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Goodbye tea party, hello big tent
Washington Post ^ | April 11, 2014 | By Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 04/11/2014 3:01:13 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Say what you will about Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), but they know a train wreck when they see it. They also know when to separate themselves from the cranks and the losers on the right. Although both supported the shutdown and were heartily supported by tea party groups in their own Senate races, neither one has endorsed Matt Bevin in Kentucky, Milton Wolf in Kansas or Chris McDaniel in Mississippi. In fact, Cruz’s office confirms he hasn’t endorsed anyone in the primaries.

There are a few important lessons here. First, neither one of these guys wants to be associated with, or take responsibility for, any tea party wipeouts if they can possibly avoid it.

Second, this suggests Bevin, McDaniel and Wolf are so far out there not even the two most conservative senators will endorse them.

And finally, this reinforces our point that within Congress and the GOP as a whole there is more unity than the mainstream media portrays as the tea party devolves into a very fringe group backed by D.C. money-making operations.

The big tent is back.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas; US: Kentucky; US: Mississippi; US: Texas
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To: Tulane

Jennifer is a RINO lawyer turned columnist from Hollywood, CA.
Nuuf said.


41 posted on 04/12/2014 3:11:57 AM PDT by ebmiller (Podcasts are the way to go)
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To: ebmiller

Typo King!

NUFF said.


42 posted on 04/12/2014 3:14:22 AM PDT by ebmiller (Podcasts are the way to go)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Big tent”? I think not.

In fact, GF your ‘big tent’


43 posted on 04/12/2014 3:16:13 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: lentulusgracchus

yawnnnn, +1


44 posted on 04/12/2014 4:15:20 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The “cranks and losers” sure seem to be annoying the heck out of the Rinos.


45 posted on 04/12/2014 7:52:41 AM PDT by 4Liberty (Optimal institutions - optimal economy.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Rino “big tent” is a pup tent on the country club golf course.


46 posted on 04/12/2014 8:47:41 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SunkenCiv
speaking of Big Tent Republicans there's this tonight re: Bundy Ranch:

"Hugh Hewitt ‏@hughhewitt 38m

Been representing landowners v. Fed for 30 years. BLM 1 of the better agencies to deal w/. Really. Most folks have no idea how agencies act"

47 posted on 04/12/2014 11:10:40 PM PDT by Pelham (If you do not deport it is amnesty by default.)
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