[AuH2ORepublican]

Curt Clawson definitely donated to the ultraliberal Democrat Senator Stabenow’s 2012 reelection campaign (see below, from OpenSecrets.org’s donor lookup; it’s definitely the same Curtis Clawson, since he was CEO of Hayes Lemmerz International at the time of such donations).

And even worse in the eyes of the “Tea Party” purists who eschew anyone who has an actual record in politics, the only $200+ federal political contributions that Clawson has made since the late 1990s apart from his recent donation to the “Dangerously Incompetent” Stabenow were to ... wait for it ... Mitch McConnell and to the McConnell-controlled Republican Party of Kentucky! If those self-proclaimed “Tea Party leaders” are to be consistent, they should demand that Clawson drop out of the race and permit the GOP to nominate a candidate who is not “a stooge for the GOPe” like Clawson obviously must be—I mean, what is more “establishment” than donating to Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign? At least Clawson donaled to ultraliberal Democrat Stabenow, so I guess that proves he’s no Republican. Whew! Close one for the Tea Party Express—they almost endorsed a conservative Republican by mistake, but Clawson’s Stabenow donation will save its reputation.

Here are Clawson’s federal political donations. Read ‘em and weep:

CLAWSON, CURTIS
NORTHVILLE,MI 48167 HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL 12/31/13 $4,800 Republican Party of Kentucky (R)
CLAWSON, CURTIS
NORTHVILLE,MI 48167 HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL 12/31/13 $2,600 McConnell, Mitch (R)
CLAWSON, CURTIS
NORTHVILLE,MI 48167 HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL 12/31/13 $2,600 McConnell, Mitch (R)
CLAWSON, CURTIS J
NORTHVILLE,MI 48167 HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL 5/20/09 $1,000 Stabenow, Debbie (D)

[C. Edmund Wright]

Thanks for that info…this is a case of some TP “leaders” jumping off too early….seeing just a few surface facts, and now we have a so called TP person going to Congress who will perhaps vote with Stabenow!

I mean, the TP just gave us the “real” estab choice. Kind of like the TP leaders who idiotically jumped in behind Todd Akin. Folks..PAY ATTENTION!!!!

[AuH2ORepublican]

I just saw that the linked article says that Clawson beat Benacquisto by 46%-16%; I don’t what the Naples News was smoking, but the final election results were Clawson 38%, Benacquisto 26% and Kreegel 25%.

http://www.politico.com/2014-election/special/results/map/house/florida/primary/april-22/#.U1kklOmYa70

[BillyBoy]

>> Curt Clawson definitely donated to the ultraliberal Democrat Senator Stabenow’s 2012 reelection campaign (see below, from OpenSecrets.org’s donor lookup; it’s definitely the same Curtis Clawson, since he was CEO of Hayes Lemmerz International at the time of such donations). And even worse in the eyes of the “Tea Party” purists who eschew anyone who has an actual record in politics, the only $200+ federal political contributions that Clawson has made since the late 1990s apart from his recent donation to the “Dangerously Incompetent” Stabenow were to ... wait for it ... Mitch McConnell and to the McConnell-controlled Republican Party of Kentucky! If those self-proclaimed “Tea Party leaders” are to be consistent, they should demand that Clawson drop out of the race and permit the GOP to nominate a candidate who is not “a stooge for the GOPe” like Clawson obviously must be—I mean, what is more “establishment” than donating to Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign? At least Clawson donated to ultraliberal Democrat Stabenow, so I guess that proves he’s no Republican. Whew! Close one for the Tea Party Express—they almost endorsed a conservative Republican by mistake, but Clawson’s Stabenow donation will save its reputation. <<

It looks like the TPX ("Tea Party Express") record of backing the wrong horse in GOP primaries will remain intact. Why so many freepers listen to some California-based group telling other states who to vote for is beyond me (what happened to all that "states rights", "end the 17th amendment", "empower the states" stuff they preach? Guess it goes out the window if some "Tea Party" group from California says they know what's best for Florida citizens)

The pro-Clawson freepers saying Sarah Palin has occasionally made lousy endorsements and her opinion shouldn't be taken as gospel have a valid point. However, they're also ignoring the fact that the "Tea Party Express" doesn't just occasionally make lousy endorsements, they almost ALWAYS do so.

I hope I'm wrong and Clawson turns out to be a great candidate and solid conservative. But I'm not holding my breath.