[momincombatboots]

I was just posting about Republicans pushing HB1201. With republicans like these who needs democrats. They will succeed in turning TN purple. I just left NC, returning to TN…. And now this? It is worse than you think.

[Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey]

Just write them in.

It seems a good portion of Republicans hates their own base more than Democrats do.

[Reno89519]

If I recall from reading about this over the past few days, this was nothing new. These candidates didn't meet requirements and got booted. That's on them.

Geez, what were they expecting, a pass like given to Democrats?

[FreeReign]

Golden and the party did not respond to requests for more information.

Who on the committee voted for and against the removal of the three candidates?

Crickets.

[kvanbrunt2]

Why didn’t the pro trump candidates vote in the last three elections?

[Baldwin]

Mitt could move to TN tomorrow and and those rat bastards would let him run.

[Red6]

Unfriggen believable.

They need identified, they need to be held accountable.

[Sacajaweau]

I think Dems are voting for candidates that Trump DOESN”T support...effectively rigging the Primary.

[DannyTN]

it looks like the changes were made in 2017 in response to Larry Crim, a 3 time Democrat candidate, switching to Republican.

Tennessee GOP tightens rules for who can run as Republican - Oct 9, 2017

So this bylaw change wasn't done recently or in response to Trump candidates.

[tennmountainman]

Utter nonsense. These 3 are Carpetbaggers.
TN GOP has bylaws that state u MUST be a resident of TN for a certain number
of years. To prevent those like Hillary Clinton moving to a State and running
for Senator. These bylaws are just the opposite of RINO establishment.
I would not vote for Ortega. I would not vote for Oz or Vance either.
Carpetbaggers may be welcome in your State.
They are not welcome in TN.

[FreeReign]

BTW, this is the same establishment GOP committee that supports open primaries in TN, that allow Democrats to vote in Republican primaries.

[McGavin999]

Run as independents

[who knows what evil?]

Carpetbaggers...good riddance.

[fruser1]

What does the TN Constitution say the qualifications are?

[liberalh8ter]

RINOs in Tennessee passed a law that would prevent candidates who haven't voted in the last three general elections from running, a bill that was primarily targeted at America First candidates.

“The Tennessee GOP has voted to remove three candidates who were vying for a seat representing the state's 5th Congressional District.“

This is confusing. Did the State GOP make a rule or did the State Legislators pass a law? If it is a law, seems to me it wouldn't pass Constitutional muster but if it's a State GOP rule, they should run as Independents.

[who knows what evil?]

Ortagus was endorsed by Trump at the behest of his daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner...a HUGE red flag for any conservative. Donald Trump, Jr. was NOT a happy camper.

[DouglasKC]

Anyone not a political insider in Tennessee need not run for office.

[DannyTN]

This is a slanted article that made it sound like this was done in recently in response to Trump candidates. It wasn’t. It was done in 2017 in response to a Democrat trying to run as a Republican.

And there were still requirements that Ortegus wouldn’t meet before that. Not sure about Starbuck.

I’m not sure the author is for Republicans at all. Sounds like he is trying to cause dissatisfaction within the Tennessee Republican party by publishing half truths.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I thought a bunch of preppers recently moved to Tennessee. Are they libertarian or vote-protesters?

[Blood of Tyrants]

They were removed because they moved to Tennessee recently specifically to run for office. We don’t need carpetbaggers here.