 01/06/2014 5:39:40 AM PST by SC_Pete
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To: SeminoleCounty
---Sounds like you’re one of those liberal RINOs trying to sabotage conservatives--

I'm not the one that is consistently losing senate elections that were guaranteed wins, and insanely demanding that we continue to do so. you tell me who is actually and demonstrably committing acts of sabotage.

look the word up if it helps.

51 posted on 01/06/2014 6:01:07 AM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Lazamataz
We also need to coach them better to make sure they perform under pressure. We need SKILLED versions of the people you mentioned. Ted Cruz springs to mind.

yeah, I mentioned as much somewhere upstream in this thread. it's unbelievable that those guys weren't ready for the abortion question. they need to get their act together before the "gotcha" interviews and debates begin.

they don't seem to understand that there is a grenade wrapped in virtually every question that the media asks.

I have a new year's prediction; ted cruz will disappoint the purist sect at FR, and become persona non grata for being insufficiently pure. take it to the bank. it will happen.

52 posted on 01/06/2014 6:06:49 AM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: SC_Pete

While I agree with many of the comments thus far, did we take Walker’s comments to mean we should leave Rhino’s alone completely? I did NOT hear that from him but did hear that we should be attacking basically those who we do not agree with politically. If that means BOTH repubs and demodummies, then so be it. I DID NOT hear him say anything about attacking the Tea Party.

Then, which side are we on, the side of conservatives or the liberals?


53 posted on 01/06/2014 6:07:59 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: T. P. Pole

decrying just about everyone for being insufficiently pure and condemning them to hell is a favorite pasttime at FR.

j’accuse!


54 posted on 01/06/2014 6:09:44 AM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: tennmountainman

Because he thinks that dems should be targeted over RINOs? Or are there other reasons as well?

Backing a party over conservatism is troublesome, but not disqualifying in my estimate. He certainly hasn’t declared war on conservatives like the GOPe “leadership” in congress.


55 posted on 01/06/2014 6:11:59 AM PST by MortMan ("Marriage" as a legal concept is the state piggy backing on the Church.)
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To: Seaplaner; 2ndDivisionVet
This appears to be simply a call for unity. It's not as big a deal as Boehner's name calling, IMHO.

Walker isn't the normal RINO in any fashion, he's not like Ryan and he's not like Jeb or Christie. He's not entirely right here, and he should have made the same comment to the GOPe.

But he's not entirely wrong either. The Tea Party can't win without eventually uniting with the GOP and it needs to primarily focus on the genuine evil of the democrat party.

56 posted on 01/06/2014 6:13:07 AM PST by Lakeshark (Mr Reid, tear down this law!)
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To: stormhill
This is exemplary of the GOPe attitude: Victory is measured by election results not by policies enacted.

cart. horse. . . you do realize that it's necessary to get elected before you are able to enact any policies, correct? and do you further realize that republicans only hold one house of congress, and that the one undeniable accomplishment of the purist sect of the conservative movement has been to make it increasingly difficult to capture the second one?

57 posted on 01/06/2014 6:13:32 AM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: JohnBrowdie
I have a new year's prediction; ted cruz will disappoint the purist sect at FR, and become persona non grata for being insufficiently pure. take it to the bank. it will happen.

With some.

Not all.

Some will be 'concern trolls'.

58 posted on 01/06/2014 6:27:39 AM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No, not another one. Walker simply recognizes what we should all face, the Klingon aphorism: “Only a fool fights in a burning house.” Let’s douse the fire. Please, first defeat the principal enemy, then address internal questions with reason and discussion.

At this time in history, Walker has it right. Do you want to be pure or do you want to save the Republic?


59 posted on 01/06/2014 6:42:30 AM PST by chuck07852 (Fed up with "service" in the context of animal husbandry!)
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To: JohnBrowdie
So, expecting republicans to represent the republican party platform, as opposed to continually caving to the dems in the hopes that the media will show them some love, is now considered as "purist"?

The more the republicans are rewarded, by you and your ilk, for being squishy, the squishier they will get.

I won't be a fellow enabler.

60 posted on 01/06/2014 7:14:52 AM PST by Washi (Stop Obama's War On Jobs)
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