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Six 2012 House losers to watch in 2014
The Hill ^ | June 22, 2013 | Cameron Joseph

Posted on 06/22/2013 2:16:44 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

That's what some defeated House candidates from 2012 are hoping, at least.

Several failed candidates who ran strong campaigns, but fell just short last year, are back for a rematch this election cycle.

Whether they can use lessons learned in their losing campaign to change next year's results will go a long way in determining which party gains seats in the House.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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To: Grams A

Please, please register to vote in Arizona. Texas appears to be safely conservative. However, too many of Arizona’s Republicans are NOT conservative in a crisis. They talk one way and then sell out to big business. Five of nine AZ US Representatives are Democrat (in this state) We really need help.

Yes McCain is an angry, arrogant person. I doubt that he would win again. And yes again Brewer has jumped the shark.


21 posted on 06/22/2013 2:49:24 PM PDT by conservativehistorian (civilizational suicide continues)
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To: Grams A

Cornyn is a joke. You’d think he was imported from the establishment over in Tennessee. He’s just as weak as Alexander and Corker.


22 posted on 06/22/2013 2:51:01 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Grams A

Cornyn needs to be flushed. Period.


23 posted on 06/22/2013 2:53:20 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Grams A

Correct! Even if my guy votes against it, but it passes, I’m staying home and the GOP can go to hell!


24 posted on 06/22/2013 2:53:28 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Jesus, Please Save America!)
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To: traditional1

I don’t really understand the ‘cheap labor’ argument. As soon as they’re legal, the cost will go up to employers.


25 posted on 06/22/2013 2:55:36 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Who’s your guy?


26 posted on 06/22/2013 2:58:57 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

Bennet from Colorado. Like Flake, you look at the list and wonder what he is doing there.


27 posted on 06/22/2013 2:59:20 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: TADSLOS

Anyone on the horizon who could dethrone this Cornyn clown? I would tentatively suggest the decisive House member in the 1st district.


28 posted on 06/22/2013 3:00:24 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Yogafist

He’s another rat troll, head full of air.

Flake seems to be angling to become McLame’s new butt-buddy if Graham gets ousted. Its like a bizzare love triangle.


29 posted on 06/22/2013 3:01:52 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

He would do in a pinch.


30 posted on 06/22/2013 3:02:33 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Viennacon

Yeah, we can’t have solid prolifers. They embarrass the party.


31 posted on 06/22/2013 3:02:36 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Un Pere, Une Mere, C'est elementaire)
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To: JCBreckenridge

Yet I think you’d find most people name Karl Rove when it comes to embarrassments.


32 posted on 06/22/2013 3:04:28 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

We need to stick by the folks our side rather then just reinforcing Rove’s ‘analysis’.

Romney was a piss-poor candidate. That’s all there was to it. He had negative coattails.


33 posted on 06/22/2013 3:06:52 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Un Pere, Une Mere, C'est elementaire)
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To: Jonty30

Maybe because that’s not his name. But perhaps someone with his conservative voting record will try for that seat again.


34 posted on 06/22/2013 3:07:47 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: Viennacon
Mourdock, I have even less sympathy for because he should have learned not to take the bait after what happened to Akin. I'll grant you that he was less experienced but, judas priest! What does it take to learn that lesson? Does the GOP have to run a full blown seminar on "What to do when the inevitable rape exception for abortion question comes up" ?

Mia Love is the one I reserve my sympathy for because she came within a few hundred votes of winning and the Libertarian candidate siphoned off more than three times that many.

What is it with the Libertarian arsonists that they have to run a candidate even when the GOP runs a solid conservative that is with them on 95% of what they believe. Is legalized pot that important?

35 posted on 06/22/2013 3:16:45 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

It matters even when the pubs piss us off. We need to hold the house and add to the Senate pubs.


36 posted on 06/22/2013 3:24:39 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: Clintonfatigued
Former Air Force Col. Martha McSally (R)

I might have to break my pledge and support a Republican. Barber is a liberal d*ck. He has got to go.

37 posted on 06/22/2013 3:36:14 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (McCain and "The Flake" have got to go.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Yeah, Mourdock should have learned the lesson from Akin, but his blunder wasn’t as bad as what Akin said. It was blown out of proportion by the lib media. His point was that even the children of rape were God’s children, which is actually a very heartfelt statement.
Mourdock also would have been a good senator, whereas Akin was likely to join the big spenders crowd based on his House record.

A libertarian candidate lost the seat in Montana against Tester, I know our candidate there was a Rove pick, but he should have won, and Tester helped prop up the libertarian to help himself over the finish line.
We also had a libertarian against Klobuchar in Minnesota who got his ass kicked.


38 posted on 06/22/2013 3:49:15 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Grams A
Conservatives who were stuck voting for “clothes-pin” (R)’s just will NOT do it anymore after Amnesty...” Tried to explain that to my Rep in person and sent an email to Cornyn who is up for re-election to the Senate in 2014. Of course both of them think I don’t know what I’m talking about. “Look at all the other wonderful things they have done” kind of statements. Cornyn best not underestimate the forces that were amassed to elect Cruz over RINO Dewhurst. I have voted in every election since 1958 but I will sit the next one out unless we have a more viable candidate to vote for other than Cornyn because I refuse to vote for him ever again.

LOL, I could have written that post. I emailed both Cornyn and Pete Olson. Olson sent the usual 'i would never support such a bill' reply; but the point I was making to him is that he should be up front opposing it like Cruz in the senate. RINO Cornyn has not replied yet. Now that so many republicans are revealing themselves to be Judases, my clothespin days are over.

39 posted on 06/22/2013 3:56:06 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: conservativehistorian

Texas is not necessarily as conservative as it appears. The Democrats formed a group in our small local community and have been busy training their members in voter registration and have been block walking and knocking on doors every Saturday and Sunday for the last two months. Their grass roots activities and presence put ours to shame.

I serve on one of the local Republican boards until the end of December so must retain my current voter status until then. Will check it out again in December. My entire family will register to vote next year in whichever state it appears it can make the most impact.

Guess we could do like a lot of people and register in both states but we’re the wrong color and nationality. LOL.


40 posted on 06/22/2013 4:06:32 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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