Posted on 07/02/2014 6:13:19 AM PDT by koanhead
One thing no one seems to talk about is the abject, illogical lunacy of open primaries where you let your opposition chose your candidate.
What in hell is wrong with a political party and its leadership that thinks this is a good idea?
For way too long the Republicans have put expediency first over principle. And see where it has gotten us. Democrat Lite...
No more, no more... Principle is what must guide us, if we don’t stick to our principles then what the heck do we stick to? The quest for power over the citizenry? That just makes us Democrats with a different name.
And in this case it is Vote Fraud... vote fraud is THEFT. Theft of the single most precious right a LEGAL citizen of the United States owns; because it is through our votes that we can legally remove a politician who is supposed to represent us and replace them with one who will do so.
Get lost dingbat. Where are the kitties when you need them?
You just arrived, looks like it’s time for you to go already.
That is demonstratively false.
Do the ‘rats have open primaries in Mississippi?
Its always party unity when it comes to uniting behind the RINOs but they actively try to take down the conservatives.
No one is more “purist” than a moderate and I say that as a conservative who will vote for a couple of moderates in the coming election because they’ve been smart enough to avoid a fight with conservatives.
An open primary may not be idea, but it’s the rules as they existed during the election. Changing them in mid-stream, even to improve them, would make a farce of the election.
Yes; both sides are set up that way. Maybe they should change it going forward, but it's too late to do anything about this election.
“If Thad was going to help reduce the size of government, he would not have spent his entire career bring pork to Mississippi, still the poorest state in the union.”
A state whose “state buildings” are the Outhouse and the Double Wide!
If party unity means accepting the 'values' exhibited in Mississippi, count me out.
How much are you getting paid by the Cochran camp? They have a reputation for stiffing their workers.
/johnny
Don't worry. They'll go back to voting for 'rats in November. It now looks like thousands of votes were from people ineligible to vote.
/johnny
Yes, time for party unity!! I mean, given the way the eatablishment lines up to support Tea Party candidates when they win, it’s the least we can do. /s
For a GOP primary? No, Democrat votes are not good enough, especially ineligible and purchased votes.
This silly editorial reads like a parody. I'm still trying to figure out if it's a joke.
"He's spent his entire career building and tending relationships like a master rose gardener."
That cannot have been written seriously, could it?
The situation is completely out of control. For the sake and dignity of our beloved Mississippi and our Republic, end this nightmare swiftly.
That can happen if Cochran concedes since his "victory" was invalidated by ineligible votes and tainted by vote-buying and illegal payoffs. Then those that perpetrated the fraud, up to and including various Cochrans and various Barbours need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Earth to koanhead: It is NOT too late and if you have read this board on the subject, you would be aware that True the Vote has filed suit.
Helpful hint to perhaps salvage your membership here: Principles are above party. Mississippi is the current battleground for that bedrock belief.
This article is a troll.
Not the posting, mind you.
The author of it sat down with a huge grin on his face and made the conscious effort to write an article as biased as can be that would provoke a negative response.
He can shove it.
WHY are we giving space & responses to an obvious usurper??????
We don’t need this!
ZOT!
Party unity is one thing, this Mississippi mess has to be an exception. Its a matter of right vs. wrong, ethics vs. win at any cost, or more simply honesty. Cochran’s campaign used an underhanded and desperate tactic in enlisting both dems and standard dem tactics to win at any cost. That can not be ignored nor let stand if elections can continue to mean anything relating to freedom.
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