Posted on 04/23/2011 2:03:02 PM PDT by deek69
Tea party lawmakers are being targeted for elimination by their own party, as old-guard Republicans use the Census-mandated redistricting process to erase seats won by last year’s upstarts, the National Journal reports. House freshmen from several GOP-majority states are in danger of losing out in a political realignment that rewards more connected veteran representatives. It may be cold comfort to tea partyers that the hostile redistricting process proves their point: They really don’t belong to the political establishment.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Next for GOP leaders: Stopping Sarah Palin
These so-called party "leaders" REALLY tick me off!
Yep, and when the Rats don't need 'em anymore, it won't be pretty. Even the Rats have no respect for other party traitors.
Perhaps it is time to start laying some firm framework for a more permanent conservative Tea Party and let the RINO’s relegate themselves and the Republican Party to a minor party as what happened to the Whigs. Enough already of thee elitist b@stards.
If that were so then where is the Whig Party?!
“Sorry to interject perspective...this ‘article’ is very lame, giving one anecdoctal example of district in LA”
It’s also happening in Texas...
That link no longer exists.
GRANDPA’s OLD PARTY is taking its last breath, by pulling this crap.
TEA PARTY is a lean and mean youngster and growing leaps and bounds.
Plus, we’re on a mission from God.
LOL. I think I’ve done that!
Monumental Attack Against Texas Conservatives
Texas Redistricting Plan Punishes Texas Conservatives (ACTION NEEDED)
Republicans are unlikely to protect freshman Rep. Blake Farenthold, who won in a heavily Latino district. Many in the party establishment see his election as a fluke—the district he won has been held by a Democrat since its creation in 1982. Helping Farenthold would mean making his district less Latino, which would create major headaches for Republicans elsewhere because the party leaders would have to create another majority-Latino seat to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
We’ve learned nothing from the tea party movement if we can’t capitalize on anything going forward. No matter how the lines are drawn people are waking up or are awake to see how there vote makes a difference.
The most frustrating thing is that the commentary is always from a place of defeat whenever the GOP is involved. Or least that’s MHO.
Join with Democrats? Have you lost your mind?
Don’t bet on it. Most readers don’t go beyond the headlines.
That stopped it from working.
I removed it and pushed enter and here is the link if you want it:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44449.html
Politico has all kinds of "stuff"--- popups etc and loads slowly.
They rarely remove a hit piece...
Finally! Thank you.
FReepers, where’s the evidence that the redistricting efforts are actually costing freshmen TP members their seats?
Be careful you do not fall victim to the divide and conquer strategy. A third party helps the Democrats.
“However, it is not some “GOP Kingmakers” intentionally disenfranchising ‘Tea Party’ candidates”
I beg to differ:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2709222/posts
The GOP is doing a good job of dividing and conquering itself with its "Stop Sarah" and "Screw the TEA Party" shenanigans.
All God-fearing, patriotic, constitutionalist, personhood pro-life, pro-natural family, pro-RKBA, pro-national sovereignty, pro-secure borders, peace through strength, morally conservative, small "r" republican, Reaganites welcomed.
No more patty-cakes.
Take the party over, and throw the corrupt dinosaurs out. No compromise, no “middle ground”. Oust them.
Bouncing Betty Bump!!!
Who is Bill Kneer and why does he not respond to posts on his threads?
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