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As GOP civil war rages, Democrats look to benefit (more fodder for the cannon from AP)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/25/10 | Charles Babington - ap

Posted on 08/25/2010 3:07:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON – A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit.

The latest examples of conservative insurgents' clout came Tuesday at opposite ends of the country. In Florida, political newcomer Rick Scott beat longtime congressman and state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. And in Alaska, tea party activists and Sarah Palin pushed Sen. Lisa Murkowski to the brink of defeat, depending on absentee ballot counts in her race against outsider Joe Miller.

The GOP is likely to survive its bitter intraparty battles in such states as Alaska and Utah, even if voters oust veteran senators in both. But tea party-backed candidates might be a godsend to desperate Democrats elsewhere — in Nevada, Florida and perhaps Kentucky, where the Democrats portray GOP nominees as too extreme for their states.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: civilwar; democrats; gop; rages
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1 posted on 08/25/2010 3:07:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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The GOP and conservatives can’t do ANYTHING correctly! /s


2 posted on 08/25/2010 3:09:49 PM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (If leftist legislation that's already in place really can't be ended by non-leftists, then what?)
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RINOs are an endangered species.


3 posted on 08/25/2010 3:10:30 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: NormsRevenge

Wishful thinking.


4 posted on 08/25/2010 3:11:10 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: NormsRevenge

So a healthy primary shakeout is “civil war”, wishful thinking indeed.


5 posted on 08/25/2010 3:11:58 PM PDT by sinanju
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott speaks at his election night headquarters as he claimed victory over opponent Bill McCollum in Florida's primary election in Fort Lauderdale, Florida August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Joe Skipper


6 posted on 08/25/2010 3:12:03 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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When the Democrats can’t win a debate, and let’s be honest, it’s hard for a tax-and-spender to win a debate against a fiscally sensible candidate, they resort to the “extremist” label. They’re going to find that it won’t work.


7 posted on 08/25/2010 3:14:34 PM PDT by WinOne4TheGipper (Truman: The buck stops here. Obama: Buck? What buck? Did I tell you how it's all Bush's fault?)
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Wishful thinking. 'Rats refuse to acknowledge that tea partiers give voice to mainstream America. As the political season heats up the "Tea Party" meme will fade and the candidates' positions will emerge to stand or fall on their merits. If conservatives can simply hold their water, resist the temptation to talk about selling off the government or some such impulsive rot, and speak plainly about core issues, the 'rats will have a real headache in November.
8 posted on 08/25/2010 3:14:34 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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They wish. Babington is the biggest liberal hack in the Capitol press gallery. You don’t need to read his stuff, because you can always guess ahead of time exactly what he is going to say about any given subject. He has been like that for 15 years. This is his feeble attempt to spin what is going on. Lame > lamer > lamest.


9 posted on 08/25/2010 3:15:14 PM PDT by La Lydia
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Of course AP has never heard of a 'lefter-than-thou' liberal democrat.

In spite of the fact the most left-leaning democrat ex-senator in the history of the nation currently sits in the White House.

10 posted on 08/25/2010 3:16:15 PM PDT by skeeter
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U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) celebrates his Republican primary win with his wife Cindy McCain (C) and daughter Meghan McCain at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona August 24, 2010. McCain, who is seeking a fifth term in the Senate, defeated his challenger, former congressman and radio personality J.D. Hayworth for the general election nomination.« Read less REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)


11 posted on 08/25/2010 3:17:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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...And if the “insurgents” lost it would’ve proved that the Tea Party had lost its mojo.

They have the templates already written. Just a matter which one they use.


12 posted on 08/25/2010 3:21:10 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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He's a high school buddy of a friend of mine. I will have to check in with him.
13 posted on 08/25/2010 3:21:14 PM PDT by KC Burke
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A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul.

If Republicans do this, it's a civil war.

If Democrats do this, they are ironing out disagreements.

14 posted on 08/25/2010 3:22:36 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union, then we became them." Lazamataz, 2005)
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http://newsbusters.org/people/charles-babington

The author of this piece is a constant liberal defender.


15 posted on 08/25/2010 3:22:46 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: NormsRevenge

The establishment doesnt like being out of control.


16 posted on 08/25/2010 3:30:49 PM PDT by jerry557
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The Libtard Charles Babington, a member of the Statist-Controlled Associated Obama Press Corps is in the planning of a media-concocted “Civil War” that will try to bamboozle the GOP/Conservatives/Libertarians/Independents into thinking the party is in disarray when in reality, Obama is making a Hindenburg-type splash on America.


17 posted on 08/25/2010 3:41:22 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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" the Coakley loss to Republican Scott Brown was excruciating"

AP Writer Worries Scott Brown Election Imperils Obama's 'Audacious Plan' for Socialized Medicine

APs Babington Misleads That Gates Arrested Because He's Black

LifeNews.com Busts AP Over Presence of Abortion Funding in Dems' Health Care Plan

AP's Labeling: Obama the 'Populist Crusader' vs. 'Hardline Conservatives'

AP: 'There's Ample Evidence that Obama is Something Special'

Newsbusters.com

18 posted on 08/25/2010 3:42:35 PM PDT by kcvl
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in Nevada, Florida and perhaps Kentucky, where the Democrats portray GOP nominees as too extreme for their states.

Kentucky will not go Democrap this year and Fla will go Republican by 10 points is my guess. Nevada would probably have been less close with Tarkanian, but thats about it. Not much to crow about.

19 posted on 08/25/2010 3:42:52 PM PDT by Nonstatist
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Keep dreaming, that’s all they’ve got.

Kentucky is safe. Nevada should win so long as Republicans/conservatives stop being bitter and unite around Angle and she stays on message. Rubio will win Florida. The Governor’s race? Hard to say, but it’s not about Scott per se. The two Republicans there went to the gutter in their primary and that now has to be overcome. But they do start with a more energized base.

Miller if he pulls the win in the primary will win the general and so will the Utah candidate.


20 posted on 08/25/2010 3:52:34 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (?)
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