Posted on 08/28/2010 3:02:40 AM PDT by mazda77
'I'd rather lose with Pat Toomey than win with Arlen Specter any day." That's South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint defending his Senate Conservatives Fund, a new PAC that has taken Washington by storm.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
“...They say Mr. DeMint is pushing candidates through the primaries who are too far to the right to take back vulnerable seats from Democrats in November...”
These are the same old country clubbers who never liked Pres. Reagan either. After all these years of abuse, they still want the vicious Leftist msm to like them. They suffer from the same “kick me” syndrome that makes battered wives stick around for more abuse.
I’m glad to hear there is a Senate Conservatives Fund PAC that will allow me to support conservative candidates, instead of Collins and Snowe. Thanks to Sen. DeMint.
Conservatives don’t have to win a race to send a message. A win is great, but even a thin election loss is a shot across the bow that can’t be ignored.
This was a great article, thanks for posting it!
His candidates aren’t all to the right—he backed Romney in ‘08.
The story is about the PAC and the last I saw, the PAC had nothing to do with Romney. Woujld the story have been any more significant to you if it was all about Romney? Would you have rather he backed Juan McSlime?
If you were to read the article, he laments that he got on the wagon when he had bigger fish to fry for the sake of party unity. He saw that was a mistake.
Sorry pal, you need to look elsewhere to find the creep that deficated in your corn flakes this morning.
>> His candidates aren’t all to the right—he backed Romney in ‘08. <<
Over McCain.
Earlier than when those were the only options.
To expand, I think DeMint is the best Senator we have and he’s doing great work. But many of his candidates aren’t right enough. They’re bad on immigration (such as Mitch Daniels, whom he’s tipped as his early favorite for President in ‘12) or other such.
But it’s a big step. We need, like him, to pick the best of the electable, keep on them, and continue to move the party to a smaller government, more freedom, and a smarter response to national security—including on immigration.
I don’t disagree on what he’s doing, and I think the charisma-challenged, immigration-mushy Daniels could be a superb VP candidate complementing the right candidate at the top of the ticket. (E.g., if Palin continues on her path and proves the right candidate in ‘12, Daniels could be the absolutely perfect #2—amplifying on her executive competence coming from a the heartland, balancing her regionally and also a shrewd inside player with great DC experience.)
The GOP establishment has strayed far and it’s going to take us a couple of generations of leaders to get it and the country back on course. But we need to stick with the most right of those who are presently electable out there—and keep the pressure on.
Wow. That’s a place to give. Demint / Palin or vice versa. That IS the ticket.
In 2008, once the Florida primary came around, there were only embarrassing choices left. DeMint here is making sure we don’t have those embarrassing choice in the general in the Senate races. Amazing job for the country. Love it!
White guy from the South, clear record of conservative votes—just not going to be elected President in this decade.
That’s not a very bright analysis. Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush. White guys from the South have won 4 out of 5 of the last Presidential elections.
Sorry, you’re right—a white guy Democrat is at an advantage if he’s from the South. W wasn’t ‘from the South’ as I meant it, which I might better classify as the ‘Deep South’ anyway. (Same deal for most Floridians, and lots of people of course would see 41 and 43 as counterfeit Texans, for political purposes, anyway.)
I hope (and think) that at least this election cycle actual conservatives, not RINO’s, have an electoral advantage.
Milktoast won't do it. The VP candidate has to be aggressive and forceful with the media.
Christie would be great fun! But it would make two less-than-full-term governors, which I think would add to her challenge.
Christie handles the libs and the media better than anyone I've seen in a long time.
Anyway, it'll be fun to watch..........unless she doesn't run and we get stuck with Romney.
By entering the race for 2008 with his money and organization, and early, well orchestrated money bombs, Mitt Romney kept any conservatives from entering the primaries and left us with him, Huckabee and McCain, and the too late Thompson entry (after we begged him to try).
DeMint was senior adviser for a Romney for President Exploratory Committee, and then served the Romney campaign, DeMint was pushing Romney to run as the best possible Presidential material, not as a last ditch desperation act.
They are still joined at the hip, and DeMint is probably at the top of the list as veep for Mitt. "Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) will appear as the special guest at a fundraiser next week to benefit South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint's 2010 re-election"
Any info you can share about Daniels’ immigration stance would be much appreciated.
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