Out-of-state money pouring in to Mississippi special Senate race

YallPolitics.Com ^ | April 18, 2018 | Geoff Pender

[Yosemitest]

I HATE RINOs.
Strong Conservatives are the ONLY way to go.
It's high time that the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS" learned that they will AWAYS LOSE !

[Yosemitest]

With Cindy Hyde-Smith, Trump won’t get even the 62% OF VOTES THAT SHE’S GIVING... TO CHUCK SCHUMER !

[Theodore R.]

I wish it weren’t so, but MS is way too liberal to elect Chris McDaniel.

[Theodore R.]

Espy will fall below 50 percent; so a runoff will be needed, and that is allowed in MS special elections.

[Yosemitest]

We had it done in 2014, until that "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICAN" Thad Cochran starting all his dirty trick and false accusations with the "Race Card" and that "White Supremacy" CRAP.

Know the background about the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS' " SMEARS AND LIES against Chris McDaniel’s Voting Records.

Cochran Camp Distorts Chris McDaniel’s Voting Records
" ... So, let us deal with each of these latest smears in succession:
The Smear: “In 2003, Mississippi Republicans were working hard to nominate Haley Barbour in the Republican primary to defeat Democrat Governor Ronnie Musgrove. But Chris McDaniel voted in the Democrat primary instead.”

The Truth: This is charge is not true, but no matter if it was. Haley Barbour was in no risk of losing the nomination whatsoever, but at this time, almost all of Jones County’s elected officials were Democrats, still beholden to “Daddy’s Party.” In local elections in 2003 there were some hotly contested races, especially for sheriff. Most everyone in the county voted on the Democratic side that year.

But what is more interesting is the political change in Jones County in subsequent elections. Chris McDaniel was one of the leaders who convinced many county elected officials to drop their history of allegiance to the Democratic Party and switch to the GOP. More than half of Jones County’s elected officials are now Republicans. This is true Republican leadership.

The Smear: “In 2004, President George W. Bush was being challenged in the general election by liberal Democrat U.S. Senator John Kerry. Chris McDaniel did not vote in that election.”

The Truth: George W Bush was unopposed in the 2004 primaries, neither US Senator was up for re-election, and there was no primary in the 4th Congressional District. A lot of folks didn’t vote.

The Smear: “In 2008, Republicans in Mississippi were nominating a candidate in the primary to take on Barack Obama in the Presidential election. Chris McDaniel did not vote in that election, either.”

The Truth: Jones County’s Circuit Clerk, Bart Gavin, has signed an official document that Senator McDaniel did vote in the 2008 primary election. (McDaniel’s official voting record)

Some people suggest that "Mr. Bryant had “dutifully followed the orders of ”Senator Mitch McConnell" ..." and I believe that to be true.

You can either vote for the DemocRAT pretending to be a RINO, Ms. Hyde-Smith, who votes with Schumer 50 percent of the time,
or you can vote for a a LIFE-LONG REPUBLICAN, Chris McDaniel .

But remember,

EVERY VOTE FOR RINO Cindy Hyde-Smith IS A VOTE FOR CHUCK SCHUMER !,

[trebb]

The only problem with your scenario is that Chris McDaniel ain’t going to win - so we/Trump would get zero.

[trebb]

You’re recycling your obsession - look at reality...stolen election or not, Roy Moore ain’t a Senator and you are trying to put a Dem in a MS seat.

[Yosemitest]

Says you !.
And just WHO are YOU ?
It ain't over ... until it's OVER.
And a lot of us will NOT send another SWAMP 'RAT to Washington.
Just because the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS" have talked the Governor of Mississippi to appoint a Thad Cochran THINK-ALIKE to Thad Cochran's seat, ONE WHO VOTES WITH CHUCK SCHUMER MORE THAN SHE VOTES WITH TRUMP, does NOT mean Mississippians will !

Have you read Chris McDaniel's Ratings ?

