Posted on 08/29/2015 6:45:32 AM PDT by cotton1706
They had it all. The GOP party bosses appeared to be winning every legislative and electoral battle with conservatives. After beating back almost every primary challenge in 2014 and after passing one liberal bill after another with the support of Democrats, the elite technocrats and cronies within the party were high-fiving and slapping each other’s backs over their successfully crushing of the tea party.
Except – they never won anything. It was all an illusion. And in fact, their temporary victories set the stage for an irrevocable defeat in the long-run.
Last cycle, in my previous job, I was heavily involved in recruiting primary candidates to run against the phony Republican political class. The most striking lesson throughout the election season was that not a single establishment Republican would run on the veracity of their views – the ones they espouse and pursue in Washington. They co-opted all of our talking points on the core issues while often accusing the conservative candidates of being ideologically impure. In addition, they used their superior money, resources, and talent to bury the upstart candidates – most of whom had only rudimentary campaign resources and novice staff – before the candidates could even define themselves.
The bravado from the GOP establishment was only emboldened by the smashing victory over the Democrats in the general election.
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Agree,GG2.
I am hopeful that Trump will pair with Cruz for 2016.
But more and more, it is apparent that there is no one in the GOP or Dem fields of candidates that comes anywhere near Trump and his vision to make America great again.
It is also apparent that Trump has tapped into voter’s feelings across the board.
We can’t do the GOP thing anymore. The GOP-E will soon comes to grips with reality—Trump represents their best chance to stay in power and in the perks of office—and that Trump is going to win with or without them.
Most interesting.
Yes and IMO Trump is the only person with the force of personality that can whip that bunch of GOP quisling weasels into action and make they do what needs to be done.
I agree with catsrus. Take back the party and after routing them from the party, start convicting them in courts around the nation.
People of the 50 states..please, vote out the self serving and or sell out politicians out of office!
Thanks
“- I know they are - and the old geezers talk crap to them and ruin them before they ever get to vote.”
The RINOsaurs intimidate them.
Ted Cruz would not be intimidated and they hate him with a passion.
Last November, I had family Democrats blurt out they voted straight R against zero and the Left.
Is anybody experiencing family/friend previous zero supporters who are coming out for Trump? Does the averager RAT voter understand the Uniparty the TEA Party has been fighting for 6 years?
Excellent article.
Horowitz gets it right - excellent article.
And more importantly, IN THE PRIMARY!!!
Don’t let their candidacy even get to the general election.
IN FACT... Where are the challengers, RIGHT NOW? There should be distinct challengers for every big RINO seat currently held, and they need to start campaigning TODAY.
Does Boehner have a challenger?
Found one:
JD Winteregg.
You are probably right.
But there is a part of me that hopes that at some point, probably on their death beds, they will look back and realise what they squandered.
And what could have been.
Most likely they will be like Hitler.
Dying alone in his bunker, far removed from the fawning crowds who had propelled him to power.
Allowing the country and people he claimed to love to be utterly destroyed.
Because *they* had failed *him*.
Because it *can’t* be their fault.
“When he falters, then Cruz or Walker can take over.”
You probably should lay off of those funny looking little cigarettes. The smoke is clouding your vision.....or worse.
DITTO
Oh boy, if these RINOs have townhall meetings, it is going to be brutal.
You probably should lay off castigating others’ thinking. They’re all opinions. You have one. I have one. Leave it at that.
I read this on another site.
“It breaks my heart to see a grown orange man cry.”
I agree, also.
If we can’t scrape together enough conservatives to win over a majority of the GOP, what makes people think we can win a majority of the whole country with a third party?
We have to get stronger in the Republican party, just like the communists slowly got stronger until they took over the Democrat party. Now they have the White House and most of the party leadership.
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