The tea party's least favorite Republicans (McCain tops the list)

Politico ^ | 2010-03-13 | Kenneth P. Vogel

[rabscuttle385]

The tea party movement exploded onto the political scene in 2009 as a backlash to the agenda pushed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, but a little more than a year later, a POLITICO survey found tea party activists unhappy with many of the biggest names in the Republican Party.

And that could complicate GOP plans to harness the energy of the tea parties as they head into the November midterm elections with hopes of rearranging the balance of power in Washington.

In a survey of more than three dozen grass-roots tea party leaders from 29 states, the party’s 2008 presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, was the Republican most cited as a disappointment. Asked which three national Republicans they were most unhappy with, McCain was named by 18 respondents.

Other congressional Republicans considered disappointments included moderate-leaning Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, as well as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.

[ajay_kumar]

So how do you explain Sarah Palin campaigning to re-elect McCain? Makes no sense since she is is Tea party supporter.

[Cobra64]

Palin is showing a serious disconnect with Conservatives by supporting McAmnesty.

Yes she is.

[Nateman]

[Diogenesis]

Well, ajay_kumar, it seems it is never to early
for you RomneyBOTs to bring out the knives against Gov. Palin.

How has Operation Leper worked out for you?

[Bean Counter]

[Bigtigermike]

They only got two more weeks left to use their talking points and then it will be done as far as Plain campaigning for McCain; then they will move on to another talking point, yet Mitt is more conservative in their eyes than Sartah

[Diogenesis]

This was a poll of 36 people.

Here is a bigger poll of conservatives:

RESULTS – Feb. 2010 Early Freerepublic.com straw vote FOR GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
Governor Palin was the overwhelming choice of freepers who voted!
Palin - 102 votes - THE WINNER
None Of The Above - 12 votes
Barbour - 10 votes
Hunter - 8 votes
Demint - 7 votes
Pence - 3 votes
Ryan - 3 votes
Jindal - 2 votes
Jeb Bush - 2 votes
Liz Cheney - 2 votes
Mitch Daniels - 2 votes
Newt Gingrich - 2 votes
Thune, Gary Johnson, Joe Wilson, Scott Brown and rick Perry all got a vote.
No Votes for Mitt RomneyCARE or Ron Paul or Huckabee .... 0 votes (none, zed, nada, doughnut, oh-no) “

[rabscuttle385]

And what happens if the GOP nominations in 2012 go to McCain and Romney? After all, McCain was in New Hampshire campaigning just this weekend!

[raybbr]

Hey Megan, Your daddy, Juan McAmnesty, finally won something! LOL!!! Go JD!

Aw, man! Did you have to wake her up?

[Diogenesis]

Then the GOP would be finished, because I and millions more
will never vote for backstabber, poor loser, misogynist,
Willard "Mitt the hallucinatory bad governor" Romney.

Mitt RomneyCARE = dishonesty = always violating the Law

Romney aide’s bogus badges: Sources detail ‘illegal’ security tactic

" Boston Herald - Friday, July 20, 2007
In an apparent violation of the law, a controverisal aide to ex-Gov. Mitt Romney
created phony law enforcement badges that he and other staffers used on the campaign trail
to strong-arm reporters, avoid paying tolls and trick security guards
into giving them immediate access to campaign venues, sources told the Herald.
“They (the aides) knew the badges were fake and probably illegal,”
said a presidential campaign source who asked for anonymity
because the story could damage the individual’s career.
Two additional sources confirmed that the badges - described as bright silver plates with a state seal attached -
were first created and used by Garrity while Romney was still governor." Romney Presidential campaign caught with fake LEOs and fake badges in two states (includes NH).

Myth Romney 2007 campaign's dirty tricks included phoney State Troopers caught in two states
before he was caught using push polls, fake and deceptive stories to the Press about others,
and other dirty tricks on a daily basis.

FAKE TROOPER (and Chief of Operations)

More here

More here - Romney aide is the focus of probe

Romney aide accused of faking badges

[Brugmansian]

I don't buy this Politico survey. Only 50% of "grass roots Tea Party leaders" (whoever they are) have issues with McCain?

I would say the number approaches or is 100%.

Lumping Mitch McConnell in with the RINOs we all oppose is dubious too. His ACU rating is 90%.

[Diogenesis]

"The American people need a break.
Let’s screw them all again."

"A political party cannot be all things to all people.
It must represent certain fundamental beliefs
 which must not be compromised to political expediency
or simply to swell its numbers."
--  President Ronald Reagan

"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party
 over to the traitors in the battle just ended.
We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged
 to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support.
Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates
wouldn’t make any sense at all.""
--  President Ronald Reagan

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Asked to rate on a 10-point scale the extent a series of conservative figures embodied the principles underpinning the tea party movement, respondents gave the highest grades to flame-throwing media personalities including Glenn Beck (who earned the highest average ranking: 8.4), Michelle Malkin and Andrew Breitbart above conservative Republican stalwarts who have actively courted tea party support, including Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina (who scored an average rating of 7.9), Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota (7.8) and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (7.5).

Gotta love it.

[Ingtar]

If either McCain or Romney wins the nomination, Obama wins again.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Lumping Mitch McConnell in with the RINOs we all oppose is dubious too. His ACU rating is 90%.

McConnell is one of those I refer to as a "squish" instead of a RINO. He's personally conservative, but has some spinal consistency issues.

[citizencon]

I don’t think that sentiment is accurate.
A least favorite is still a favorite...

[eleni121]

He made his bed and she made hers with kosovo Albanian muslim criminals like Thaci.

[VRWC For Truth]

[Man50D]

After all for whatever reason McCain did pick her for his veep spot

Only after he was told he couldn't have his first choice of flaming socialist LIEberman.

But I suspect Palin's "support" for McCain is personal not political.

Choosing party over principle is not worth respecting.

[ChrisInAR]

Here is ANOTHER McCain quote that I thought was despicable:

"Thank God & Greyhound he's gone."

-- Said right after Pat Buchanan left the GOP for it becoming a big-government party. I can't remember the date, but I do remember seeing the video of him saying it on the news.