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To: TEXOKIE

2008- Establishment nominates McCain. GOP gets blown out.
2010- Congressional elections. Tea Party agenda and candidates. GOP wins big nationally, retakes the House. Wins big even in statewide races.
2012- Establishment nominates Romney. You get the picture.

See the pattern developing. No doubt in 2014 there will be GOP pickups as long as the Tea Party is active but come 2016 if a Jeb Bush or Chris Christie gets the nod the same result in 08 and this year will occur.


4 posted on 12/09/2012 8:24:52 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: dowcaet

It is critically important for the GOP to bring back the Tea Party now, and (not) let the party become another Romney / Bush weak link in 2016.

What is critical is 2014, and the organization for 2016.

Now.

Not in 2014, and 2016. Now.


5 posted on 12/09/2012 8:28:16 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: dowcaet

The establishment didn’t nominate McCain and Romney, GOP.primary voters, and caucus voters did.

People keep thinking if we explain it better we can ein? Possibly this is untrue. Its a welfare nation now, the Dems have created the unbeatable coalition. Reagan himself would lose

Read Ann Coulters must recent column.


23 posted on 12/09/2012 4:53:56 PM PST by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: dowcaet

The establishment didn’t nominate McCain and Romney, GOP.primary voters, and caucus voters did.

People keep thinking if we explain it better we can ein? Possibly this is untrue. Its a welfare nation now, the Dems have created the unbeatable coalition. Reagan himself would lose

Read Ann Coulters must recent column.


24 posted on 12/09/2012 4:54:09 PM PST by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: dowcaet

Presidential elections are really different than off-years. Off years are always good for Conservatives. Obama had a huge machine to get everyone to go vote for him on election day, no such single machine was hyping the off-years.

It’s like the difference between the NFC and AFC championships and the Superbowl. It’s only a small difference in importance, but a huge on in hype.


31 posted on 12/10/2012 3:36:27 PM PST by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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