WA Ping Reichert 62.45%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 42%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers 51%
Denny Heck 51 % (not as strong as expected in a (D) controlled district)
Posted on 08/05/2014 3:00:45 PM PDT by Dacula
Yes, we have. The same people swearing solidly conservative Pat Roberts will "veer leftward" were making that prediction about solidly conservative Mike Enzi a few months ago.
They swore up and down that Enzi is "only voting conservative to win a GOP primary" and that Liz Cheney was "forcing him to the right". Without Liz in the race, they told us, Enzi wouldn't have to worry about re-election so he'd "work across the aisle with his Barack Obama and Democrat pals"
On January 6, 2014, Cheney announced she had withdrawn from the race. This ensured Mike Enzi would not have anyone "challenging him from the right" and he is considerd ultra safe in November, facing only token Democrat opposition that he is polling 40 points ahead of.
And he's still been voting solidly conservative anyway. Funny how that works.
Give it up. Wolf lost. Are you going to vote for Roberts or for the Democrat in November ?
WA Ping Reichert 62.45%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 42%
Cathy McMorris Rodgers 51%
Denny Heck 51 % (not as strong as expected in a (D) controlled district)
Interesting. I just found out that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback had a primary challenger in the same election (which nobody noticed because the national media gave 40X as much attention to Robert's challenger than Brownback's challenger, and the Wolf fan club CONSTANTLY attacked Roberts for voting for Sebelius while giving Brownback a complete pass for doing the same:
"Also in Kansas, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback held off a challenge from Wichita businesswoman Jennifer Winn. He’ll face Democrat Paul Davis in what looks to be a competitive general election. Democrats were quick to point out that Winn captured nearly 40 percent of the primary vote, contending that it highlights GOP uneasiness with Brownback."
Anyone know if Winn is any good? Hopefully she had something more than being the distant "cousin" to a marxist and being "not Brownback". ;-)
Ironically, Brownback actually deserved a primary challenge for 'being in Washington too long' and veering leftward on numerous issues like immigration. When they served together, Brownback was definitely the lesser conservative. Strange that some conservatives love him because he beats his chest about how "pro-life" he supposedly is.
AP called it for Huelskamp.
LaPolice sounds like Inspector Clouseau’s employer.
Fortunately, Kobach won handily tonight as well (almost dovetailed exactly with Brownback’s vote). The leftist “Moderate” (sic) farces fortunately beaten back. They will be back to wreak havoc in November, unfortunately.
CLOUSEAU! Are you eating G.K. Butterfield popcorn at LaPolice headquarters again?!
So far Clint Didier (30.44%) is ahead of Newhouse (26.64%)
Did you vote for Romney or Obama in 2012?
Wow so, I don’t even read the Wolf fan clubs posts, I’m sure they are apoplectic calling for the democrat to win now.
Roberts is not Thad Cochran people, he’s a conservative.
Uncomfortably close race, Roberts under 50%, I hate to see joke of a candidate like Wolf do so well.
Some random pro-hemp loser of a primary challenger gets over a third of the vote against Brownback, wow. He has a real chance of losing the general.
Kobach (SOS) wins by the same margin over the pro-fraud RINO scumbag, EXCELLENT.
In CD 1 Tim Huelskamp only beats leftist RINO Alan LaPolice by 10 points, I didn’t know LaPolice was that serious a candidate. Dodged a bullet.
In CD 3 Jenkins wins 70-30 over a Paulbot.
In CD 4 Pompeo beats former Rep. Tihart easily, I’m glad because Tihart made a poor case as why he should be supported instead.
Michigan
CD-1
Benishek (who barely won reelection in 2012, running 5+ points behind Romney) wins 70-30 over challenger Alan Arcand.
In CD 3 Paultard RINO Justin Amash wins 57-43, closer than the polls had shown, a pity so many freepers drank Amash’s koolaid
In CD 4 (Open Seat) State Sen John Moolenaar wins fairly easily 51-37 with over 80% in.
In CD 8 (Open Seat) State Sen Mike Bishop wins 60-40 over State Rep. Tom McMillan
In CD 11 The electorally weak fluke winner (but by the look of it decent guy) Kerry Bentivolio is crushed by nearly 2-1. Most freepers were on his side but I think he was apt to lose the seat to a democrat in the future and this ridiculous margin makes clear his skills as a politician are not strong enough for a fairly competitive seat. I wish him luck in the future, perhaps he should consider running for local office.
CD 1 is the only one of these seats that should be in play for the rats in November.
The only action in Missouri was a serious of proposed consitutional amendments
A “right to farm” amendment is narrowly passing. I’m not well versed on it but it seems like the bad guys are against it.
A gun rights amendment passes with over 60%, which is too close for my liking.
A sales tax hike (via constitutional amendment?) fails (GOOD), as does some proposal to sell a new scratch off lottery ticket with the proceeds to going to veterans. I would have voted for the lottery measure, lotteries are the only voluntary taxes.
WA state with it’s stupid top-2 primary
In CD 1 Rat Freshman Suzie Q DelBene places first with 51.7 against 3 Republicans, with less than half the vote in the “Republican nomination” is too close to call. This seat should be semi-competitive for November.
In CD 4 (Safe R open seat) A GOP/GOP general election between Clint Didier and Dan Newhouse seems like the likely outcome with over half the vote in.
http://elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/primaries/kansas
http://elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/primaries/michigan
http://elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/primaries/missouri
http://elections.nytimes.com/2014/results/primaries/washington
Forgot to mention the rat primary for MI-11, the rats narrowly nominated the DCCC favored Bobby McKenzie over Anil Kumar 34-32, wackjob Nancy Skinner was a close third with 26%.
Debbie Dingell crushes her weak primary challenger and the endless reign of the Dingells continues.
In rat Peters open CD 14 it’s too close to call between 2 suburban Black candidates, Ex-Rep Hansen Clarke places third.
Brian Ellis wouldn’t have been any better. He is an establishment puppet.
And Milton Wolf did tell his supporters to unite behind Roberts and the Party for the good of the country. Good for him! The first time I ever liked one of his speeches.
Butterfield even looks like he belongs on popcorn box, someone send him some suspenders and a bow tie.
Good for him, classy move.
If he didn't vote with Hamas and in favor of gender selection abortion, he'd be better in my book. Even if he turned out to be a total establishment puppet like John Cornyn, that's better than a hardcore Paultard. Some of them are completely insane.
Would Davis, if elected, have the ability to set up an Obamacare exchange without legislative support? If so, I think Brownback should make that a main issue. Just my 2¢.
Yes
I didn't even know Brownback had a primary challenger until tonight. Shame that she ran on "industrialized hemp" and "ending the war on drugs" (the latter of which probably doesn't even affect Kansas much). That's a non-starter.
Unlike Roberts, a primary challenge against Brownback was justified IMO. That guy is just plain delusional with the "Jesus would want us to help illegal aliens" stuff. And I'm betting nobody uttered a peep about how Brownback voted for Sebelius, while they were screaming it CONSTANTLY about Roberts.
It's seriously weird how so many conservative activists love Brownback and despise the (far more conservative) Roberts.
How will uniting behind the GOP be good for the country? This is the same GOP that has viciously attacked TEA thought. I think like TEA, and am seeing GOP as a bigger problem than the DEMS.
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