Posted on 03/20/2012 10:30:49 AM PDT by Windy City Conservative
Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor should step down from his leadership position for interfering in Tuesday’s primary.
The 10-term congressman said he was “outraged” that Cantor (R-Va.) endorsed freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in the battle between the two lawmakers, which is growing nastier by the day.
“He needs to step down as majority leader,” Manzullo told The Hill on Monday afternoon, referring to Cantor. “Members of our conference don’t trust him, and when you don’t trust someone, you need to replace him.”
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Heritage Action- Manzullo 83%; Kinzinger 63%
So Cantor and the GOPe go with the young pretty boy (Kinzinger) who has voted way less conservative then the 20 year congressman with a lifetime ACU rating of 95%. This is what the leadership in the GOPe have to offer. Pathetic.
“20 year congressman”.......it’s time for him to go, he’s been there long enough. :)
Manzullo is my congressman. He is not perfect, but he is the best in Illinois.
When Kinzinger was redistricted into a heavy Dem district, he moved. Once he decided to move, he could have moved anywhere. Why did he have to attack the best ongressman in the state?
I get his ads, and the ads from that lefty Super Pac. Why does the Frosh have all of the Chicago Establishment pubbie endorsements? Because while Manzullo is no exactly a maverick, he is his own man. Kinzinger seems to want to be Aaron Schock’s man. (See Hillbuzz.org for what that implies).
Kinzinger is running a VERY dirty campaign, even taking snippets of quotations to make Manzullo seem to say the opposite of what he is saying.
Kinzinger is evil.
Normally, I would agree if the primary was between TWO candidates with similar 90%+ ACU and Heritage ratings.
However, Adam’s 72% rating is ridiculous. That’s Scott Brown-like RINO ratings.
I am completely unfamiliar with both candidates, but it does appear a bit unseemly for a majority leader to actually endorse one member over another. And in another twist, it looks like the young gun actually moved to Manzullo’s district after his own district was swallowed by JJ Jr. Leadership must absolutely hate Manzullo.
I’d like to see both Cantor AND Boehner gone.
On Tuesday in Illinois, the super PAC is working against Reps. Donald Manzullo, a Republican, and Jesse Jackson Jr., a Democrat, Politico reports.
The Campaign, based in Houston, says its mission is simple – to oust incumbents. “We step in as equalizers so that there can actually be a competitive election, so that — God forbid — members of Congress have to face the voters in a competitive environment,” Curtis Ellis, a spokesman for the super PAC, told Politico.
So far, the super PAC has spent more than $1 million for ads around the country, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That’s small compared to some other super PACs, but the impact has been large.
Manzullo, who is engaged in a tight primary contest with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, isn’t so happy about that. “Why would we have a system that allows people from outside the state with absolutely no connections to literally buy an election?” he told Politico
The super PAC’s financial backers include founder Leo Linbeck, a construction titan based in Houston who has donated $775,000; TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, who contributed $500,000; and Tim Dunn, CEO of a Texas oil and gas firm. The Campaign garnered $1.8 million as of Jan. 31, according to its most recent campaign finance report.
The super PAC succeeded in its goal to defeat Ohio GOP Rep. Jean Schmidt in her primary earlier this month against obscure tea party candidate Brad Wenstrup. The super PAC shelled out $132,000 for ads against Schmidt, calling her “corrupt.”
I like Manzullo but that aside...the stupidity of the Republican party is boundless. When Marcy Kaptur beat Kucinich in Ohio, you just knew the Democrat leadership wanted Kaptur and they got what they wanted. But there was no public fight or nastiness of this level in that race.
IF the GOP wins in November, it will clearly be in spite of themselves...Stupid, stupid, stupid.
The Dems redistricted a lot of suburban Chicago into our rural/Rockford industrial blue collar district. The Chicago Republicans would love to peg a real conservative and replace him with a Mark Kirk/Aaron Schock/Mitt Romney type.
There’s no crying in politics, Manzullo. Maybe you should pack your toys and go home if the other boys on the Hill aren’t being nice to you. For goodness sake, so a party leader endorsed your opponent: that’s not election interference. Manzullo’s misguided sense of entitlement is palpable, and that attitude is part of the problem in D.C. Manzullo clearly has demonstrated why his primary opponent should win.
Don Manzullo has served NW Illinois for 20 years. We were saddened to see him gerry-mandered out of our district. I pray that he will win this primary. Congress needs a shining light on the hill.
So you want to oust a reliable conservative just because he has been around for 20 years? To add to that you’d like to replace his with a young RINO? No wonder the GOP is such a mess. Adam Kinzinger is the Scott Brown of Illinois.
It’s a trick to get all of the cheating Dem’s voting in the Republican Primary, to back Manzullo.
While I understand your concerns, I still say it’s time for Manzullo to go. Congress has a 9% approval rating? People hate Congress, except for their own Congressman. Fine. Nothing will ever change.
It’s time to vote them ALL out, even the ones we like, if we expect things to change. The way I figure it, if I like my Congressman, I’ll still vote against him if he runs for reelection, BEFORE I learn what he is really up to.
There are no honest politicians....none. Let them serve their term, so they can boost their egos, then dump them. It’s good for them, it’s better for us. :)
I assume by the smiley face you are joking.
Kinzinger beat his Dem opponent with alot of Tea Party backing. He has been a big disappointment.
So that’s the determining factor in your decision to support RINO Kinzinger?
“So you want to oust a reliable conservative just because he has been around for 20 years? To add to that you’d like to replace his with a young RINO? No wonder the GOP is such a mess. Adam Kinzinger is the Scott Brown of Illinois.”
Yes. For the record, I am not a Republican, they lost me after Reagan. I am a Conservative, and I believe in term limits.
Term limits would prevent a few “reliable conservatives” from “serving” us longer than they may like, but it would also severely cut down on the amount of corruption in Congress. I can live with that tradeoff.
I find it quaint that people who would normally be all in favor of term limits, change their tune a bit when it comes to their own Congressman.
As for the “GOP being in a mess”, I couldn’t agree more. They are every bit as corrupt as the democrat party. But....can you imagine the massive support the GOP could attract nationally if they would come out with a term limits platform? It will never happen, but it’s nice to think about.
“So you want to oust a reliable conservative just because he has been around for 20 years? To add to that you’d like to replace his with a young RINO? No wonder the GOP is such a mess. Adam Kinzinger is the Scott Brown of Illinois.”
Yes. For the record, I am not a Republican, they lost me after Reagan. I am a Conservative, and I believe in term limits.
Term limits would prevent a few “reliable conservatives” from “serving” us longer than they may like, but it would also severely cut down on the amount of corruption in Congress. I can live with that tradeoff.
I find it quaint that people who would normally be all in favor of term limits, change their tune a bit when it comes to their own Congressman.
As for the “GOP being in a mess”, I couldn’t agree more. They are every bit as corrupt as the democrat party. But....can you imagine the massive support the GOP could attract nationally if they would come out with a term limits platform? It will never happen, but it’s nice to think about.
Don Manzullo is my congressman;I’ve known him a long time.He chairs the Small Business Committee and doesn’t make a lot of headlines.He’s always been a solid conservative and I proudly voted for him today.Boehner and the statist GOP losers backing Kinzinger should tell you all you need to know.
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