RINO Cindy Hyde-Smith is going to be a TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT to many.
Read this:

Seven Ways Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Little More Than A Carbon-Copy Of Thad Cochran

# 1. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith claims to be a conservative.
She “revealed” to the public on the day of her appointment that she was a “lifelong conservative.” Cochran said much the same thing, especially in his battle with Chris McDaniel in 2014.
But their respective voting records tell a far different story.

#2. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith is a former Democrat who switched parties for political opportunities.
She voted in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, for either Hillary or Obama in 2008 (I think it was Hillary), and switched parties in late 2010 in order to run statewide in 2011, and didn’t vote in a Republican primary until 2011.
Cochran voted for LBJ in 1964 (he said he voted for Nixon in 1968) but didn’t switched parties until 1972 in order to run for Congress.

#3. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith votes against plans to balance the budget.
Even though both tout themselves as conservatives, both Cochran and Hyde-Smith do not support plans to cut spending and balance the budget.
They both talk the talk but have never walked the walk.
His long career in DC, Cochran was one of the biggest porkers on Capitol Hill and once voted against an amendment to cut one-half of one percent from discretionary spending. >br>Hyde-Smith recently voted against Rand Paul’s plan to cut just one percent from the budget over ten years.

#4. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith is rated an “F” by Conservative Review’s Liberty Score.
Cochran was always rated as one of the least conservative members by Conservative Review and other such institutions.
And although Hyde-Smith has only been in the US Senate for a month, she’s picking up where Cochran left off.

#5. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith is a supporter of big, bloated “farm bills” that spend hundreds of billions on food stamps.
Cochran authored and pushed through a massive farm bill a few years ago that cost taxpayers three-quarters of a trillion dollars.
Although Hyde-Smith is yet to vote on such a bill, you can bet your last dollar that she will.

#6. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith has the full backing and support of the US Chamber of Commerce.
The US Chamber of Commerce is an organization that supports global free trade, open borders and amnesty, government bailouts, bloated spending bills, corporate welfare, and Common Core.
The Chamber spent millions defending Cochran and attacking McDaniel, and they are doing so again on behalf of Hyde-Smith.

#7. Like Cochran, Hyde-Smith has backed out of a candidate forum later this summer, opting to send a “spokesman” instead.
Cochran did exactly the same thing in 2014 against McDaniel.
If she is afraid to debate McDaniel, or to speak to the people of Mississippi, she is unworthy of the Senate seat.

Even though it is very early in her Senate career, and we don’t have a lot of votes and bills to consider, we can already see a pattern emerging.
Cochran never introduced any reform bills of significance, except pork-filled spending bills for which he is most known.
There were no Cochran plans to reform entitlements, balance the budget, reshape foreign policy, or reform the way Washington works.

Chris McDaniel has said the first bill he plans to introduce in the US Senate is for a term limits amendment to the Constitution, a much-needed reform on behalf of the people’s interests.
By contrast, Cindy Hyde-Smith’s first bill was S. 2942:
“A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date for duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes.”
No, that is not a joke.

As we can see, Hyde-Smith is showing herself to be a carbon copy of Thad Cochran, not exactly what liberty-loving conservatives wanted to see.
So, the real question for the people of Mississippi this November is simple:
Do you want a Cochran Clone in the US Senate for the next twenty years, even though we already have Roger Wicker,

or do you want a real conservative who supports limited government, reduced spending, and has never been a member of the Democratic Party?

The choice is yours.

The choice belongs to Mississippi and WE WILL make it.
EVERYONE really should read Chris McDaniel's Ratings, and make an EDUCATED decision.
Don't suffer the consequences of just following the "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS" blindly.
An additional 2 years of suffering another "ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICAN", Cindy Hyde-Smith, is a long time, and now-a-days ... EVERY VOTE COUNTS !

[Yosemitest]

"... and you are trying to put a Dem in a MS seat."

NP !
YOU ARE ! Cindy Hyde-Smith IS a DemocRAT, pure and simple. She SAYS she is a Republican, BUT HER VOTING RECORD DENIES THAT LIE !

