Posted on 12/22/2014 1:13:54 PM PST by cotton1706
It is extremely notable that Manu Raju of the Politico has written that the establishment intends to destroy Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT). Raju serves as the court stenographer for the Senate GOP leadership. His pieces are routinely littered with the conventional wisdom and talking points of the Senate GOP leadership. He has more than once anticipated Senate GOP leadership strategy based on their conversations with him.
So when Manu Raju says the establishment intends to go on offense against the tea party by beating Sen. Mike Lee in the Utah Republican Primary, we can be sure Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the NRSC, etc. will be stepping aside and failing to give Lee the support they gave Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), etc.
Of note, the story focuses on Jon Huntsman, Sr., who remains well respected in Utah. Huntsman, you will recall, is the man who spread the rumors about Herman Cain in 2012, in an effort to help his son, Jon Huntsman the lesser, run for President. All he managed to accomplish was taking out Herman Cain and getting his granddaughter an MSNBC show.
But Huntsman is clearly planning on destroying Sen. Mike Lee to gain a tea party scalp and the GOP establishment in D.C. clearly plans on standing aside to let it happen.
And they have a financial advantage. Huntsman has deep pockets as does the establishment. Sen. Mike Lee needs to drive up his fundraising. We need to help him.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Have a great day, all.
The United States is moving to a One Party Rule ,Politicians are tired of this reelection bull ,D’oh
I absolutely don’t doubt this. After seeing how the Repugs colluded with the dems in Mississippi, I KNOW they will resort to any sleazy gimmick necessary to defeat true conservatives.
We've been there for a long time now.
Is Manu another quota queen like Fareed Zakaria or Martin Bashir?
Big Mike Big Mike, there’s all these wannabe RINO pricks hanging around him like skidmarks. Big Mike Big Mike, if you see big Mike walking out of a pub, big Mike doesnt drink, and you’re just a RINO Drunk.
Unless, that is, they don't kowtow to Mitch ...
The upcoming 2016 race: Republicrats versus Demopublicans
At least 25 years. Since Shrub One.
You know, one of these days, they’ll pick on the wrong guy who will have the guts, drive, and charisma to fire back effectively at these tyrants and fire up the people to fight for their freedom at the same time.
In order to hang onto their power the GOPe are going to have to switch over to the Democrat party before too much longer.
Manu Raju is pronounced manure au jus and it means shit juice.
Is Orrin Grant Hatch behind the move to topple Senator Lee too.
Time for a third party folks, there is absolutely no point in remaining with the GOP. It has become the democrat party, and not a lesser democrat party. The leadership is as corrupt and as evil and as ruthless as any democrat.
I agree. However, there are too many that refuse to break suction from the Republican nipple. Fear, I suppose.
We warned them this would happen, but the Uniparty sycophants and Party Hack Operatives are still busy castigating anyone who dares utter the truth about the GOP leadership.
In fact, we are already hearing “Voting for an “R” is better than anyone with a “D” after their name, and you will be blamed for the destruction of the Republic if you do not vote for the Republican and sit home or vote another party.
We have already been fundamentally transformed into an Imperial Fascist Oligarchy. We have a Roman Senate under the rule of a Caesar in whom his Praetorian Media propagandizes for the dictatorship and attacks anyone opposed.
Lee will be JUST FINE. But The Establishment is more than welcome to try.
That bullyboy tactic has definitely lost much potency.
We can thank dummies in the GOPe for finally being so openly honest in their appraisals of conservatives.
I think Mike lee is doing what his constituents sent him to DC to do. He should have no trouble getting re-elected.
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