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Spoiler alert: rogues could determine fate of US Senate
Yahoo News/AFP ^ | Oct 26, 2014 | Michael Mathes

Posted on 10/26/2014 11:51:47 AM PDT by Innovative

Independent or third-party politicians often roil American elections, and the current battle for Senate control could be determined by any of several unconventional candidates, including a pizza-delivering Libertarian in North Carolina.

GREG ORMAN: This independent received a dramatic boost in the Kansas Senate race when the Democrat suddenly dropped out...

SEAN HAUGH: A folksy, mild-mannered Libertarian who delivers pizza around Durham could hold the key to North Carolina on November 4.

He is polling at six percent in a race where Democratic Senator Kay Hagan leads Republican Thom Tillis by half that margin.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; US: Kansas; US: Louisiana; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2014elections; conservatives; elections; libertarians; senate; senateraces
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To: elcid1970

Not to make too big a deal about it, but if it wasn’t for Ralph Nader taking 6% (?) of the Florida vote, we would have had President Gore. Works both ways.


61 posted on 10/26/2014 3:28:39 PM PDT by BruceS
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To: BruceS

Well....sometimes.

Here’s a dream ticket to test your hypothesis: Hillary & Fauxcahontas square off in 2016 & the loser in the primary decides to go third party.

THAT would be a liberal catfight fit for a bucket of popcorn!


62 posted on 10/26/2014 4:37:43 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("I am a radicalized infidel.")
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To: Innovative

The RNC, GOPe, NCGOP scum all need to be held accountable after this election.

The big buck consultants that bleed the Tillis campaign dry should be parking cars at queer night clubs!


63 posted on 10/26/2014 5:02:41 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: SoConPubbie

I agree, and we get rid of them in PRIMARIES.

When applying this to the current election, allowing COMMIE DEMS to remain in power would just create an political environment where in the real world, and not in theory more abortion, gay marriage, erosion of religious freedom, etc.. WILL happen because of the nomination and approval of Racial Leftwing Judges by a US Senate Controlled by HARRY REID and President OBAMA. YOU can deny this all you want and try to deflect by saying “but the Republicans approved of Judge X..” all you want, but that’s the fact a Republican Controlled Senate IS (other than an asteroid hitting Washington) the only real hope, baring divine intervention to STOP the policies you mentioned. Get your head out of the clouds and back into practical application of politics in the real world, man! No the GOP-E isn’t good, but WE CAN and WILL beat them in internal battles ;-)!


64 posted on 10/26/2014 5:17:43 PM PDT by JSDude1
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To: catfish1957

I: “Harry Reid and Obama thank you.”

C: “Principles be damned huh?”

How is it consistent with your claimed conservative principles to help Democrats stay in power?


65 posted on 10/26/2014 8:06:10 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Old Yeller
You would think that the Demwits would be content with their successful voter fraud schemes.

Not if you have been paying attention.

Democrats are never content with simply winning.

Their goal is always complete destruction of their opposition.

-PJ

66 posted on 10/26/2014 8:15:53 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: catfish1957; JRandomFreeper


There is no sliding scale for conservatives.

If you support any of the following, you ain't a conservative:

1. Amnesty
2. Abortion
3. Gay Agenda

67 posted on 10/26/2014 10:34:02 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

The point of this exercise is to be able to vote for someone beside Cornyn. I am open to suggestions.


68 posted on 10/27/2014 2:55:04 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: Innovative
How is it consistent with your claimed conservative principles to help Democrats stay in power?

Cornyn is a safe seat. Get with the program man.

69 posted on 10/27/2014 2:56:20 AM PDT by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: JRandomFreeper
If you vote for a liberal, or encourage others to vote for a liberal, you ARE a liberal.

That depends on what letter comes after the liberal's name.

E.g., if you can convince a liberal to vote for Nalph Raider instead of the D, that's not as good as getting the person to vote for the conservative candidate, but, in the end, the effect is the same — namely, to improve the conservative's chance of winning.

70 posted on 10/27/2014 3:11:00 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: SoConPubbie

Mitt may have been a pretend conservative, but these losers are openly hostile to conservatism and should be treated as such.

I just saw an ad on Twitter for Haugh with the line “make weed not war”. Seriously, the Senate’s full of bums, but a dope smoking 50 something pizza delivery guy is not exactly going to improve the gene pool up there.


71 posted on 10/27/2014 3:34:18 PM PDT by JacksonCalhoun (Ignoring liberals is the best medicine.)
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To: JacksonCalhoun


Mitt is:

1. For Amnesty
2. Supports Abortion
3. Supported Global Warming
4. Taxed everything in sight while Governor of MA.
5. Supported the so-called "Assault Weapons" ban
6. Implemented his own brand of Socialized Medicine.
7. Supports Amnesty
8. Supports Gay Adoption
9. Supports Gays in the Boy Scouts
10. Supports Gays in the Military.

I don't know how much more "Hostile to conservatism" you can be without being Karl Marx!
72 posted on 10/27/2014 3:38:20 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: JacksonCalhoun
Mitt may have been a pretend conservative, but these losers are openly hostile to conservatism and should be treated as such.

Mitt is:

1. For Amnesty
2. Supports Abortion
3. Supported Global Warming
4. Taxed everything in sight while Governor of MA.
5. Supported the so-called "Assault Weapons" ban
6. Implemented his own brand of Socialized Medicine.
7. Supports Amnesty
8. Supports Gay Adoption
9. Supports Gays in the Boy Scouts
10. Supports Gays in the Military.

I don't know how much more "Hostile to conservatism" you can be without being Karl Marx!
73 posted on 10/27/2014 3:38:51 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

Is there a difference between being for amnesty and supporting amnesty?


74 posted on 10/27/2014 3:39:50 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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