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What Lugar's loss could mean for a Pres. Romney (You cannot underestimate the Tea Party movement)
Washington Examiner ^ | 05/09/2012 | Philip Klein

Posted on 05/09/2012 6:32:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 05/09/2012 6:32:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
For candidate Romney it means he had better make a solid Conservative VP pick: ALLEN WEST
2 posted on 05/09/2012 6:34:39 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Exactly.


3 posted on 05/09/2012 6:34:48 AM PDT by netmilsmom (Romney scares me. Obama is the freaking nightmare that is so bad you are afraid to go back to sleep)
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To: SeekAndFind

Luger, R.I.P. you damned old, liberal pandering, Democrat loving career seial criminal office holder. I hope Orrin Hatch, ANOTHER lib lover like you and ALSO a serial office holding career politician criminal follows you along with all the OTHER serial office holding old fossils in Congress.

As Ethan Allen would have said “Get OUT you damned RAT”!!
or something like that.


4 posted on 05/09/2012 6:35:04 AM PDT by ZULU (Non Nobis Domine Non Nobis Sed Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Last time I looked at the results Romney got more votes than Mourdock.

That bothers me a lot ~ the implications of that are not at all favorable to the TEA Party, nor to Conservatism.

It does mean too many Democrats were allowed to vote in the Republican primary.

5 posted on 05/09/2012 6:35:47 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SeekAndFind
a lot of pundits have been prematurely writing the obituary to the Tea Party, but Mourdock's victory demonstrates that the movement still has a lot of power.

This should scare the living bejeezus out of the libs and lamestreamers (the L&L crowd for short).

6 posted on 05/09/2012 6:36:37 AM PDT by immadashell
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To: SeekAndFind

“ideologically malleable Mitt Romney”

Understatement of the day.


7 posted on 05/09/2012 6:37:22 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The Presidential Race is about the relative light reflectivity of your Slavemaster.)
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To: ZULU

Lugar said that with his defeat, he now has time to do the things he had always wanted to do.. Like travel to places he’s never been to.

I suggest he start with Indiana...


8 posted on 05/09/2012 6:41:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
I didn't click on the link. Does the author mention whether or not Lugar called and congratulated Mourdock and pledged his support in the general election.

Or, conversely, did Lugar go all Lisa Murkowski and announce he will run as an independent?

9 posted on 05/09/2012 6:42:33 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: DTogo

OOHRAH!


10 posted on 05/09/2012 6:42:45 AM PDT by BwanaNdege (Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ba da boom. But, seriesly, folks....


11 posted on 05/09/2012 6:44:45 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle; Clintonfatigued

IN FReepers have been posting that IN has a “sore loser” law in place, so apparently, no he can’t.

That was my first thought though.


12 posted on 05/09/2012 6:45:17 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The stench of Earth Pimp-age is permeating over the internet...)
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To: SeekAndFind

RINO hunting season is upon us.


13 posted on 05/09/2012 6:46:13 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Texas Eagle

Lugar should have tried running as Virginia Senator instead. He would have had a better chance. After all, he lives there.


14 posted on 05/09/2012 6:47:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Texas Eagle

>> did Lugar go all Lisa Murkowski and announce he will run as an independent? <<

Would not be allowed under Indiana law.


15 posted on 05/09/2012 6:47:34 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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"Tea Partiers have a lot more staying power than skeptics expected."

Principles are timeless, whereas fads and fancies like electing the first prez to actually be made of dog feces fade away...just as they should.

16 posted on 05/09/2012 6:47:46 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (Today if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. RReagan)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is exactly what I’ve been saying for months.

Focus on Congress. Focus on Congress. Focus on Congress.

Get good conservatives in Congress and Romney won’t be able to do as much damage as he otherwise would be able to do.


17 posted on 05/09/2012 6:48:56 AM PDT by iceskater (I am a Carnivore Conservative - No peas for me. (h/t N.Theknow))
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To: GOPsterinMA; Hawthorn
Thanks for the assist.

Did he call to congratulate Mourdock and offer his support in the general?

18 posted on 05/09/2012 6:50:21 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: iceskater
The Tea Party is alive and well regardless of what the DBM,RNC and RINOS would like to think.

Will we win every battle? Probably not. We already lost the big one. But over time conservatism will trump all other philosophies.It just may not be pretty.

19 posted on 05/09/2012 6:52:38 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: Texas Eagle

You’re welcome.

“Did he call to congratulate Mourdock and offer his support in the general?”

Not sure about that, but this is a good take on Lugar’s actions immediately afterwards:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2881479/posts?page=83#83


20 posted on 05/09/2012 6:53:27 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The stench of Earth Pimp-age is permeating over the internet...)
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