Posted on 11/07/2012 4:20:56 PM PST by drewh
A group Leaders of the Tea Party News Network and TheTeaParty.net offered an unflinching assessment of Election Day results. Todd Cefaratti, editor of the Tea Party News Network said, "We're disappointed in Governor Romney's loss. But this goes to the heart of what we have been saying all along. Bob Dole didn't win. John McCain didn't win. And now Mitt Romney hasn't won. The lesson the GOP and Americans need to learn is that weak-kneed Republicans do not get elected. Conservatives do."
"The Tea Party has not yet begun to fight. It's time for a wholesale reassessment of the D.C. establishment politicians and party grandees who have no commitment or courage to reduce the size of government. We now have another four years ahead of us with Barack Obama leading the charge against liberty," TPNN News Director Scottie Hughes said. "There were some bright spots tonight from Ted Cruz to Jeff Flake, to a decisive win in the U.S. House where Tea Partiers have a mandate to stand against Obama's big government second-term agenda. "
"I eagerly await the day the GOP establishment figures out that the 'safe' candidates are not getting the job done," stated Hughes. "The GOP needs to adhere to stricter ideological purity and put forth candidates that represent a significant difference in viewpoint from the Democrats that are creating devastating policies for Americans. The Republican Party has been shoving 'their' candidate down the throats of conservatives for years, and it's not working. It's time for them to wake up."
Cefaratti said, "We are disappointed tonight, but tomorrow morning the work begins. We will search every corner of this country for strong conservatives, not wishy-washy moderates. There's a change coming to our national politics, and the Tea Party will be on the frontlines waging this battle."
I have done plenty of Tea Party events...and as far as I am concerned, anyone bashing Mitt can shove it.
Obama and his Zombies overwhelmed us...THAT is what happened. Mitt, I agree with Rush, ran a decent campaign.
what? wait, doesn’t TEA stand for Totally Ending Abortions?
Rick Santorum was out there supporting Romney and other GOP candidates. He didn’t get a lot of media coverage but I follow him on twitter and was aware of it. Santorum’s wife even went to a few events with Anne Romney.
Yeah there’s plenty of fraud but it’s not the only problem.
“I don’t like whiney finger pointing. I don’t accept it from the Engineers who report to me and I won’t accept it from the politicos.
Ronald Reagan watched as Nixon (the most Liberal president ever) and Ford tried to be Democrat light. No whiney finger pointing.
He fixed the problem.”
Here here....
The Tea Party did nothing this election in my opinion. They made an impact in 2008 and 2008 only.
I agree with Mikey. Enough with the finger pointing. You can point the fingers in all the directions you want to but it makes no difference. Only you can make a difference and this year, we didn’t.
-there should be a test before anyone is allowed to vote and have kids. My opinion only. I love a free country but when you can pump out kids you can’t afford and vote for someone because you’ve heard they will pay for your babies.... We test to drive, go in the military, go to college.... It’s not a right, it’s a privilege.
-Rant... off!
Mark Levin sounds like he's putting together a strategy to save our nation that starts with the states. I'm glad he's not backtracking on just how bad off we are with Obama unlike many other Conservatives in the media who had nothing.
Watching returns in assorted states, Romney was slowly gaining in Florida and Ohio. Suddenly there was a big bounce in Obama votes. Fraud. Pure and simple.
Romney did an excellent job, and I freely admit that he was my last choice in the primaries. Had we united behind him then, it might have made a difference by securing more votes to combat the fraud.
I couldn’t agree with you more!
When Reagan ran, the Gop got rid of abortion signs,at their rallies. Aikin and Murdock should have kept their Dammed mouths shut. We may be able to pass furure laws but the Economy was are number one objective. and foreign policy.
If Newt was the stronger candidate he would have won the nomination. Truth is I was pulling foe Newt but whatever he gained on the right he would have lost on the left and he would have been carrying an awful lot of bagage into the election. I’m not convinced he would have done better
The Tea Party was probably trying to be team player and keep their criticisms low key, figuring it was better to attack Obama than Romney after the conventions.
But when did that happen??? Were they going to wait until Obama gets elected and then attack him again??? Isn’t that what talk shows are for???? That’s how they get ratings and get paid! When the bad guy wins, Rush makes money! And good for him!
But when you make a statement that we sat on our butts to wait until something big happens???? Tells me you think we dropped the ball... or we did.... Eff me, Obama won... we did.
Aside from Romney himself, his campaign ads were nothing but warm mush that made Obama look like a nice guy. “He tried. You tried. It’s okay to elect someone else” didn’t work. It made Obama look like a nice, sincere guy. Romney made Obama look like an incompetent bumbler in the first debate. The ads needed to be as aggressive as that to unseat an incumbent entering the race with very high likability ratings. Romney’s whole campaign needed to aggressively redefine Obama to bring him down from the strong personal approval ratings he was starting with.
Kind of what I thought....
sad.
Exactly! When republicans win, they 'reach across the isle'. When republicans lose, they 'reach across the isle'.
Obviously, the reason is they don't CARE if they win, because it isn't about he country, it's about the election.
I wonder if we've crossed the threshold where repentance will never be realized in this country. It's clear we are a nation under judgment by a Righteous and Holy God and I weep as did Jeremiah.
I think they'll make more sense when you can see the NH results town by town.
In some towns Republicans had strong majorities, and if you live in one of those towns you and your neighbors figured the Republicans would win big.
But every 4 years an army of other voters gets mobilized by the Democratic party machine. In come the election "volunteers" from Massachusetts, and out come all the students, and every person dependent on the government for their paycheck, and they vote Democrat.
Trust me, I hear what you are saying.
But instead of “I weep as did Jeremiah”, shouldn’t we do something about this? I’m not talking about “birther”, voter fraud, blame game, or any of that nonsense. I’m talking about 2016. Right this minute should be when we start planning our game!
(I’m a little ticked off. )
I come to the forums and hear so much “he said, she said” and finger pointing. Blame Hurricane Sandy. Blame Cristie. I’ve even heard “Blame Michael Moore”! That Has-been? Really???? Blame that fat, lump? No, blame the guy who lives next to you who voted for Obama. Quit blaming things above you! Things that are out of your reach! You want to boycott Michael Moore movies, Walmart, Lady Ga Ga, etc? Fine. It will do no good.
I’m not giving in. I’m a realist. I have friends in the “music industry” and us boycotting them does nothing to their paycheck. There are plenty of rubes out there to make up for our loss.
Question is, what are we doing for 2016?
Newt was destroyed on "Bloody Thursday", the day that the entire gope machine went into 'stop Newt in Florida' mode.
Drudge, and Rush, everyone attacked Newt that day to stop him from winning Florida and possibly stopping Mitt.
Okay! Cool! Be content with the Blame Game! That’ll win us 2016!
Go RUSH!!!! Rah freaken Rah!!!!
(told you I was ticked off)
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