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The GOP Establishment Turns a ‘Firehose’ on Virginia Tea Partiers
thedailybeast.com ^ | 5/1/14

Posted on 05/01/2014 5:38:31 AM PDT by cotton1706

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To: Jane Long
"Comstock began her congressional career as an intern for Senator Ted Kennedy. Comstock was a consultant on the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney."

She was a teenager! Ronald Reagan was a Democrat for longer. I have worked with this woman on the 2004 anti-Kerry efforts and she was also helping the SwiftVet folks dig up dirt. This is no Democrat. You want a RINO, check out the WaPo's Jennifer Rubin who VOTED for Kerry in 2004 and now claims to be a conservative.

21 posted on 05/01/2014 7:18:35 AM PDT by montag813
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To: jsanders2001

I’m starting to notice some of that going on. The GOPe’s problem is that in general candidates rising up are more conservative than in the past. In their desperation for an ‘Establishment’ candidate, they pick the prettiest and shiniest one with the best insider cred. What they often don’t realize is that the candidate is more conservative than they’d like.

It’s a nice little strategy.


22 posted on 05/01/2014 7:56:14 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: Free Vulcan

Liberal have Alinsky tactics.

Conservatives have Truth.

Which tactic do you think will win in the long run?...: )


23 posted on 05/01/2014 8:23:22 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: NeoCaveman
The GOP may actually hold onto this House seat now.

YAY! Amnesty, gun control, and police state HERE WE COME!

24 posted on 05/01/2014 8:37:56 AM PDT 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: jsanders2001

Alinsky is based of emotions and feral instinct.

Conservatism is truth, and truth is like judo with a little Machiavelli if you know how to use it right.

The problem is conservatives tend to fall back to the shovel to the forehead approach on strategy. Or worse, the 60’s protest strategy. We’d win if we were simply more sophisticated and operated on the Machiavellian judo approach.

So that’s to say, we can win if we fight, and fight it right, but so far we generally suck at it, with exceptions, such as what Texas did to close abortion clinics indirectly, by going after the health standards angle. Play the liberals against themselves. Judo.

THAT is how you play the game.


25 posted on 05/01/2014 9:02:38 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: cotton1706

Selfish conservatives are more of a problem than lazy ignorant voters here. More than 4 conservatives ns 1 establishment results in establishment victory in even in conservative areas. This happens almost every cycle. There is only room for 1 “i” in Victory.


26 posted on 05/01/2014 11:36:13 AM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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To: cotton1706

From her election website -

ISSUES
Work to repeal and replace ObamaCare which already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance and have their wellbeing and financial health threatened.
Pass meaningful tax relief for families and small businesses to keep more of your hard earned dollars in your hands and encourage job creation in Northern Virginia.
Protect our national security and protect our defense and national security infrastructure as well as the salaries and retirement of our dedicated military
Protect the U.S. Constitution and stand up for our shared common sense conservative values.


27 posted on 05/01/2014 1:18:52 PM PDT by RideForever
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