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1 posted on 06/11/2014 5:32:28 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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There were six guys running against Graham. May have been a different outcome if there had only been one.


2 posted on 06/11/2014 5:33:29 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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Look for the most “conservative” guy to win. What happened in Virgina is the start of a major wave.


3 posted on 06/11/2014 5:35:11 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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Graham is a skilled and slimy politician who says whatever anybody wants to hear. An old-fashioned retail politician.

He spent literally millions, got only 56% of the “republican” electorate, and still may lose in November.


4 posted on 06/11/2014 5:35:32 AM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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A bunch of conservatives that talked real big, but as usual tried to be too smart by half.

They, and the ones in KY can finally stop their boasting and actually concentrate on actually winning next time.


5 posted on 06/11/2014 5:35:49 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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Gonna have to get the state legislature to act on that, unfortunately, which doesn’t look likely.

State senator Lee Bright had the opportunity to be a Chris McDaniel, but he totally bungled it.


6 posted on 06/11/2014 5:36:23 AM PDT by Viennacon
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OK Brat wins in VA, BUT what the HELL happened in SC??!!

SC is a PRIME example of why we need TERM LIMITS!

9 posted on 06/11/2014 5:38:00 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ("Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?" - Patrick Henry, 1775)
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the best candidate in SC had the least money - Lee Bright. He still swamped all other challengers - but didn’t have the money to counter Graham’s ads. Graham ran great radio and TV spots. Very clever. The messages shored up his weak points in voters minds, and there was no money to counter it.

Meanwhile, no talk radio hosts or outside groups got involved in SC for whatever reason. They helped push Brat over the top.

And again, one congressional district is one thing, an entire state is another.


10 posted on 06/11/2014 5:38:56 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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Here's a thread with many thoughts on that ....

Two biggies: Cantor and his staff were their own worst enemies. And it is MUCH easier to oust an incumbent in a smaller House seat district than a statewide Senate race.

11 posted on 06/11/2014 5:39:00 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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Really it is a matter of not enough state wide appeal. Nobody generated enough positive appeal. The only appeal was negative - dump the RINO. This has strong appeal in the upstate but not so much as you move toward the coast.


15 posted on 06/11/2014 5:43:31 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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There is a fallacy in your assumption.

Cantor lost a primary for a seat in the House

Lindsey won primary for a seat in the Senate

In Va there was one strong conservative voice

There was no strong conservative voice in SC, as always, narrowly focused conservatives put up a lot of candidates to allow the various factions to vote their principles

There is actually no valid comparison in the two races permitting a conclusion to be drawn

Conservative unity wins is the lesson


16 posted on 06/11/2014 5:45:10 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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People overplayed their hand in SC. They fielded too many candidates thinking that was smart. It was not.
Same thing is going to happen in the 2016 primaries too if a lesson wasn’t learned here.

Put up a good candidate against a RINO and back that person. Don’t field a bunch who will cancel each other out allowing the RINO a win.


17 posted on 06/11/2014 5:45:18 AM PDT by dforest
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Like Cornyn, Graham won but it was NOT a ringing endorsement.

I wonder how many conservatives they’ve sufficiently alienated with their lies and deceit during the primaries, that will refuse to vote for them in the general.


18 posted on 06/11/2014 5:45:31 AM PDT by Nickname
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What really needs to happen to close a state's primaries?

Can it be done before the 2016 elections in any state?

Does it have to go through the legislature if we just want to close the Republican Primary?

Does anybody know?

20 posted on 06/11/2014 5:45:59 AM PDT by Betty Jane
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When you go to vote in SC you produce a photo ID. Once you are located on the roll they ask you if you wish to vote on the Republican or Democrat ticket. You tell them your choice, sign one of two sheets, and are given a colored card according to the sheet you sign. You give this card to the poll worker who authorizes the machine for your chosen ticket.

Going by the number of signatures on the sheets the ratio at my polling location was 3 to 1 Republican.

I voted for Lee Bright. There weren’t enough people like me.


24 posted on 06/11/2014 5:49:54 AM PDT by servo1969
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There’s a reason SC has the “Corridor of Shame”.


26 posted on 06/11/2014 5:50:27 AM PDT by moovova
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It’s really too bad that those with the lowest numbers stayed in, but then who knows that Graham didn’t offer a “carrot” to them to stay in the race to keep the person closest to him from getting close enough for a run-off. I’m sorry to have to say this, but it shows that we really need to vet candidates better. A couple weeks out from a race, one needs to be able to assess the situation and make decisions. The fact that so many were polling so low, but still didn’t drop out and throw their support to a better candidate tells me a lot about them. It’s still about THEM, and not what is best for the state/country. And, the voters SHOULD be able to see that a candidate running in 4th, 5th or 6th place is a wasted vote. They are as much to blame as the candidates.


27 posted on 06/11/2014 5:50:41 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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Aren’t the primaries in VA open as well? I was reading an article on the way into work saying that democrats in VA were celebrating because they turned out to beat Cantor in order to beat Brat in the general election. Is this the case?


29 posted on 06/11/2014 5:51:37 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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Yep,

How Lindsey Graham Stomped the Tea Party(Grahamnesty gloats and so are the libs) Jun 10 2014,

37 posted on 06/11/2014 5:55:57 AM PDT by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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I heard that Jack Trammell, the Democrat running for Cantor's seat, urged Democrats to vote in the Republican primary for Brat.

That could explain the extreme divergence from the polls.

48 posted on 06/11/2014 6:00:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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13 million to 3 million war chests, that’s what happened. Money always wins......Sickening.


59 posted on 06/11/2014 6:08:42 AM PDT by lula (Shine the light of truth Lord, confound the deceiver I pray...AMEN!)
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