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Cochran foe challenges GOP Senate primary loss
Yahoo News ^ | Aug. 4, 2014 | Jack Elliot

Posted on 08/04/2014 2:00:31 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

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1 posted on 08/04/2014 2:00:31 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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Oh good. Hope Chris McDaniel wins.


2 posted on 08/04/2014 2:03:10 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Be a part of the American freedom migration: freestateproject.org)
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To: Rennes Templar

About time! Hope he has some real evidence.


3 posted on 08/04/2014 2:05:29 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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I don’t know how these things work, but why does this go to the state GOP instead of a court of law?


4 posted on 08/04/2014 2:06:05 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: RKBA Democrat

Hope the quintessential RINO Cochran loses the next one.


5 posted on 08/04/2014 2:07:55 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (If Obama hated America and wanted to destroy her, what would he do differently?)
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To: NEMDF

Because this (a Primary) is something that is handled by a political Party. It is a fundamental rule of procedure that you have to exhaust your Administrative appeals before you can file suit in Court. If he were to file suit court before that, it would get tossed.


6 posted on 08/04/2014 2:08:22 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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I don’t know how these things work, but why does this go to the state GOP instead of a court of law?

Under Mississippi law, he has to file his challenge first with the party Executive Committee. If (when) they turn him down, he can go to court.

7 posted on 08/04/2014 2:09:04 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Rennes Templar

The last paragraph is, of course, a slanderous lie. No one has any problem with going after “black votes.” The problem is with libeling his opponent, and all tea partiers, as a KKK racist.


8 posted on 08/04/2014 2:09:51 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Impeach. Rinse. Repeat.)
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McDaniel-Cochran ping.


9 posted on 08/04/2014 2:09:51 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: NEMDF

Don’t know, I’m not from Mississippi...


10 posted on 08/04/2014 2:10:09 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (If Obama hated America and wanted to destroy her, what would he do differently?)
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To: NEMDF

McDaniel has to exhaust his options within the GOP apparatus first.


11 posted on 08/04/2014 2:10:27 PM PDT by deport
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Mississippi voters don't register by party, but state law makes so-called crossover voting — casting a ballot in one party's primary and another party's runoff in the same cycle — a misdemeanor. Tyner said the campaign had found 3,500 instances of crossover votes, along with the 9,500 "irregular votes" and 2,275 "improperly cast" absentee ballots.

It won't be long now until the cries of "RACISM!!" are heard by either the Cochran camp or the NAACP. But then won't it be funny watching the NAACP defend blacks who voted in the Republican primary?

It's gonna be a hoot! Get the popcorn ready!!

12 posted on 08/04/2014 2:13:49 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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If Sen. Thad Cochran had a clue, with 15,275 irregular votes, he ought to admit challenger Chris McDaniel won and bow out gracefully by retiring. By my antiquated math, 15,275 irregular votes for Cochran takes a might big chunk out of the certified 7,667. If McDaniel’s count is correct, I see a 7,608 vote discrepancy on raw numbers. Say good bye, Thad.


13 posted on 08/04/2014 2:14:54 PM PDT by MasterGunner01
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Rick Hasen, a law professor who runs the Election Law Blog, posts his analysis here.
14 posted on 08/04/2014 2:16:00 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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I notice how Yahoo News uses “Cochran Foe...” in the item’s headline instead of “McDaniel...”.

Well here’s hoping the Mississippi GOP state executive committee (the challenge process requires that that be the initial step) renders its decision PROMPTLY so that the challenge can go to courts where the REAL decision will be made.

Of course it is likely that the RINO Barbour controlled Mississippi GOP state executive committee will drag on their “deliberations” as long as possible to help run out the clock.


15 posted on 08/04/2014 2:18:34 PM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

Doesn’t look good, but worth the try.


16 posted on 08/04/2014 2:23:55 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (If Obama hated America and wanted to destroy her, what would he do differently?)
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To: MasterGunner01

Well, they are claimed to be irregular. I hope they are but McDaniel will need to prove it AND prove that enough votes should be taken from Cochran to swing the election. While I hope he can, that is one HUGE mountain to climb.


17 posted on 08/04/2014 2:24:00 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: NEMDF

why does this go to the state GOP instead of a court of law?

The Mississippi Republican party Executive Committee certified the primary, they have an opportunity to re-evaluate. Last chance at resolution before going to court.


18 posted on 08/04/2014 2:25:00 PM PDT by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

McDaniel has gone from farce to 1950s embarassment to the state.


19 posted on 08/04/2014 2:29:53 PM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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To: House Atreides

I’ve noticed that the msm always uses “foe” to describe the entity to whom they themselves are opposed. I suppose they have studies to show that the word has subconscious negative connotations.


20 posted on 08/04/2014 2:31:23 PM PDT by rhinohunter (Freepers aren't booing -- they're yelling "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
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