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Miss. GOP Senator Seeking Union and Black Support
ABC News ^ | Jun 17, 2014 | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

Posted on 06/17/2014 4:03:26 PM PDT by mdittmar

Edited on 06/17/2014 4:04:49 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Six-term Republican Sen. Thad Cochran is trying to survive an intense tea party challenge in Mississippi by reaching out to union members and black voters

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: loserthad; thadcochran
Clever Headline,what would be the headline the msm really wants to use?
1 posted on 06/17/2014 4:03:26 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

We know where his true allegiance lies, with the Democrats.


2 posted on 06/17/2014 4:08:59 PM PDT by WMarshal (Free citizen, never a subject or a civilian)
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To: mdittmar
Cochran campaign staffers say that shows the incumbent has broad appeal, and they believe expanding the electorate for the GOP runoff would give him a boost.

So by inviting Rats and Commies to raid the run-off election to save his fossilized carcass, Cochran actually thinks that Conservatives would lift a finger to help him in November should he somehow win?

3 posted on 06/17/2014 4:15:29 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: mdittmar

I wouldn’t have a problem with him seeking their support but this is obviously just pandering.

The republican challenging Debbie Dingell for John Dingell’s throne is a current UAW member (Terry Bowman) and I would vote for him if I was in that district. He was a driving force behind RTW in Michigan and is more tea party than republican.


4 posted on 06/17/2014 4:17:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: mdittmar
If Republicans simply stood their ground on principles, there wouldn't be a Tea Party to speak of.
5 posted on 06/17/2014 4:18:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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I could be wrong, but I believe I read that anyone who voted in the Dem primary could not cross over and vote in the GOP runoff. So Cochran would have to find Dems that either did not vote in their own primary or who already voted in the GOP primary the first time.


6 posted on 06/17/2014 4:20:21 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: Timber Rattler; WMarshal; All
The Headline the msm really wants to use is,

"Tea Party candidate hates union members and blacks"

They can't print that the headline though,so they obfuscate;)

7 posted on 06/17/2014 4:24:00 PM PDT by mdittmar
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If true, it indicates he is a real sleaze.


8 posted on 06/17/2014 4:38:17 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: CA Conservative
From what I heard, quite a few dems voted for him the first time around.

/johnny

9 posted on 06/17/2014 4:51:55 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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Hey is there really a Miss GOP? Wonder what she looks like. Probably not a dog like Miss Democrat.

I'd like to see what Miss Tea Party looks like. Probably a babe.

10 posted on 06/17/2014 5:35:26 PM PDT by PapaNew
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Oh, so Thud wants them to vote for him in the Primary, then go back to their regular Democrat voting habits in November.


11 posted on 06/17/2014 6:36:03 PM PDT by SuziQ
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That’s what I read as well. Also, the Dims would have had to be registered to vote in the primary, so if they weren’t registered to vote in the primary, they cannot vote (or not supposed to)in the run-off.


12 posted on 06/18/2014 5:45:45 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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