Posted on 07/31/2014 12:05:25 PM PDT by cotton1706
Along with popular conservative radio hosts like Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham coming out against him, the fundamental reasons why Senator Lamar Alexander may lose to Joe Carr in the upcoming primary are detailed in this Weekly Standard item.
Not only is his being labeled a so called RINO or squish by Conservatives appropriate, he's now on the wrong side of today's hot button issue - immigration reform.
If such a sentiment exists, some numbers might help explain it. Alexander’s lifetime American Conservative Union rating is 76 out of 100, with a 60 rating for the 2013 legislative year. Heritage Action’s scorecard gives Alexander a dismal 49 percent. But for Carr, Ingraham, and the rest of the “Beat Lamar” crowd, Alexander’s worst betrayal is on immigration. In June 2013, he was one of 14 Republicans in the Senate to vote for the comprehensive immigration reform bill drafted by the bipartisan “Gang of 8.” Alexander notes he cosponsored an amendment with fellow Tennessee Republican Bob Corker to beef up border security as part of the package. Border hawks like Jeff Sessions of Alabama argued the bill’s enforcement measures were toothless, a stalking horse for amnesty for illegal immigrants inside the country.
The Weekly Standard can call him a conservative and some fine long-time right-leaning Republicans can endorse him but that paragraph above may yet prove to be his undoing.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
” - - - “The evidence shows that the amnesty President Obama announced in 2012 is driving record numbers of immigrants to enter our nation illegally,” Cruz said in a statement Tuesday. “ Because of President Obama’s amnesty, children are being abused and exploited by dangerous drug cartels and transnational gangs.” - - - “
Lead on Ted, make us proud!
When is the primary?
“When is the primary?”
Next Thursday, August 7th.
Aug 7. Next Thursday.
One of the gang of eight has to go.
And I will be in Tennessee then with my newly issued voter registration to vote for Carr along with my wife and daughter.
Welcome to Tennessee. Just don’t laugh when they shut down schools on the threat of 1/2 inch of snow.
IOW, Ted, (Trey, Ron, etc) HOW are we going to reverse this mess, FIX the problems instead of endlessly restating them.
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