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Senior Republican Sen. Thad Cochran says he doesn't 'know a lot about' the Tea Party
washingtonexaminer.com ^
| 2/18/14
| Joel Gehrke
Posted on 02/18/2014 9:57:19 AM PST by cotton1706
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., a 36-year Republican senator facing a primary challenge in 2014, denied that he is out of touch with voters but acknowledged that he "doesn't know a lot about" the Tea Party.
"The Tea Party is something I don't really know a lot about," Cochran, who was elected senator in 1978 after six years in the House, told Mississippi News Now.
Cochran denied Tea Party rival Chris McDaniel's accusation that he's out of touch with conservatives. "I'm as in touch with the people of Mississippi as an elected official can be," he said.
McDaniel is viewed as a heavy underdog to Cochran, but the Senate Conservatives Fund is backing the upstart candidate.
"It's time for a new generation of leadership in the United States Senate," Matt Hoskins, executive director of the SCF super PAC, Senate Conservatives Action, said when they released an ad on McDaniel's behalf. "Chris McDaniel is a proven conservative leader who will stand up to the big spenders in both parties and help restore America's greatness."
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; teaparty; uniparty
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To: cotton1706
Yeah but he loves Tea and Party’s too.
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02/18/2014 2:18:45 PM PST
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PoloSec
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To: vetvetdoug
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02/18/2014 2:19:01 PM PST
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LibLieSlayer
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To: PGalt
Thank YOU so much, dearest PGalt.
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02/18/2014 2:19:18 PM PST
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To: ExNewsExSpook
He owns property yes... he lives in Orange Beach, AL.
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02/18/2014 2:19:38 PM PST
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LibLieSlayer
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To: ExNewsExSpook; vetvetdoug; LibLieSlayer
Just wondering...does Thad still have a home in Mississippi? Or like Pat Roberts, is he tired of living among his constituents? Heck, his wife MIGHT reside here once in a while.
THAD has lived in Washington, D.C. for over 42 YEARS.
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02/18/2014 2:21:52 PM PST
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onyx
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To: LibLieSlayer
Amen.
I can’t believe that some young people I happen to know are actually planning to vote for THAD.
IDIOTS!
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02/18/2014 2:23:22 PM PST
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To: onyx
looks like he needs to be "Lugared"..much like *itch McConnell.
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02/18/2014 2:25:32 PM PST
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skinkinthegrass
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To: onyx
Fools! That is just unimaginable... he could not care less about their futures.
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02/18/2014 2:36:34 PM PST
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LibLieSlayer
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