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Elective Despotism: RINOs Sweep Every Congressional Race
Conservative Review ^ | 4-27-16 | Daniel Horowitz

Posted on 04/27/2016 9:18:16 AM PDT by sally234

Isn’t democracy great? Isn’t it great when “the people” get to vote? Actually, this is exactly what our Founders warned of when they portended an elective despotism emanating from a pure democracy. This is why they sought to establish a republic.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: conservativereview; cruz; danielhorowitz; fino; ibtz; pa2016; rino; roby; shuster
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1 posted on 04/27/2016 9:18:16 AM PDT by sally234
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To: sally234

regardless of what “they” THINK is the reason, it’s all on us.


2 posted on 04/27/2016 9:21:10 AM PDT by stylin19a
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To: sally234

Citizens complain. Then keep sending their rep and senator back...
over and over again. Insane.


3 posted on 04/27/2016 9:25:20 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: stylin19a

Trump won because of more than name ID. To think people in PA went into the booth yesterday, opened their ballot and said, “Hmmmm...who’s this Cruz guy?” is to believe most of the electorate to be completely, totally stupid. I don’t buy that.

Why do incumbents defeat challengers when they get primaried? Lots of times it’s because they use multiple challengers and divide the anti-incumbent vote.

Boehner did that effectively in his last re-election campaign. I think there were five opponents splitting the vote. He probably funded 4 of the 5 opposition campaigns.


4 posted on 04/27/2016 9:26:52 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: stylin19a

Hmm. Last poll I saw in AZ showed McLame losing.

Also, I don’t know the PA races he cites, but races require two people. Just because you’re an “outsider” doesn’t mean you’re a good candidate. And I can’t vouch for what they ran on (and I doubt the author knows either).

So, no, it isn’t Trump’s fault and it doesn’t mean we aren’t on the verge of a revolution.


5 posted on 04/27/2016 9:27:48 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: sally234

When Trump gets through with the RINOs, they’ll be glad to do what he says. They’ll be glad to become ex-RINOs.


6 posted on 04/27/2016 9:28:05 AM PDT by Savage Beast ("People who hate hate now appear to be more hateful than people who merely hate." ~Dennis Miller)
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To: sally234
Stage 2 I would say


7 posted on 04/27/2016 9:28:21 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: sally234

Just as Trump is exposing corruption everywhere, he will expose these RINO’s and their establishment ways.


8 posted on 04/27/2016 9:29:18 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (President Trump: It's all over but the counting)
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To: tennmountainman
Citizens complain. Then keep sending their rep and senator back... over and over again. Insane.

To some degree, it's laziness. They complain about the incumbent but then don't do any homework on the alternatives. Once in the booth, they just pick the name they recognize. All they know is they are supposed to vote since that what they've been all their lives. Never mind that they don't take that act as having a certain level of responsibility attached to it.

9 posted on 04/27/2016 9:31:14 AM PDT by voicereason (The RNC is like the "One-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: LS

McCain is going to loose.
The only way of saving the GOP seat is to have him loose primary and have Trump the top of the ticket in General.

This is the REAL reason for the #NotTrump movement.
To save McCain’s job.


10 posted on 04/27/2016 9:33:10 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: tennmountainman
Citizens complain. Then keep sending their rep and senator back... over and over again. Insane.

You'd think that at least in conservative states like AZ and SC, the voters could get rid of McCain and Graham in the primaries. It isn't as though these are blue states where a liberal Republican is as good as you're going to get. And yet these guys keep being re-elected in cycle after cycle.

11 posted on 04/27/2016 9:33:27 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: tennmountainman

It’s always the other senators and representatives that are the problem, dontcha know.


12 posted on 04/27/2016 9:34:24 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (We need a separation of press and state!)
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To: xzins
Why do incumbents defeat challengers when they get primaried? Lots of times it’s because they use multiple challengers and divide the anti-incumbent vote.

BTT!!!! In Texas, they have even funded the challengers nomination, in order to have 3-4-5 names on the ballot. THEN, name recognition does come into play, because most voters don't actually get the details about every nominee, but they know the incumbent.

They also often play the "known evil vs. the unknown evil" story-line as well! And, every election year, these tactics prove to be fruitful!!
13 posted on 04/27/2016 9:36:47 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Public sector unions: A & B agreeing on a contract to screw C!)
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To: Personal Responsibility

I’ve cast my last vote for Senator Cornyn or Rep. Kenny Marchant.


14 posted on 04/27/2016 9:37:51 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote went to Cruz.)
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To: sally234
Actually, this is exactly what our Founders warned of when they portended an elective despotism emanating from a pure democracy.

Democracy: tyranny of the majority. The Founding Fathers framed the Constitution to protect Americans from democracy.

15 posted on 04/27/2016 9:40:09 AM PDT by cowboyway ("Give me a beer or two and I'll be fine, at least that's worked every other time....")
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To: xzins
to believe most of the electorate to be completely, totally stupid. I don’t buy that.

0bama got elected twice.....................

16 posted on 04/27/2016 9:40:09 AM PDT by cowboyway ("Give me a beer or two and I'll be fine, at least that's worked every other time....")
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To: xzins

Interesting.


17 posted on 04/27/2016 9:42:58 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: ExTxMarine

Name recognition, but it’s most likely the local republican club is endorsing their sitting representative. That will give him/her a large block of votes to begin with. Dividing the opposition is a great strategy, and I’ve no doubt they fund a good number of the opposition campaigns.


18 posted on 04/27/2016 9:43:26 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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19 posted on 04/27/2016 9:45:50 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: tennmountainman
Almost, but not quite. They/we complain about other people's congresscritters, but re-elect out own.
20 posted on 04/27/2016 9:55:09 AM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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