While Alabama takes the crown for the most Conservative, Mississippi is right on its heels. And both states have been on the vanguard of Conservatism since they were among the few to back Barry Goldwater in 1964.
Posted on 06/09/2014 11:56:51 AM PDT by cotton1706
Mississippi candidate for U.S. Senate Chris McDaniel talked specifically and openly about issues in this interview with TPNN’s Tim Constantine on “The Capitol Hill Show” (listen below).
McDaniel, a constitutional conservative and Tea Party-backed candidate, is fresh off his narrow, yet amazing victory, forcing a run-off election on June 24 against 76-year-old incumbent Thad Cochran, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976 after serving six years in the House.
Cochran, considered a big government Republican who has been referred to as the Republican “Pork King” for his adherence to pork-barrel and deficit spending, faces an uphill climb as McDaniel seems to have all of the momentum in the race despite Cochran’s support from the GOP establishment, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).
McDaniel narrowly defeated Cochran, 49.5% to 49.0% (155,040 to 153,654), with neither reaching the necessary 50% plus one vote necessary to avoid a run-off.
“People in this state are ready for change,” McDaniel said to Tim, referring to Cochran’s track record. “They know that Senator Cochran has not been a conservative in years,” McDaniel continued.
McDaniel went on to accuse Cochran, who has repeatedly said, “I don’t know much about the Tea Party” movement, of not standing up to the Obama.
“They [Mississippi voters] know that he hasn’t even raised his voice or waged a fight against Barack Obama,” McDaniel told Tim Constantine.
McDaniel also said that, “what Mississippi wants, as the most conservative state in the Republic, is also the most conservative Senator.”
“Obamacare, what’s the answer?” Tim asked.
(Excerpt) Read more at tpnn.com ...
“...Let me repeat, TEAPARTY (except for Ron Johnson) HAS ZERO VICTORIES OVER DEMOCRAT SENATE INCUMBENTS.”
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So, Defender of RINO Incumbents, does Mississippi have a Democrat Senate INCUMBENT to which you fear McDaniel will lose?
Are you being intentionally obtuse, or do you actually not understand the current situation?
“I will be waiting for Chris McDaniel to announce that running Christine O’Donnell against Mike Castle was A HUGE TEA PARTY MISTAKE BECAUSE A LIBERAL DELAWARE DESERVES A MODERATE REPUBLICAN.”
I will be waiting for Karl Rove and Reince Preibus to announce that running a Mass. liberal Republican candidate like Mitt Romney for president, even against a Marxist goober like Barry Soetoro, was a HUGE ESTABLISHMENT MISTAKE BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE A CHOICE, NOT AN ECHO.
“Actually, the teaparty is too far right wing to take on a democrat incumbent.”
You are using the terminology of a leftist. You deserve whatever fire you draw here.
While Alabama takes the crown for the most Conservative, Mississippi is right on its heels. And both states have been on the vanguard of Conservatism since they were among the few to back Barry Goldwater in 1964.
It seems to me that the sensible common ground here is wanting the most Conservative candidate who, running as a Republican, can win.
In the case of MS that’s going to be McDaniel. With the added bonus that he isn’t the one showing strong signs of senility, either.
Haley Barbour ran against Ronnie Musgrove and defeated Musgrove. I wonder if Haley sounded like an American conservative during that election. Today he sounds like a Bill Clinton clone.
And just as an aside, since you’re GOPe and I’d actually like an honest answer to this question: did ANYBODY that you know berate John Warner for endorsing the DEMOCRAT in Virginia?? He certainly is not committed to electing republicans. Or Richard Lugar, who endorsed the DEMOCRAT in Georgia. He certainly is not committed to electing republicans.
Do you not understand that when we see these things happen, when Lisa Murkowski refuses to endorse the nominee of her party but instead runs as an independent with the help of democrats, when Arlen Specter becomes a democrat, when Charlie Crist becomes a democrat, when Lincoln Chafee becomes a democrat, when Jim Jeffords becomes an independent after just getting reelected, after Dede Scozzafava endorses the democrat, that we tend to not trust these types of candidates. Because when they get into office, they vote with the democrats. That we shouldn’t just support these people just because they have an “r” next to their name?
Please address this. Because this is the divide between us.
Actually, it’s not a bad point. The underlying assumption is that with politics as polarized as it is, there are no Democrats left in Conservative states. That means that Republicans need to go hunting for seats in purple states where a more Conservative candidate will be unpalatable to swing voters and crossover Dems.
I’m not sure I buy it, at least this cycle. Tea Party Conservatives should have a really good shot against Dem incumbents in NC, LA and AR ...
If I may step in?
My response is that I really want to see Ted Cruz running a Senate Committee or Subcommittee where he has subpoena power.
He doesn’t get that unless there’s a GOP majority. And we’d be a couple steps closer to that if the GOP still held seats in places like Indiana.
“He doesn’t get that unless there’s a GOP majority. And we’d be a couple steps closer to that if the GOP still held seats in places like Indiana.”
And the senator that we took out, for his many betrayals, has THIS YEAR endorsed the DEMOCRAT candidate in Georgia. Would you really like him back??
I’ve addressed this many times before. The democrats assisted in getting Akin the nomination, which lost both that seat and the one in Indiana. Had Steelman (the Tea Party candidate) gotten the nomination, a woman would not have been asked that stupid rape question, and both she and Mourdock would now be senators. But due to manipulations from the democrats and types like Mike Huckabee, that didn’t happen.
And furthermore, maybe choosing Connie Mack in FL, Tommy Thompson in WI, George Allen in VA, Pete Hoekstra in MI, Denny Rehberg in MT, Rick Berg in ND, etc. ALSO prevented Cruz from being chair of a sub-committee right now.
The idea that the liberal republican leadership in the Senate will give Cruz a chairmanship is laughable.
/johnny
Teaparty seems to be committed to defeating republican incumbents while leaving democrat incumbents unchallenged.
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Sometimes both sides have a hard time distinguishing between: (1) RINOS like McCain, who are a few paces to the right of the democrats but always moving in their leftward direction; and (2) non-RINOS who will go, say, 5/8 of where they want to go but oppose them on the remaining 3/8, especially when the 3/8 comprises one of their pet issues like immigration. A good case can be made for fighting candidates in (1) but, in an imperfect world, supporting candidates in (2) who can win.
South bashers here claim we are not really conservative...
Absolutely right! I'm a conservative Republican and although I'm praying we take back the Senate I'm also putting in a word for McDaniel. If we didn't have primaries to choose our candidates we would't have free elections. It's bogus to try and deny Tea Party candidates their chance.
One last whine and I’ll quit....
Note that democrats are already stressing that McDaniel is something of a neo confederate
The exact same lingo used here by some who incessantly berate the south and accuse us of not being conservative
If it anyone wants to know who these clowns are I’ll freepmail
They also claim we are only GOP voting since Nixon...wrong
Because we have been in undated with good northerners
I guess a lot of Freepers here have never seen this
My point is that anyone who tosses around pejoratives like “right wing” is using the terminology of a leftist.
The GOP-e record is nothing fabulous either. And they are a disaster in presidential elections. People who don’t stand for anything are absolutely worthless and having a congress full of those type squids is why we are in the state we are in.
And the rats actually think Childers has a chance! lol
I hope so, reelecting Simpson was a disgrace, especially when Idaho has conservative senators like Risch and Crapo, BOTH of whom stood with Cruz during the government shutdown.
Oh, Hell, never quit stressing these things!
It is a shame that so many so-called conservatives hate half this country while then hating the other half.
Kansas, however, is consistent: solidly Republican then, solidly Republican now.
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