Key Vote Description

Legislator Score / Vote

2018: 115th Congress 46%

• 7: Co-Sponsors of the CREATES Act, S. 974✘ Nay

  Key Vote 7: Co-Sponsors of the CREATES Act, S. 974

  The CREATES Act would grant relief in court for generic and biosimilar competitors seeking FDA approval. This would clear the pathway for new drugs to enter the market, drastically reducing prices through increased competition. The cost savings stemming from this legislation could reach between 15 percent and 50 percent of current prices for impacted drugs. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 8: Co-Sponsors of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, S. 21✔ Yea

  Key Vote 8: Co-Sponsors of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, S. 21

  The REINS Act would require congressional approval for economically significant rules promulgated by federal regulatory agencies. Under the REINS Act, the House and Senate would have to vote on a proposed rule and the president would have to sign it before enforcement of the rule can begin. The bill would give Congress 70 days to pass a resolution to approve a rule. If a resolution is not passed, the rule cannot take effect. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 10: Co-Sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 1917✘ Nay

  Key Vote 10: Co-Sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 1917

  SRCA would provide a a comprehensive solution to the myriad of problems marring the federal criminal justice system by offering a three-faceted approach: front-end sentencing reform, back-end corrections reform, and a commission created to study the criminal justice system. These reforms, proven effective at the state level to reducing recidivism, lowering crime, and saving taxpayer dollars can and should be applied to the federal justice system. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 11: Co-Sponsor of the Earmark Elimination Act, S. 2330✘ Nay

  Key Vote 11: Co-Sponsor of the Earmark Elimination Act, S. 2330

  The Earmark Elimination Act would make permanent the temporary moratorium on congressional earmarks put into effect in 2010 by creating a point of order against any provision within a bill that matches the definition of an earmark, and when raised would be stricken absent a two-thirds majority to override. Should Leader McConnell bring this bill to the floor, FreedomWorks will substitute the cosponsor key vote for the roll call vote.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 14: On the Nomination: Jim Bridenstine to be NASA Administrator✔ Yea

  Key Vote 14: On the Nomination: Jim Bridenstine to be NASA Administrator

  Roll Call 80Array

  Between his time as an aviator in the United States Navy, his firsthand experience serving as the executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, and his work in Congress, Bridenstine is extraordinarily qualified for the role of NASA administrator. In this role at NASA, Bridenstine will have the ability to bring much-needed reform to the agency, implementing the same principles of free markets and government efficiency that he tirelessly fought for in Congress. Serving on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Bridenstine became a champion of issues pertaining to air and space exploration.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 15: On the Joint Resolution: Indirect Auto Lending CRA Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res. 57✔ Yea

  Key Vote 15: On the Joint Resolution: Indirect Auto Lending CRA Resolution of Disapproval, S.J.Res. 57

  Roll Call 76Array

  The passage of this CRA would do nothing to change the prohibition against discrimination in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that the guidance cites. It would simply roll back the gross regulatory overreach of the CFPB in claiming for itself -- behind closed doors and a screen of smoke -- a power that Congress, in the law that created the CFPB, explicitly banned the CFPB from having. As Sen. Moran said, the CFPB “had to work its magic to find a way to regulate auto dealers.” Good governing is done through accountable and transparent processes, not magic.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 16: On the Motion to Proceed: Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res 52✔ Nay

  Key Vote 16: On the Motion to Proceed: Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res 52

  Roll Call 96Array

  S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administration’s Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 17: On the Joint Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res. 52✔ Nay

  Key Vote 17: On the Joint Resolution of Disapproval on Restoring Internet Freedom, S.J.Res. 52

  Roll Call 97Array

  S.J.Res. 52 would undo the Restoring Internet Freedom Order and reinstate the Obama administration’s Internet red tape. This will hurt tech companies, as well as consumers. Internet access is becoming vital to commerce, and many Americans still lack connectivity. In order to get service to these most vulnerable parts of the country, we need an Internet free of the meddling hand of government, so it can innovate and expand as it did for so many years before the Obama-era regulations took effect.

