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Posted on 09/15/2010 9:57:12 PM PDT by Syncro
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2010
CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or via email at: Levi@FrontLineStrat.com
Tea Party Express Celebrates Successful Primary Season
The Tea Party Express celebrated another election victory tonight, marking the end to a very successful primary campaign season.
Below is a list of those who we’ve endorsed as ‘heroes’ or spent money.
The Tea Party Express also targeted a number of candidates who ultimately ended up losing/retiring. We launched a $250,000 “Defeat Bart Stupak” campaign and brought our Tea Party Express 3-bus convoy into his district with 6 tea party rallies in his congressional district (the most we’ve ever held in a politician’s district).
After spending $60,000 on radio and TV ads, Stupak announced his retirement, right while we were in the middle of a rally against him in Escanaba, MI (in the Upper Peninsula, and again in Stupak’s district). We announced we were targeting Arlen Specter, and produced a TV ad for Pat Toomey, and then Specter left the GOP and then lost in the Democrat Primary.
We also announced we were targeting Democrat Congressman Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, and he lost too. And most notably, beyond spending over $550,000 supporting Sharron Angle’s GOP primary campaign (launching it when she was at just 5% in the polls), we’ve also waged $500,000 campaign against Harry Reid and expect to spend at least several hundred thousand dollars more to defeat him too.
Here’s our Heroe’s list of the candidates we’ve endorsed – most of them big winners:
AK Joe Miller (R)
NV Sharron Angle (R)
DE Christine O’Donnell (R)
MA Scott Brown (R)
KY Rand Paul (R)
UT Mike Lee (R)
CA Chuck DeVore (R)
FL Marco Rubio (R)
KS Todd Tiahrt (R)
PA Pat Toomey (R)
SC Jim DeMint (R)
House
CA-4 Tom McClintock (R)
GA-6 Tom Price (R)
ID-1 Walt Minnick (D)
IN-6 Mike Pence (R)
MN-6 Michele Bachmann (R)
SC-2 Joe Wilson (R)
TN-7 Marsha Blackburn (R)
Thank you Syncro. Great job! And great job to everyone else that busted their sweat these many many months.
We might be able to do it without you, but thank the good Lord we have you to buttress our struggles.
Not many of the big, national outfits understand just how important your participation is, but we do!
And “thank you” is frankly, just not enough to express our gratitude.
We at least, and I know that I may speak for thousands of us, when you come to our area, we owe you dinner and a beer.
You are appreciated. Fact!
ID-1 Walt Minnick (D)
Minnick took the opportunity to reject the endorsement and insult the Tea Party movement, all the while as there was a far more worthy candidate inV aughn Ward.
Are we going to have to purge the Tea Party Express next?
And wait there is more. LOL
I posted this in breaking news because I am going to add a lot to it.
Joe Wierzbicki - Tea Party Express Strategist - wrote this message to the list of people that support the Tea Party Express:
THANK YOU SO MUCH! READ BELOW FOR DETAILS
But it gets better. The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne wrote a column today citing a conversation he had with none other than Liberal RINO Mike Castle. And here's what Mike Castle had to say about all of you - and all of us on the Tea Party Express team:
Castle, at least, is not in the least bit complacent. “The Tea Party Express, which claims it’s not a political party, is in reality a pretty good political operation,” he said in an interview last night. “This is a more sophisticated political operation than they’ve been given credit for.”
And now here's the report from The Atlantic's Chris Good. You can access the article directly - HERE.
*snip*
And who is that "we" you speak of???
There is 4 to 1 that knows and supports the TEA party. They are not FReepers. This is my workplace. We have a few hundred but nationwide it is large. Obama has completely lost whatever gravitas he had.
Ping!
We have been saying FOR YEARS here on FR that We needed to take out the RINO trash ASAP!
In large part, that is what has appeared to have happened.
There is 4 to 1 that knows and supports the TEA party.Wow, eyedigress, that is HUGE!
They are not FReepers.
This is my workplace.We have a few hundred but nationwide it is large.
Obama has completely lost whatever gravitas he had.
Just a sample of America.
There are literally MILLIONS of Americans that are aligned with the principles of the Tea Party.
Because it's gone too far away from what our Country was designed to be---A Constitutional Republic with the people in charge!
Thanks so much for the insight into a small part of what is going on in the United States at this time. Awesome!
Here is a message put out by the TPX yesterday:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2010
CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or via email at: Levi@FrontLineStrat.com
Tea Party Express Issues Election Day Statement
on Delaware U.S. Senate Race
(WILMINGTON) -- The Tea Party Express issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate race in Delaware:
"As voters head to the polls in Delaware today, the news media and many in the political establishment have sought to cast tonight's election returns as a lose-lose proposition for the tea party movement.
"If Conservative Republican Christine O'Donnell wins, the news media and political elite insist that this will be a loss for the Tea Party movement, as it will surely mean a win for the Democrats in November, and increase their chances for retaining a majority in the U.S. Senate.
"But wait, if Liberal RINO Mike Castle wins, the news media and political elite similarly insist that this will be a loss for the Tea Party movement, as it will mean the establishment has defeated the Tea Party-backed candidate.
"So under the logic of those in the media and the political establishment, the Tea Party movement loses either way. Nice try, but we at the Tea Party Express aren't buying this narrative.
"The Tea Party Express, Gov. Sarah Palin, the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC, and Diamond State Tea Party all endorsed Christine O'Donnell because she best represented the principles important to the Tea Party movement: limited government and a return to the constitutional principles this country was founded on, but which our political leaders have increasingly strayed from.
