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One last indignity: The tea party swipes John Boehner’s seat
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| March 16, 2016
| Amber Phillips
Posted on 03/16/2016 7:05:08 AM PDT by PROCON
It was one of the tea party’s few highlights in Tuesday’s congressional primaries. But laying claim to former GOP House speaker John Boehner’s old seat (in all likelihood) is a big one, both for the bragging rights and the momentum it gives House conservatives in their ongoing fight to purify their party ideologically.
Warren Davidson, a businessman and former Army Ranger, won a 15-way Republican primary Tuesday in the special election for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District. The tea party candidate rather easily bested more moderate candidates, including two state lawmakers, in a campaign that quickly became ground zero for the party’s ongoing identity struggle in the House that Boehner used to run.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Miscellaneous; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: armyranger; boehner; davidson; teaparty; warrendavidson
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To: winner3000
Yup, that's why they're the ENEMEDIATM
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03/16/2016 7:38:50 AM PDT
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PROCON
To: JimRed
Thank you for saying that. Both seem happy.
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posted on
03/16/2016 7:39:11 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Leftism is the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
To: Cats Pajamas
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03/16/2016 7:40:39 AM PDT
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Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: outinyellowdogcountry
Cantor is the other. Both leadership positions held by RINOs.
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03/16/2016 7:42:41 AM PDT
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jimpick
To: PROCON
Anyone know about the Race with David Joyce and the his tea party challenger?
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posted on
03/16/2016 7:44:03 AM PDT
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GraceG
(The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
To: PROCON
To: JBW1949
As I have said on other occasions, the relationship between the two parties is as follows:
Democrats = Harlem Globetrotters
Republicans = Washington Generals
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03/16/2016 7:59:08 AM PDT
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Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: PROCON
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posted on
03/16/2016 8:00:48 AM PDT
by
SueRae
(An election like no other..)
To: Sergio
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posted on
03/16/2016 8:02:11 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Sergio
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03/16/2016 8:03:06 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: PROCON
HHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Well done Ranger!!
To: PROCON
The tea party swipes John Boehner’s seatHope this is not wasted on a non tea party candidate on the top of the ticket.
To: JimRed
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03/16/2016 8:07:40 AM PDT
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sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: JimRed
He is a Jamaican construction worker who married well.
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03/16/2016 8:09:11 AM PDT
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Cats Pajamas
(I am voting Trump on Tuesday in Florida. No other choice for me.)
To: PROCON; ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; ATOMIC_PUNK; Badeye; Bikers4Bush; ...
To: JimRed
Are we supposed to be offended by the sight? The guy might be a musician, actor or rapper (NOT the same as musician) and need that scruffy look as part of his persona. But he's short. :)
To: PROCON
The world is closing in Did you ever think That we could be so close, like brothers The future's in the air I can feel it everywhere Blowing with the wind of change (-:
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03/16/2016 8:20:16 AM PDT
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MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: Sergio
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03/16/2016 8:20:17 AM PDT
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A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: JimRed
I am sure your argument would mean so much to Stanley and Ann Dunham It might to me too if we hadn't just lived through eight years of Radical, belligerent behavior. It breeds what it breeds.
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03/16/2016 8:21:38 AM PDT
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Cats Pajamas
(I am voting Trump on Tuesday in Florida. No other choice for me.)
To: PROCON
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03/16/2016 8:22:30 AM PDT
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mabelkitty
(Trump/Cruz 2016 !!!!!)
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