  "Nay" votes scored. Double Score
• 18: On the Motion to Proceed: Penny Plan Balanced Budget, S.Con.Res. 36✘ Nay

  Key Vote 18: On the Motion to Proceed: Penny Plan Balanced Budget, S.Con.Res. 36

  Roll Call 99Array

  Sen. Paul’s resolution would balance the federal budget in five years by assuming the repeal of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act and from there cutting total outlays by one penny for every dollar spent, continuing for the next five years. At this point, the budget would be fully balanced and spending would be allowed to grow at one percent thereafter. Doing so would reduce spending by $404.8 billion in fiscal year 2019 and by $13.35 trillion over ten years relative to the baseline under current law.

  "Yea" votes scored. Triple Score
• 19: On the Cloture Motion: Toomey Foreign Investment Amendment to H.R. 5515✔ Yea

  Key Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Toomey Foreign Investment Amendment to H.R. 5515

  Roll Call 123Array

  Sen. Toomey’s amendment would apply the principles of the REINS Act to CFIUS to make sure Congress has a final say on these regulations. This will mean that only regulations that try to address truly predatory behavior will pass, while those that are unnecessary and anti-market will be stopped from taking effect. This was the intent of Congress when it authorized CFIUS and it should not abandon its ability to set policy in this way. Sen. Toomey’s amendment gives Congress this oversight.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 20: On the Motion to Discharge: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3✔ Yea

  Key Vote 20: On the Motion to Discharge: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3

  Roll Call 134Array

  Approving this initial $15 billion rescissions request in full -- pulling back funds sitting in useless accounts that can only otherwise be used to spend more in the future -- is a task that conservatives in Congress should wholeheartedly endorse. It is one of few opportunities to exercise any semblance of fiscal discipline. It is only one small step towards actually tackling Washington’s out-of-control spending addiction, but it represents a chance to begin this fight.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 21: On the Motion to Table the Lee Amendment to H.R. 5515✘ Yea

  Key Vote 21: On the Motion to Table the Lee Amendment to H.R. 5515

  Roll Call 122Array

  The Lee Amendment ensures that if the government wishes to making any such detention, that it have clear authorization to do so. The entire text of the Lee Amendment is consistent with the Constitution and with the prior Supreme Court cases that govern this issue. This amendment is narrow in scope, and will not hinder our counterterrorism efforts. This is merely to strengthen American citizens’ constitutional protections. The motion to table would kill this important provision.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 22: On the Motion to Table Lee-Cruz Amendment to the Farm Bill, H.R. 2✔ Nay

  Key Vote 22: On the Motion to Table Lee-Cruz Amendment to the Farm Bill, H.R. 2

  Roll Call 141Array

  This amendment would add work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The Senate stripped out this pro-work provision from their version of the Farm Bill. Work requirements are important for helping people rise out of welfare and becoming independent of government assistance. A vote to table the Lee-Cruz Amendment would prevent them from being added back in to the Senate text.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 23: On the Motion to Instruct on H.R. 5895 to Enhance Trade Oversight✘ Nay

  Key Vote 23: On the Motion to Instruct on H.R. 5895 to Enhance Trade Oversight

  Roll Call 151Array

  The motion to instruct simply states: “[M]anagers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 5895 be instructed to include language providing a role for Congress in making a determination under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862).”

