Posted on 12/02/2010 11:09:20 AM PST by onyx
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint (R) is turning his attention to 2012 and using the vote this week on an earmark moratorium to pick his Democratic targets.
DeMint sent an email to the supporters of his Senate Conservatives Fund early Wednesday highlighting four Democrats who voted against the earmark ban, are up for re-election in 2012 and sit in states that John McCain (R) carried in 2008: Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.), Ben Nelson (Neb.), Kent Conrad (N.D.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va.).
In the email, DeMint called for unseating Tester, Nelson, Conrad and Manchin.
"These senators are nice folks but they have ignored the will of the American people and they must be replaced with principled conservatives in 2012," he said. "That's where the Senate Conservatives Fund comes in and it's where you can help. We've already begun the process of building campaigns against these other liberals in the Senate who are driving our nation deeper and deeper into debt."
DeMint went on to ask for money -- stating that his fund will need "at least $4 million" to win the four races.
Just in case she got feisty and decided to go really conservative. Probability: 2%, I think she’d more likely play it safe and pick someone like Daniels, who could sooth the Establishment, amplify her gubernatorial experience and offer DC insider/budget credentials as well.
But I dare say she’s a ways more electable at the top of the ticket than DeMint—who would be my dream president right now.
“Would you prefer to have him tell the dems to “F-Off” in public?”
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Straw man.
Yeah, sure that’s what I said....
A new tone needs to be set with THE PUBLIC, particularly long shat-upon conservatives. Who gives a crap about gratuitous, fraternal courtesies among the Royals in DC? At best, it does nothing to advance our new found momentum.
Well, strike one then. True to Byrd, he voted for earmarks...lol.
Ben Nelson (NE). #1 to go after. GREAT!
Sarah or zero? Which she were you referring to?
After surviving this POS communist, mooselimb as CIC, why would any one worry about Sarah?
You can't really ask that question with a straight face.
Someone has to clean up Obama’s mess unless you want another Bush.
I smiled seeing his name! Good-bye Ben.
Your obamacare vote will never be forgotten.
Nice folks don’t ignored the will of the American people!!!
Certainly.
Go get 'em Jim!
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Hopefully he will run, although I remember him saying something about “too many dogs in the yard already”?I wish he’d set his sights on a Higher Office.5 posted on December 2, 2010 2:14:24 PM EST by samtheman
He seems to be our best hope.
Except that only one senator (Harding) ever beat a governor in a bid for the WH - and no senator has ever defeated a sitting president running for reelection.For some reason, evidently, a senator just doesn't make that good a presidential candidate (sitting vice presidents aren't that good either; the only ones who've won did so as a "third term" of a historically significant president).
DeMInt is De Man
Why not Webb Too? He only won by what, .4%???
And leave the Senate to whom?
Well, give him a chance....lol.
He’s just getting started!
Apparently, Webb voted correctly against the earmarks.
No one is at present and we best find one.
No one is at present and we best find one, who is ASAP.
DeMint needs to set his sight on one Dem in 2012.....Obama!
DeMint/Palin 2012
I agree with you 100%. Obviously many here feel different. No one is changing anyone’s minds.
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