Posted on 05/17/2006 8:14:36 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
Over the past year, conservative discontent in Pennsylvania has continued to fester - aimed squarely at a handful of so-called Republicans in the state legislature. At the head of the class - Senate President Pro Tem Robert Jubelirer (pro-abort, tax-hiking squish) and Senate Majority Leader Chip Brightbill. Thanks in no small part to the tireless efforts of folks like Chris Lilik at GrassrootsPA and conservative activists across the state - both of these worthless politicians have big fat bullseyes on their backs on this primary night.
Keep tuned into GrassrootsPA for results.
Update [2006-5-16 21:22:53 by krempasky]: WOW. Chip Brightbill has conceded defeat. WOW. And it doesn't look like Jubelirer is too far behind.
State Senate District 30 21 of 209 Precincts Reporting % of Total John Eichelberger --46.28% Robert Jubelirer -- 36.37% C. Arnold McClure --17.35% To give a feel for what's happening tonight in the Keystone State - look no further than today's Tribune editorial. "So, before you head to the polls today, do your homework. Learn if your local committee person is a subservient gutless wonder or a reform-minded patriot who's mad as hell. Dispatching the former for the latter is the only way to take back a state committee that's wildly out of control. Wow, is that some great advice or what? When you've got a sick party - sometimes a housecleaning is in order. Update [2006-5-16 At some time by krempasky but munged up by Dales and manually fixed to some degree by Dales]:
The AP notes:
The last time a Pennsylvania legislative leader was defeated in any election was 1964, when Republican Senate President Pro Tempore M. Harvey Taylor lost the primary.
Update [2006-5-16 22:7:44 by krempasky]: That's all folks. Again, according to GrassrootsPA - they got both of them. Jubelirer has conceeded defeat. This is FANTASTIC news for Republicans in Pennsylvania - and conservatives everywhere can learn a real lesson: don't give up, don't tune out. Get to work. Get it done.
May 16th, 2006: 23:25:28
Update [2006-5-16 22:10:35 by Dales]: It is looking really good for Mark Harris for state Rep in the 42nd. Not quite as big as the above, but if his lead holds (he's up by 7 points with 70% reporting) that is a good win for conservatives as well.
Congrat to you PA conservatives!. Your message to these two RINO"S and will be felt nationwide. It should be coming clear to national Pols, that there is an angry conservative base waiting to vote the rest of the rino's out.
Thanks for the hard work u did in PA>
Because this is the primary season? And these are state reps, not federal.
This looks to be more about taxes and abortion than immigration anyway.
Sounds like great news! What's the flavor of their respective districts? Conservative or RINO leaning?
Aren't there federal candidates being elected too?
I guess he did say the entire GOP needed to learn the lesson. I was referring to the representatives in the article when I mentioned they were state not federal reps.
I get it.
Being from Pa. this bunch of arrogant bums gave themselves a huge pay raise-one of those middle of the night deals.Then they had the stones to be surprised that the voters were pissed.
Do you know what happened in Aichele vs. Dinneman?
Can't find a thing.
Primaries are the best way to shut down the RINOs, I think, because they have such a low turnout usually. If we get the base out we can win the victories where they count, in the primary! Of course we need viable conservative candidates to do it.
I remember reading about that. Didn't the Young Republicans put out ads calling them on it?
Ping!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633725/posts
Dinniman won big.
Thank you.
Yuk.
Every one of these clowns who was ousted lost to a more conservative Republican opponent. Of course Dems being Dems, huffed and puffed but only booted a handful of theirs, but again for more conservative old school types.
The RINO hunt is on!
PA Young Conservatives. They've been awesome. Their radio spots against Chip Brightbill were hilarious and scathing.
You are correct. It's across party lines for the folks here. Incumbents sold us out, Democrat and Republican. There's not much of a difference anymore. Just about every newspaper in this state was on the "vote out the bums" bandwagon, and it was pretty successful. Now we just need to get rid of Gov.Cheesesteak, former Philly mayor. He was good at running a corrupt eastern city, but god-awful at being governor.
Ditto.
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