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McConnell loses Tea Party group's backing
The Hill ^ | October 9, 2013 | Alexandra Jaffe

Posted on 10/09/2013 12:14:59 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

A Tea Party group has dropped its endorsement of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), citing criticism he reportedly made of conservative groups that has put him in their crosshairs for 2014.

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"While endorsing Mitch McConnell seemed like the right thing to do at the time, Mitch McConnell has proven he is not worthy of conservative support. Glenn Beck is right. It is time to defund the GOP until the GOP pushes people like Mitch McConnell out of leadership," Phillips wrote in a post on the group's website.

McConnell has clashed with conservatives in recent weeks over the strategy, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Tea Party-backed senators, to defund ObamaCare that ultimately led to the government shutdown. McConnell initially criticized Cruz for a long speech Cruz gave to delay consideration of a bill that defunds the healthcare law, but has since largely laid low as the shutdown drags into its second week.

"While Ted Cruz was fighting, Mitch McConnell was stabbing him in the back," Phillips writes........


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: conservatism; defundthernc; kentucky; lundergangrimes; mattbevin; mitchmcconnell; primarymcconnell; senate; teaparty
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To: JPG

That Turtle belongs on a Post.


21 posted on 10/09/2013 1:13:03 PM PDT by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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To: VRWCarea51

I wonder if you crammed it full of blank sheets of paper it that would increase the amt they have to pay?


22 posted on 10/09/2013 1:14:00 PM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I sent money to Matt Bevin, Mitch “Wuss” McConnell’s primary challenger.

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I will be donating what I can to help out all Tea Party backed candidates. We need to give the GOP-e the boot.


23 posted on 10/09/2013 1:17:41 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Venturer
As you wish:
24 posted on 10/09/2013 1:18:12 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: Venturer

How many people do you think really know what a post turtle is?


25 posted on 10/09/2013 1:26:37 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I mailed a check today!


26 posted on 10/09/2013 1:33:19 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: rocketmag

I tore mine up, spit on it and threw it away.

LLS


27 posted on 10/09/2013 1:35:06 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: 5th MEB

Thanks to the internet, I would say quite a few.


28 posted on 10/09/2013 5:04:10 PM PDT by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

PLEASE, Louie Gohmert, let me add your name as opposing Cornyn
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I totally agree! Louie is the real deal! ....Just need to make sure his replacement in the House is another Conservative Texan!


29 posted on 10/09/2013 7:38:45 PM PDT by octex
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To: Venturer

Perhaps; but do they know how he got up there, why he is up there, what he is going to do now that he is up there, and how is he going to get down from up there?


30 posted on 10/09/2013 11:55:28 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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