Posted on 02/03/2014 8:57:59 AM PST by cotton1706
On Friday, every political campaign had to file its 2013 year end report with the FEC. The reports delivered two big surprises. The Democrats are dominating the Republicans in fundraising. More surprising, perhaps, though, is that Tea Party and conservative SuperPACs raised around three times as much as GOP establishment SuperPACs. The DC GOP may have started the war against the Tea Party, but it won't finish it.
Not long after their stunning losses in 2012, Karl Rove and other establishment Republicans announced a new effort to engage in primaries to ensure the "right" candidates got the party's nomination. Rove and the party leadership argued that the party lost because of "flawed", i.e. too conservative, candidates. There were indeed some flawed candidates in 2012, but far more establishment, "electable" candidates went down to uninspiring defeat.
The GOP attack on the Tea Party came about for two reasons. The first was to deflect from the massive defeat suffered by Rove and other GOP consultants. Rarely in the history of mankind have so many resources been squandered so spectacularly. Perhaps the more important reason, though, is that the Tea Party movement is becoming a serious thorn in the side of Washington insiders.
The movement has effectively ended earmarks. It threatens any corporatist giveaway. It calls out cronyism in both parties. It demands that Congress repeals ObamaCare, while business interests would rather "fix" the law to push the obligation for health benefits onto the government. More importantly, though, it wants rational immigration reform that doesn't simply flood the market with cheap labor as business would desire.
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http://www.texasgop.org/elections/candidates/
So hopefully they will deny Cornyn a victory & force a run-off.
Curious..is the runoff between the top 2 vote getters if nobody has a majority in the primary?
I think that is correct, but not 100% sure.
“Curious..is the runoff between the top 2 vote getters if nobody has a majority in the primary?”
Yes. Ted Cruz placed second to David Dewhurst, the lt. governor, winning 34% of the vote compared to Dewhurst’s 45%.
The runoff was no contest as Cruz got 55% to Dewhurst’s 45%.
so Cornyn is trying to get his 50% in primary so he has no runoff danger.
Thanks.
Is Abortion Barbie a lock for the D gov nomination, or does she have credible opponents that are being ignored by the MSM?
Thank you! Dividing the vote in the primaries allows the Rino to win. Help us take back the Republican Party. Staying home is not an option, it’s a political tactic. So many here don’t get that. We need to find the most Conservative candidate that stands a chance of winning and support them with all we’ve got.
The primary is the place we can get a conservative elected.
“Thank you! Dividing the vote in the primaries allows the Rino to win.”
Not in Texas. Read post 64 on how Ted Cruz won.
“Is Abortion Barbie a lock for the D gov nomination, or does she have credible opponents that are being ignored by the MSM?”
Good conservative Republican who is presently Attorney General. http://www.gregabbott.com/
Wendy has zero chance her lying sob bs story will take hold in this state.
“The establishment republicans have already played the third party card in Alaska, (Murkowski), and Florida, (Crist). If they think we are afraid to play that card because it will split the vote, and give the win to the Dems, that didn’t happen in either case.”
Very good evidence in support of the point.
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