"It used to be the accepted notion that primaries were about allowing voters in a political party to support the best candidate who represented the members of that party. Now, however, we're told voters are stupid if they don't instead play the role of political strategist and support candidates based on a political chess game, regardless of their principles.
"We here at the Tea Party Express trust the voters to follow their hearts and to stick to their principles and beliefs. When Ronald Reagan waged his campaign for president in the 1980 election cycle, the same political elitists and journalists who are deriding Christine O'Donnell as 'unelectable' similarly sneered that an 'extremist' like Reagan could never be elected. As a result, John Anderson from Illinois was egged on to offer a more 'reasonable' choice in the general election campaign. Reagan won, Anderson and Jimmy Carter lost, and the political elite and journalists had egg on their faces.
"Supporting the most liberal Republican Member of Congress, Mike Castle, is not a viable option for constitutional conservatives. Those who have urged support for Castle do so from the most crass and soulless political calculation where principles are irrelevant, as it is a zero sum gain.
"We've tried this route of electing Republicans to government who didn't believe in their own party's platform, when we had a Republican Congress and a Republican in the White House. What we got was massive spending, higher deficits, bailouts, and a significant increase in the size, scope, and power of the government.
"We here in Tea Party movement are trying to change the nature of our leaders in Washington, and that means dumping failed and corrupt politicians like Mike Castle who trade their votes based on the campaign contributions of well-heeled lobbyists or the arm twisting of political party leaders. This is the very reason Mike Castle has attempted to hold at least four positions on ObamaCare - because at each time his primary concern was not what was good for this nation, but what was good for Mike Castle's political ambitions.
"When term-limited Governor Castle wanted to prolong his career feeding off the public trough, and remaining a member of the ruling class, he orchestrated 'The Switch' with Democrat Congressman Tom Carper that would allow both of them to retain their political power. It was all about their egos and their power, and the same motivation for Mike Castle continues to this day.
"Mike Castle and his political henchmen continue this crass and shameless behavior to this day. This year, the Delaware GOP establishment - led by Mike Castle's closest allies and advocates - deliberately chose to not field a Republican candidate for Attorney General in the state of Delaware. Why? Because the Democrat Attorney General is a man named Beau Biden, who happens to be the son of Democrat Vice President, Joe Biden.
"But don't worry say Castle's Republican supporters. If he wins the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Delaware we're supposed to expect him to suddenly become some kind of Republican loyalist, helping to advance a conservative revolution in Congress.
"We here at the Tea Party Express don't buy that for one minute. Whether it means switching political parties, or voting with the Democrats on more bailouts, Cap & Trade, or for liberal judicial activists for the U.S. Supreme Court, Mike Castle will play to the same political puppet masters he always has, and that's not to Republicans, conservatives, or his constituents.
"The Tea Party Express has won nearly every election it has played an active role in. Today, the voters of Delaware will decide whether to support the Tea Party Express-backed candidate, Christine O'Donnell. If they do, that will be a victory for the Tea Party movement, no matter how many pundits or journalists try and argue otherwise.
"The next step is to fight on behalf of these Tea Party candidates in November, and ensure that they once again defy the wishes and predictions of the political establishment, by propelling these constitutional conservatives to victory over their liberal Democrat, big-government opponents.
Labrador had the endorsement of Boise’s Tea Party and campaigned as an opponent of the Obama agenda. “My friends, the key to our renewal is liberty,” Labrador told a crowd following his victory early Wednesday morning, according to the Idaho Statesman. “The answer to Obamaism is liberty.”So in light of this, does the Tea Party Express stand by its endorsement of Minnick?
The big hit is EVERYONE must turn out and vote. The USA cannot afford a bystander anymore. Obama is a MARXIST and the protections in place are provided by YOU!
You think we should purge Minnick?
He’s the token dem, right?
Many primary races are turning out many many more voters than expected, I think in DE it was double what was predicted.
Those were the Conservative voters, the dem votes were waaaayyyy lower than the Patriotic voters.
Yes, and he used the TPE endorsement to humiliate the Tea Party Express and insult Tea Partiers everywhere.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2010
CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or via email at: Levi@FrontLineStrat.com
Tea Party Express Responds to Murkowski Smear of Tea Party Group
The Tea Party Express today responded to statements made by Senator Lisa Murkowski in which she indicated she is exploring a write-in candidacy for Senate to split the vote, and then smeared the Tea Party Express as an "extremist group" that had "hijacked" the Republican Party.
"Senator Murkowski is a sore loser. Not all the hanging chads in the world can undo the fact that she lost. After thirty-years of having a Murkowski as Senator, Alaskans voted for change. The fact that she dishonors the decision of Alaska's voters shows nothing but contempt for the people of Alaska," said Levi Russell, Communications Director of the Tea Party Express.
"It's time for her to start doing the right thing by volunteering to help Joe Miller win this election for the Republican Party in November," Russell said.
Russell grew up in Alaska and received his education in the state.
Water/ducks back
You have grossly overstated the effect he has had on the TPX and other tea partiers.
He’s nothing, don’t let it worry you.
It was closed and mid-term normal was 10,000. Best outlook was 30,000. Reality was 60,000 and it tipped the scale.
Conservatives need to understand at 30,000 Castle is in, at 60,000 Castle is out. Speaks volumes.
To their detriment, the leftists always estimate crowds of patriots/conservatives way low.
They can look at a crowd of 60,000 people and only see 30,000
And they believe it!
Tsunami anyone?
Let's surf some conservatives into Congress--both houses.
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