Posted on 10/28/2014 8:52:51 AM PDT by Mozilla
First, I want to make one thing perfectly clear: It is the stated position of Erick and the mods that Red State advocates voting for the most conservative candidate in the primaries, and the Republican in the general election. I agree with that, and it is not my intent here to troll or disrupt. Anyone who has read my earlier diaries knows that. However, if those in charge feel this diary strays over the line, they should take it down.
People, this is MISSISSIPPI. This is totally different. What has happened here is an abomination. Everyone here knows what was done to Chris McDaniel in the primary and the run-off. The Republican establishment used the vilest, most despicable tactics to renominate a senile fool to the US Senate. They committed massive electoral fraud; they stole the election.
Three months ago, disgusted at what had just occurred in the Magnolia State, I posted a diary, actually, more of a diatribe:
“So, would it really be THAT bad if we don’t win the Senate in November?”
http://www.redstate.com/diary/gawken/2014/06/27/really-bad-dont-win-senate-november/
To my utter astonishment, it was promoted to the front page ( first time ever) and received 140 comments. The majority agreed with my sentiments, and shared my frustrations and disgust.
Since that time, McDaniel has lost several attempts to have the election overturned, and is awaiting the outcome of one last, albeit long-shot court ruling. State law requires that the ballots be printed very soon.
It now appears, less than 5 weeks out, that the Republicans will win control of the Senate. GOP seats in Kentucky and Georgia that were earlier deemed at risk now appear safe. It could well turn into a wave election for the GOP. As we get closer, the polls will be even more accurate. By mid October, we should be able to get a better sense of the size of the incoming Republican majority.
If Cochran is reelected, then the GOPe wins, big time. They literally will get away with stealing an election. And most likely, within a year, Cochran will retire, and Haley Barbour will hand pick his successor.
McDaniel and his supporters have declared war on the state GOPe, and vowed to dismantle the party establishment in 2015. I wish them success. It is long overdue.
But if indeed, this is a war, then why not let it begin now?
With a preemptive strike!
The GOP base, the Tea Party, social conservatives in Mississippi are highly organized and motivated. McDaniel’s primary campaign demonstrated that.
So, if we’re some ten days from election day, and all the polls look good, then it’s easy to use the internet and social media to get the message out to McDaniel’s supporters:
1. Vote for Childers, or
2. Don’t vote for any senate candidate.
That should be more than enough to elect Childers.
I suspect Childers will be a far more moderate senator..I can’t see him running to do Reid’s or Schumer’s bidding.
Haley Barbour awoke a sleeping giant. Time to pay the piper!
And I would remind all of you that if the GOP establishment gets away with this, they’ll pull out all the stops to keep a real conservative from getting nominated for the White House. Why do you think we are all of a sudden hearing all this talk about more Mitt?
For a multitude of reasons, it’s time to put Cochran out to pasture, even if doing so requires electing a Democrat.
REPUBLICAN! REPUBLICAN! REPUBLICAN!
But... they spent money and approved left wing judges.
I DON’T CARE! REPUBLICAN!
/GOPe-bot
It is WAY past time.
BINGO.
PURE INSANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any vote for a Dem.
Please.....go back on your meds.
Anyone voting for Cochran is a fool.
This is the one race this cycle that I agree...wipe out Cochran and come back in 6 years to retake the seat. Their racist attacks in the runoff were the most offensive action ever taken in a primary race. It is abhorrent.
I’d vote for Roberts and the others because they won fair and square. I pause when it comes to Kentucky, but if Grimes wins, I see her keeping that seat for 20 years or more, and I don’t want to cede that seat when McConnell will be gone fairly soon anyway. Mississippi is different, and we can deal with one seat for six years.
“For a multitude of reasons, it’s time to put Cochran out to pasture, even if doing so requires electing a Democrat.”
That’s a nice conservative attitude! (/sarc)
Obama thanks you and all the other “cut off your nose to spite your face” so-called “conservatives” who are willing to destroy the country “just to get even” with Republicans.
I would sit out the MS Senate race if I were a MS voter, just as I have sat out the TX Senate and land commissioner races. I never vote Democrat or Libertarian or Green.
It is WAY past time.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Don’t be so butt-hurt. Politics is a rough game. If you take your ball-ey and go home the only one who wins will be Liberal Democrats.
Eat your peas and vote Republican. Ted Cruz and Co. will sort this out.
Enjoy that knife in the back. You seem to have a thing for it.
Mark Levin had a proposal: that each cycle Conservatives should identify one Senator to target for defeat in the general election by staying home or voting for the Democrat.
But only one, not enough to swing control of the Senate but enough to send a strong message about keeping to Conservative principles and that the Conservative base can organize.
IMHO thats a great idea, and the target this cycle should be Cochrane. He’s the one clear, unambiguous example of unrestrained assault on Conservatives using the most underhanded of Democrat race-baiting tactics. And he needs to go down.
If we do that, in 2016 we can target McCain for the same treatment.
What Cochran did to McDaniel was over the line.
Whatever else I may do, I’m not voting for Cochran. No matter what else I may do, that won’t change.
It’s a detestable choice between a ‘Rat and an old semi-coherent geezoid who’s campaign played the race card in the primary.
I don’t blame people for not wanting to vote for Cochran - but at the same time, a vote for Childers IS a vote for Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer and Pat Durbin..
My suggestion would be to not vote for that office. Up here in the suburbs of Minneapolis, I’m doing the very thing in the race for state representative. I cannot vote for the GOP candidate as she did some detestable things to win her primary back in August.
Enjoy Harry Reid as Majority leader for at least 2 more years.
You deserve it.
Normally I’d say it was insanity also. But Thad needs to dance with the one what brung him. He won the runoff with Dem votes. Let him now win the general with his new Dem friends....
I operate on the theory that the worst Republican is always better than the best Democrat.
A theory which hasn’t been proven wrong yet.
I make an exception for the late Congressman Larry McDonald D-GA who was brutally murdered by the Soviets on board KAL Flight 007 in 1983.
“GOP seats in Kentucky and Georgia that were earlier deemed at risk now appear safe.”
These seats are not “safe.” They appear to have withdrawn from the precipice, but are hardly in the bag.
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