Perdue grabs surprise runoff victory over Kingston in Georgia

Hot Air.com ^ | July 23, 2014 | ED MORRISEY

[montag813]

Good move, Georgia. Kingston was damaged goods, and his Chamber connection shows you where he’d be on amnesty. Purdue is the only one who could beat Nunn, and he will.

[Carry_Okie]

Did voters in a “term limits” “throw the bums out” frame of mind toss a conservative and nominate a RINO?

[wolfman23601]

I know nothing about Perdue or Georgia politics and I didn’t even know this race was happening; however, from this article, it sounds like amnesty just bit another one in the rear by surprise.

[txrangerette]

“Did voters in a “term limits” “throw the bums out” frame of mind toss a conservative and nominate a RINO?”

You tell us.

Answer your own question if you have the answer.

Please enlighten.

However, if Kingston is in the pocket of the U.S. Chamber of Crony Capitalism, that’s a bad thing.

[Guenevere]

Perhaps the other way around

[KC_Conspirator]

You know, its a sad day when the name of the Chamber of Commerce is associated with crony capitalism and illegal aliens for cheap labor. A good institution corrupted.

[Gaffer]

With some wry sense of open and frank self-examination by candidates on both parts, I find it amusing that both try to make that connection to erstwhile familial ties.

Are we now to only hear about Michelle Nunn (formerly Michelle Martin-Nunn) [Has Hubby Martin been put back in his subservient place?]. Or shall we see, should the little bland mouse with platitudes get elected, a transformation into the new Senator Michelle Martin-Nunn following in the footsteps of that groundbreaking Icon of female politics, Hillary Rodham-Clinton? Time will tell - or not (hopefully).

Likewise, I half-heartedly expect Perdue (honestly, I don’t even remember his first name) to get a good-old-boy nickname something like “Sonny” in the ensuing months.

Regardless, it will be a sight to behold, and not one damned GOPe controller/consultant in sight (I cross my fingers here.)

[Fantasywriter]

No.

[Carry_Okie]

Answer your own question if you have the answer

I don't. I did enough reading to come up with the question. Did you?

[Gaffer]

I think most any supposedly benevolent organization gets corrupted over time. To much money, not enough outside or impartial supervision and development of a general sense of complete autonomy. It is far too easy for the principals of those organizations to be infiltrated and corrupted by vile schemers who seek only personal enrichment or further of their ideologies.

[riverdawg]

It is true that Georgia Republican primary voters, in one way or another, threw out one-third of its sitting House members: Jack Kingston, Paul Broun, and Phil Gingrey. Perdue won, in part, because Kingston was viewed as a Chamber of Commerce shill. Kingston also ran some insultingly stupid TV commercials. However, there is no doubt that many voters took the view that “if you have been in Washington for 20 years, you're part of the problem, not the solution.”

[Gaffer]

Jack Kingston isn’t or wasn’t a conservative in my mind.

[Jabba the Nutt]

The US Chamber of Government Commerce is becoming toxic to Republican candidates. Crony capitalism, rent-seeking and celebration of "appropriations and earmarks" by the Chamber is NOT a winning formula even before you get to the General Election.

Maybe joining the vast majority of GOP voters in the priniples of reducing the size and scope of the out of control and lawless Federal Government would be a better strategy for electoral success than trashing the vast majority of GOP voters. And that's what we get from the "smartest people in the room".

Why it's smart to attack your base is beyond my meager political skills. The US Chamber of Government Commerce has also threatened the GOP with cutting off funds for "comprehensive immigration reform" Let's not forget that piece of political genius. Once we get another 20 to 60 million of Democrat voters, who does the Chamber think will be left to support the profit sector of the economy. It's be total socialism all the way. And they're the smart ones. Genius' I say. Just think Karl Rove with his 2% success rate in the last election cycle.

[Carry_Okie]

However, there is no doubt that many voters took the view that “if you have been in Washington for 20 years, you're part of the problem, not the solution.”

That's what I was seeing. I'm also seeing signs that Purdue might be a stealth RINO, but I just don't know. I do have problems with the term limits crowd. That sentiment gave California a legislature that was more corrupt and far more incompetent than the professional crooks we had before.

[Night Hides Not]

I think most any supposedly benevolent organization gets corrupted over time. To much money, not enough outside or impartial supervision and development of a general sense of complete autonomy. It is far too easy for the principals of those organizations to be infiltrated and corrupted by vile schemers who seek only personal enrichment or further of their ideologies.

Perfect description of the Chamber of Commerce and Tom Donahue.

[ctdonath2]

Yes.

Career politician wasn’t producing results. Out.

If new guy doesn’t produce results, he’ll be out too.

I’ve watched the (R)s blow opportunities too many times. Life is finite. Quit playing job-preservation games, stop playing nice with the out-to-eat-you opposition, go big or go home.

[Carry_Okie]

Jack Kingston isn’t or wasn’t a conservative in my mind.

From what I can tell, neither is Purdue.

[nascarnation]

[Noamie]

“Did voters in a “term limits” “throw the bums out” frame of mind toss a conservative and nominate a RINO?”

Is that a serious question or are you just joking?