Posted on 07/07/2014 5:37:17 AM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — The stormy aftermath of Mississippi’s Republican Senate runoff has sent Tea Party conservatives around the country to the ramparts, raising the prospect of a prolonged battle that holds the potential to depress conservative turnout in November in Mississippi — and possibly beyond.
The campaign of State Senator Chris McDaniel has formally filed a legal notice that it intends to contest the results of the June 24 runoff against Senator Thad Cochran, a six-term incumbent. At least two lawsuits from McDaniel allies are in the works, one demanding the release of election records, the other accusing Mississippi authorities of culpability in the suicide of a Mississippi Tea Party leader on June 27.
The turmoil has given Mr. Cochran’s Democratic challenger, former Representative Travis Childers, an opening to exploit the divide in what is otherwise seen as a race in which he trails badly. “Senator Cochran does not have the confidence of his state, let alone his own party,” Mr. Childers said.
Perhaps more worrisome to Washington Republicans is that if conservative outrage in Mississippi spreads, some Tea Party voters in other states where the Republican establishment’s candidate has prevailed could stay home in November. That could bolster Democrats like Kay Hagan in North Carolina, Mark Pryor in Arkansas, Mark Begich in Alaska or Michelle Nunn in Georgia.
“Oh, we are watching. We are furious. The G.O.P. wants us to sit down, shut up and vote for their RINO,” Jane Bilello, chairwoman of the Asheville Tea Party in North Carolina, said, using the acronym for Republican in Name Only. “We are putting our foot down, and until the Republicans learn this lesson, they’re going to continue to lose elections.”
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When Tea Party candidates lose, conservatives are to blame for nominating them. When Establishment candidates lose, conservatives are to blame for not voting for them. (But when Tea Party candidates win, nothing to see here! Just an aberration!)
Either way, the gravy train rolls on.
Smearing a key constituency of your base is never a good idea.
You hit the nail on the head.
The GOPe just handed the mississippi senate seat to the Dems.
Cochran needs to step down for this corruption.
Pray America wakes up
> “Perhaps ***more worrisome to Washington Republicans*** is that if conservative outrage in Mississippi spreads, some Tea Party voters in other states where the Republican establishment’s candidate has prevailed could stay home in November. That could bolster Democrats like Kay Hagan in North Carolina, Mark Pryor in Arkansas, Mark Begich in Alaska or Michelle Nunn in Georgia.”
Washington republicans are not the least worried about voters staying home and the ensuing losses to the GOP. Life is good in Washington DC regardless.
They call us "racist teabaggers," so why would they even want our votes?
I've said for years that the GOP ought to have its license as a political party revoked for political incompetence. These attacks are Evidence #A.
I would not be surprised. The GOP has a history of pulling defeat out of the jaws of victory.
In 2012 they KNEW they would win the Senate. They didn’t, mainly due to the GOP-elite interference in some state races.
Why would the GOP-elite not repeat similar interferences for 2014?
The GOP-elites are concerned about one thing: keeping their positions, power, influence.
The conservatives are a threat to them.
In the eyes of the Democrat Party, I have always been a racist.
In the eyes of the Republican Party, I am now a racist.
Now I'm hearing from GOPe posters that I need to "get over it", and rally around the Republicans in November. If we don't, it will be my fault (and other conservatives) for the Democrats keeping the Senate.
And 30 some-odd Senators contributed to Cochran's smear campaign.
If Republicans take the senate, we can and likely will impeach Obama. They haven’t spent all this time building a case for impeachment for no reason. We need the senate though. Just sayin’.
This may well end up a Pyrrhic victory for Cochran and the establishment.
Thad sucks but he isn’t our enemy. Obama is.
Is there any doubt that they’d prefer to lose to a Democrat than to a Conservative?
Nowhere in the article is the rage about the GOP labeling Tea Party supporters as racists and comparing them to the KKK. There is not a single mention of black ministers who claim they were given envelopes of money to pay people to vote for Cochran. The charges that poll workers were expressly told not to check if voters had previously voted in the Democratic primary. All aspects of this story that will forever be unknown to NYT readers, who seriously believe they are just super informed about everything.
The NY Times wants their readers only to take away a "the Republicans have a big crazy Tea Party problem" message and have no doubt, that's all they'll get. Their readership is one big mound of silly putty begging to be molded.
agreed.
If he were to do that and also say nice things about McDaniel, it would help.
I’m glad he is pursuing legal remedies to this stolen election - that’s what a dem would do! But I’m pretty sure neither McDaniel or his campaign has any standing to pursue a suit related to the suicide of that poor fellow.
LMAO!!! The repubs are still of the mindset they have a shot at taking over the Senate! Ain't gonna happen!
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