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John McCain: Cochran's Tactics against Tea Party in MS Worth Emulating
breitbart.com ^ | 6/30/14 | Awr Hawkins

Posted on 06/30/2014 11:22:34 AM PDT by cotton1706

One week after traveling to Mississippi to do his utmost to help Senator Thad Cochran (R) beat Tea Party rival Chris McDaniel, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) talked about the strengths he saw in Cochran's approach to campaigning.

According to AZ Central, McCain dismissed criticism over the tactics the Republican Establishment used to get black Democrats to cross over and vote for Cochran.

Said McCain, "There are some people complaining that African-American voters voted. [But] I thought one of the major priorities of the Republican Party was to get all minority and ethnic voters out to vote for Republicans."

He described Cochran's "get-out-the-vote campaign" as "excellent," then talked about how he will face similar circumstances in Arizona and needs to work equally as hard if he runs again. "The key is you'd better pay attention, you'd better work hard, you'd better organize." He added, "And you'd better understand that there's a strong anti-Washington/anti-incumbency sentiment out there, which is justified and you've got your work cut out for you."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; gope; mccain; msprimary; rinos; teaparty
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To: Lil Flower

No more lesser of two evils.

But if you’re going to fight a war, you have to stake out your position and draw a line in the sand.

I say McDaniel is the line. He has already proven there was massive voter fraud, help him challenge the election. Help get conservatives on board for a national effort.

And if he can’t challenge it for some reason, get behind an Independent run for him. I’m telling you, now or never.

We let them get by with this and we’re toast. Even if the Tea Party or others are still trying to play politics, we’ll all be done if we can’t even right one wrong.


61 posted on 06/30/2014 12:03:24 PM PDT by Kenny (<p)
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To: cotton1706

could someone please push him in front of a bus?


62 posted on 06/30/2014 12:22:30 PM PDT by ronniesgal (Good Grief.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

A new conservative party is the only answer. Mississippi’s corruptive voting antics on the part of the elitists, global one-world order people, have made the Republican history! They killed it! And, don’t come asking me if I want the Democrats to keep control again. Mr. Barbour, you can take full blame if that happens.


63 posted on 06/30/2014 12:22:50 PM PDT by lu shissler (ecause)
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To: lu shissler

The GOPe/RINOs and others have great fear of the power of the TEA party don’t they? They are doing everything they can to continue hood-winking people into voting for their worthless selves.


64 posted on 06/30/2014 12:24:09 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: pfony1

Joe’s too old.


65 posted on 06/30/2014 12:24:58 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Conservatism is the political disposition of grown-ups.)
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To: GeronL

Sorry Johnny Boy, it only works in primaries. In the general election, Cochran is going to get his clock cleaned by the same ***holes who voted for him in the primary. It’s not only NOT “worth emulating”, it isn’t very bright either.


66 posted on 06/30/2014 12:25:27 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The future must not belong to those who slander bacon.)
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To: lu shissler; KC_Lion

Maybe the conservatives in MS can lead the way and form the Freedom Party (a name suggested by Sarah Palin I recall)


67 posted on 06/30/2014 12:27:32 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

exactly


68 posted on 06/30/2014 12:27:53 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Kenny

J.D. Hayworth tried that and McCain poured $20 million plus of his personal funds into defeating Hayworth in the primary.


69 posted on 06/30/2014 12:32:37 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: McGruff; All

Wonder how much he got for his soul?


70 posted on 06/30/2014 12:36:27 PM PDT by PenguinM
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To: cotton1706

Those same voters will be voting Democrat in the General election and TC is going to lose.


71 posted on 06/30/2014 12:40:19 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Oh darn!

Is there someone else?


72 posted on 06/30/2014 12:41:05 PM PDT by pfony1 (Add just 6 GOP Senators and we "bury" Harry)
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To: cotton1706
Said McCain, "There are some people complaining that African-American voters voted.

No. We're complaining that DEMOCRATS voted. Twice. Juan McCain has never been the sharpest knife in the drawer.

73 posted on 06/30/2014 12:41:36 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: Kenny
Who do you think is going to put together your glorious "third party".

Evidently not you.

74 posted on 06/30/2014 12:42:08 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: cotton1706

75 posted on 06/30/2014 12:43:07 PM PDT by Viennacon (Rebuke the Repuke!)
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To: cotton1706
Said McCain, "There are some people complaining that African-American voters voted. [But] I thought one of the major priorities of the Republican Party was to get all minority and ethnic voters out to vote for Republicans."

Unscientific poll (you can't say both!)- Is this McCain being a total dickhead, or a clueless meathead in this situation. I mean, does he really think it's a good idea for a mainstream Republican to call Tea Party Republican voters racists, etc. or is just old and dumb and out of touch and thinks Cochran is just mavericky?

Pick one!

I'll vote first - he's a clueless meathead here.

76 posted on 06/30/2014 12:46:40 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: cotton1706

Not one dime’s worth of difference.


77 posted on 06/30/2014 12:46:47 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: cotton1706

McCain and the GOPe are cutting their own throats. Many tea party people still vote for them as the lesser of two evils, but as that margin gets slimmer it’s bound to be less likely in the future.


78 posted on 06/30/2014 12:56:19 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: leapfrog0202
J.D. Hayworth tried that and McCain poured $20 million plus of his personal funds into defeating Hayworth in the primary.

That was then, this is now. If I'm not mistaken, McCain is the most unpopular Senator of the bunch.

79 posted on 06/30/2014 1:05:36 PM PDT by Kenny (<p)
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To: cotton1706; All
And I voted for this asswipe in 2008! I told myself that I was *really* voting for Palin. I told myself I was *really* voting "against" Obama. Those were of course rationalizations and lies; the truth is that I voted for McCain and that is ALL I did, no matter my additional intentions.

I'm glad he lost. If he had won, I would have been to blame for all the garbage he perpetrated on the U.S. and the Republican party because I voted for it.

We will ONLY start cleaning this country up when we SHATTER the illusion of voting "against." We have been voting "against" for decades and the reason it has failed is because voting "against" is imaginary, rationalization, wishful thinking. It's like hunting unicorns: your prey will ALWAYS be elusive because it is PRETEND.

80 posted on 06/30/2014 1:06:51 PM PDT by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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