Tea Party groups that offered Dave Brat zero support sure are thrilled he defeated Eric Cantor

Washington Examiner ^ | 06/11/2014 | BY T. BECKET ADAMS

[philly-d-kidder]

Independence Hall Tea Party has no feedback mechanism it is 100% Top Down

There is not even a blog to discuss topics of mutual Interest
it has turned into a Local Radio promotional arm of WPHT

We had a 2 other 100% FM conservative radio stations for 18onths
the Independence Hall Tea party stayed with Michael Smerconish and WPHT as they Threw off air Beck Hannity Rush.

Recent election they attacked 100% conservative candidates Picking friends then Go on Fox..Talk how great they are..

They Give out Awards on 4th of July to You Guessed it WPHT radio personalities..

They have new year Historic re-enactments with same radio personality annually

We stay with the 13 TP Local Organizations in my County.

We recently had the State & County GOP send candidates from harrisburg to run against District Tea Party Committeeman. They gave free Printing mailings events sponsored with funding of State GOP and County Office. Tea party won 82-18

The County GOP does zip for voter education

[ArtDodger]

The TEA movement has no central organization any more than the colonial militia did. Like the militia of old, the TEA folks put down their work and showed up when needed with their own tools (votes) and wits. When the job was done they went home and back to work.
This is lost on those who only think in terms of structured political parties with platforms set in stone. This concept is what confounded the British generals who accused the militia of not fighting fairly, i.e. not fighting in a way in which the Brits had an advantage.

[lquist1]

“We remember their inaction.”

I wonder how many even on FR donated money to the Brat campaign — I didn’t. I assumed (like everyone including apparently Brat himself) that he had no shot against a sitting House majority leader. I wished him well, hoped he could at least break 40% to help send a message, but never imagined he could actually topple Cantor.

Given all that, can you really blame other outside groups for not putting money into that race?

[sauropod]

Unbeliveable, ain't it?

[FreeAtlanta]

The only TEA party happened in Boston harbor 200 years ago. I am beyond sick of the “TEA Party Leaders”. Drop it. We are conservatives, constitutionalist, and patriots. We need no leaders. We need to stand together and through the bums out.

Jmho

[FreeAtlanta]

Thank you!

[Defiant]

Just heard Britt Hume's definition of amnesty on Rush's show. My definition:

If you came to the US illegally, and the law is changed to allow you to stay, that is amnesty. It is forgiveness of the illegal act of coming to the US. You can pardon the offense of illegal entry, but that doesn't mean you get to stay. It just means you stay out of jail before getting kicked out.

Someone let Britt know.

[upchuck]

Guess I’m just stoopid.

The article states: “And Dave Brat... staged the huge upset without any help from major Tea Party organizations.”

The article also states: “A Tea Party candidate soundly defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va...”

Well, which is it?

[dead]

The Tea Party is about finding candidates not beholden to any political cronies in Washington.

Brat's so Tea Party he doesn't even have cronies in the Tea Party!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I only found out about Brat a few days ago from NumbersUSA, and I checked out his website and sent him a hundred bucks. I plan to send him another hundred sometime down the road.

It's a shame these people are such Johnny-come-latelies for this guy.

"Yeah, yeah, me too, isn't it great "our" candidate won???"

Meanwhile, the Dems will be making this the theme song for this race.

PING!

[Kenny]

Only send $ to your candidate! That’s the only way to be sure they’re actually getting the money.

We don’t need 3rd parties to siphon off their cut before they help our candidates.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: The article also states: “A Tea Party candidate soundly defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va...”

BOTH. The Tea Part is not a “party” as in Republican or Democrat.

It consists of many autonomous groups all over the United States.

Hence, the title of this thread: ‘Tea Party Groups’

So, many Tea Party groups supported Dave Brat. But many others did nothing.

[Parley Baer]

Make that Mississippi. Can’t believed I misspelled it. To excited I guess.

[upchuck]

I agree with you 100%. I NEVER give to national campaigns, no matter the goal. There’s always a way to keep the money local. For example, don’t give to United Way. Don’t let them take their slice of your pie. Instead, give to local charities.

Same with politicians. I give directly to the politicians that most agree with my political philosophies.

TPP is a sham. Their emails crying and begging for money are pathetic.

[Albion Wilde]

This was the best news I’ve heard in a long, long time. I pity him and his family going forward; hope he has already battened the hatches against the Dimotrash smear machine coming his way.

[tennmountainman]

Jenny Beth Martin would not even take Brats call.
Plus Tea Party Patriots give very little to candidates.

[Shery]

I quit giving to tea party groups, as well. I give directly to the candidate. I got very tired of the phone calls and pressure to give. I told them That I noticed that some of the so-called “tea party” candidates were not very conservative and I wanted to make sure that I supported the real conservative in the race, not a phony. Anyway, I received an email telling me I should vote for Perdue in GA primary. I could NOT believe that this person would encourage support for Perdue, but I guess it was b/c they had name recognition to go up against Michelle Nunn. Anyway, that showed me that anybody can be conned and I’d best find things out for myself and support those I felt I could support. So, I do not give to the tea party groups or RNC. I give directly to the candidate.

[Shery]

I quit giving to tea party groups, as well. I give directly to the candidate. I got very tired of the phone calls and pressure to give. I told them That I noticed that some of the so-called “tea party” candidates were not very conservative and I wanted to make sure that I supported the real conservative in the race, not a phony. Anyway, I received an email telling me I should vote for Perdue in GA primary. I could NOT believe that this person would encourage support for Perdue, but I guess it was b/c they had name recognition to go up against the democrat. Anyway, that showed me that anybody can be conned and I’d best find things out for myself and support those I felt I could support. So, I do not give to the tea party groups or RNC. I give directly to the candidate.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Yes, Dave Brat will be called a racist, sexist, xenophobic homophobe, and that will just be from the GOP-e traitors supporting the Democrats, who will say his mother is ugly and dresses him funny, if that’s what it takes to win.

[Albion Wilde]

He’d better pray he has never had any binders of women, or sipped from a water bottle on tv, due to their penetrating insight and investigatory skillz.