Posted on 06/28/2014 3:38:13 AM PDT by OldRanchHand
RINO Republican In Name Only is a term used to describe people who are not truly Republican, they just run as a Republican on the ballot to get elected. Is Chris McDaniel a RINO?
He claims he is a lifelong Republican, but
He voted in the Democratic Primary
Records show conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel voted as a Democrat in the 2003 state primary. Associated Press 11/13/2013
Chris McDaniel denied it. But, McDaniels campaign spokesman Keith Plunkett said it is possible McDaniel voted in the 2003 Democratic primary.
Mississippis Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann confirms it: I looked at [the records], and they show he voted Democrat when Haley Barbour, Amy Tuck, Tate Reeves and Stacey Pickering were running in the Republican Primary. They also show he didnt vote in the presidential election in 2004 when Bush was running and didnt vote in the Republican Primary in 2008.
So, Chris McDaniel says he is a lifelong Republican. But he voted in the Democratic Primary; didnt vote in an important Republican Primary, and when liberal Democrat Senator John Kerry was running against President George W. Bush he didnt vote at all.
Chris McDaniel, he says one thing, his record says something else.
Which Party Is It?
When Chris McDaniel first ran for his office in 2007, Ryan Walters, one of his top advisers on his campaign committee was just four years prior the Vice Chairman of the Mississippi Reform Party and served on the Reform Party National Committee.
In 2012, Chris McDaniel was a featured speaker at the Mississippi Constitution Partys State Convention.
And in April, when faced with criticisms of the Libertarian Party, he tried to make amends with that organization, he said, I defended the Libertarian party on many occasions, despite objections from some on the political right.
So which is it, Chris? Reform Party or Constitution Party or Republican Party or Libertarian Party or Democratic Party?
Perhaps well never know, because as McDaniel said to the Libertarians, the longer I serve in government, the more my positions evolve.
Editorial
The Carthaginian November 21, 2013 Editorial: McDaniel cant cry Liar
A few years back a new newspaper editor moved into a South Delta town and began pumping life into the local weekly with lively news that evoked some consternation.
It led to some serious name calling against the scribe, culminating, the story goes, with a elderly farmer walking through the door of the newspaper and inquiring, Are you the fellow everyones calling a ***-**-*-*****?
Yes, sir.
Well, the old farmer rejoined, aint nobody calling you a liar.
Chris McDaniel, Tea Party hopeful for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Thad Cochran, has taken issue with reports he has, in times past, voted a Democratic Party ticket or skipped major Republican Party votes.
After initial confusion in his reply, it came out that state maintained computer records did show McDaniel had voted in a Democratic Party primary and skipped a GOP primary.
That apparently being a grave insult to his conservative credentials, McDaniel or his mouthpieces countered that he had to vote Democratic to vote in local elections, that perhaps someone had struck a wrong key and his vote was improperly recorded, that Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, a rumored GOP aspirant to the Senate seat, was playing politics at state expense.
The key now is, he aint calling nobody a liar.
And the Lord doesn’t tremble before fascism.
What’s wrong with the Constitution Party? I voted CP a couple of times myself. And the Reform Party is not all that bad either sometimes even the LP runs a conservative. I see this as no big deal.
Funny that this troll cited an *article* (smear) sponsored by Henry Barbour’s and Brian Perry’s (Thud CochRan’s campaign spokesperson) PAC.
The top two PAC donors....
Trustmark Bank, MS ~ $250,000.00
Mr Sanderson of Sanderson Farms ~ $100,000.00
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They probably like pork even more than they like chicken ;)
Darn, missed it again.
I’ll say this for you, you’re Establishment to your eyeballs.
Yep, runs around bleating about Delaware and Indiana but can’t be bothered telling off the GOP-E for backstabbing Tea Party winners in 2010.
From my point of view, the party unity people can try to earn my vote. To do that, they better come to me. It won’t be the other way around.
Despite what others will say, there are other options, and if enough people embrace them, we can get something done in this country. Clearly, after the events of the Mississippi election, it’s obvious that those answers will not come from the establishment Republican Party.
It’s telling who the GOP-E shills don’t castigate. They would have more cred if they were also getting after the antics of the GOP-E, but they seldom do. They just chime in after the dirty deeds are done, calling for unity.
And given that this is NOT a Republican website, you wonder what they hope to accomplish by doing so.
The book.. and a reference to “cred”.. a two-fer for you today.
Pat yourself on the back, limber up first.
I voted in a Democrat primary once too. 2008 Operation Chaos. I don’t regret it a damn bit.
Thanks, but yours would have been a ‘good’ vote understandingly,.....
Mine was just a stupid vote when I didn’t know any better!
Old Ranch Hand sent to that Last Big Roundup in the Ozone. Giddyup!
For the record: I was IBTZ
Most people, especially those in rural MS, have voted in a democratic primary. For local elections the Republicans don’t usually even bother to put up a candidate. Which means if you want a say in your sheriff, school board or county supervisor you HAVE to vote in the democratic primary. Because that’s where the election is...
Unless they think I should just give up any say in how my property taxes are spent?
Posting something from the same Henry Barbour headed PAC that bought the despicable KKK phone calls wasn’t a great move...
Thad’s special farmyard friends will be trolling us for awhile.
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