  The administration has misused Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to unilaterally impose tariffs – which are taxes – for purposes unrelated to national security. These tariffs threaten American consumers with higher prices and American businesses with retaliatory tariffs imposed by our trading partners.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 24: On Passage of the Farm Bill, H.R. 2✘ Yea

  Key Vote 24: On Passage of the Farm Bill, H.R. 2

  Roll Call 143Array

  This bill makes no effort to reduce dependence on subsidies from the federal government. These subsidies tend to prop up particular crops at the expense of others. Under the last Farm Bill, 94 percent of subsidies went to only six crops. However, those six crops only accounted for 28 percent of production. This is not to mention the fact that one-third of subsidies would go to “farmers” who have a median net worth of $3.8 million. The Farm Bill is one of our nations clearest examples of cronyism for special interests, and the version produced by the Senate continues that tradition, with no attempt at reform.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 25: On the Paul Amendment to H.R. 6147 ✘ Nay

  Key Vote 25: On the Paul Amendment to H.R. 6147

  Roll Call 171Array

  This amendment, sponsored by sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would reduce appropriations in the minibus by 11.39% across the board. This would result in cuts of $17.5 billion and would bring spending in line with the budget caps in place before passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act. Given that we are rapidly approaching a trillion dollar deficit, this is a necessary step to reining in government spending.

  "Yea" votes scored. Double Score
• 26: On the Motion to Extend the National Flood Insurance Program✘ Yea

  Key Vote 26: On the Motion to Extend the National Flood Insurance Program

  Roll Call 173S. 1182

  The amendment would provide for a clean reauthorization without reforms, despite consistent efforts by fiscally-conscious members to modify the program, which is over $20 billion in debt. This is more of the same pattern seen all too often in Congress -- Leadership unwilling to support even the most modest reforms to fiscally irresponsible, flawed programs. With NFIP, only 3 of the 41 reauthorizations in the past 20 years have included any reforms.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 27: On the Motion to Table the Cruz Amendment to H.R. 6147✔ Nay

  Key Vote 27: On the Motion to Table the Cruz Amendment to H.R. 6147

  Roll Call 179Array

  This amendment would prohibit funds from being used to carry out the District of Columbia’s recently-passed Health Insurance Requirement Act. The D.C. mandate states that a “taxpayer who fails to pay the District of Columbia shared responsibility payment imposed...shall be subject to all collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions applicable to unpaid taxes or fees, as provided in Chapter 18, Chapter 41, Chapter 42, Chapter 43, and Chapter 44 of this title.” When dissected fully, this includes levying and seizing property, or even imprisoning individuals for choosing not to purchase health insurance.

  "Nay" votes scored.
• 28: On the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court✔ Yea

  Key Vote 28: On the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

  Roll Call 223Array

  When it comes more broadly to the rampant expansion of the unconstitutional regulatory state, Judge Kavanaugh is perhaps second to none in standing up for the Constitution. According to Kavanaugh, if Congress hasn’t yet opined on a matter of deep economic significance, any regulation relating to that matter should be presumed unconstitutional. He recognizes that lawmaking, under Article I of the Constitution, was delegated to Congress, not unelected executive branch bureaucrats.

  "Yea" votes scored.
• 29: On the Conference Report to H.R. 6157✘ Yea

  Key Vote 29: On the Conference Report to H.R. 6157

  Roll Call 212Array

  H.R. 6157 is more of the same profligate spending resulting from a broken budget process and members unwilling to stand up for their campaign promises of shrinking government and reducing spending. The bill appropriates $33 billion more for Defense than the FY 2018 omnibus and $16 billion more for Labor/HHS. It also includes a CR until December 7, setting up votes on a spending package during the lame-duck session that will almost certainly be packed with last-minute giveaways to special interests.

  "Nay" votes scored.
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[Liz]

"... In 2008 when Hillary ran against Obama, in a barnburner of a campaign that went down to the wire,
Cindy Hyde-Smith, the “lifelong conservative,” supported Hillary....
She switched parties in 2010 to run for statewide office and has been dishonest about it in the present.

Lifelong conservatives don’t support Hillary Clinton. Period.

Cindy Hyde-Smith is very much like Hillary Rodham Clinton:

<><> Her PAC was handed $250,000 by one of Hillary’s top fundraisers

<><> she has supported gun control efforts in the past, a signature Clinton issue.

<><> Probably thinks the rest of us are "deplorable" too.