Posted on 09/15/2010 4:22:46 PM PDT by Qbert
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said his party is on track to become stronger ideologically with O'Donnell's win over Castle.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who endorsed Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell in Delaware's Republican Senate primary, said he's content with the GOP staying in the minority if the party doesn't stand for any principles.
DeMint's party argued before O'Donnell's victory that she could not win a general election in Delwarare, and polls suggest Democrat candidate Chris Coons will defeat O'Donnell in November.
But DeMint, the leader of the Senate Conservatives Fund, said the GOP was on track to being a stronger party ideologically with her victory.
“I don’t want the majority back if we don’t believe anything," DeMint said on Fox News. "So I think if we want the numbers, if we want the majority, then we’re going to have to stand on some principles that the American people believe in.”
DeMint has drawn the ire of Republicans in Washington for his support of O'Donnell, who upset centrist Senate candidate Mike Castle, a nine-term congressman, in the Delaware GOP primary on Tuesday night. Castle was a popular political figure statewide who was seen as a shoo-in for the general election. Projection services have reevaluated the race now to favor Coons, and O'Donnell's win was seen as a blow to the GOP's chances of retaking the majority in the Senate.
DeMint, along with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), gave O'Donnell momentum with his endorsement.
Because of his success in backing O'Donnell, Marco Rubio in Florida, and other conservative candidates, DeMint has been seen as a potential leadership candidate, possibly even as a challenger to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
McConnell's said he's already locked up the votes to remain leader, and DeMint denied interest on Wednesday in any position.
“I don’t want a leadership role," he said. "I already had one, in fact.”
Now, THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout!!! ;)
Oh, please, let someone besides McConnell be the Majority Leader.......
I see some Spunk!
He’s absolutely right. Why win if its just going to be the same ol crap with an R next to it..For what, the sake of saying the Republicans have the majority. If we are going to change things in November let’s change things damn it!
AMEN!
Amen, P.S. Lord, someone under 60 would be nice too!
“Now, THAT’S what I’m talkin’ ‘bout!!! ;)”
Ditto. :-)
There’s a middle ground between rigid ideological purity and unprincipled pragmatism. This is not a perfect world and sometimes the desire for the perfect may become the ally of the abominable.
I hope he sticks to his guns. I’ll bet the “elitist gop leaders” have been throwing up all day.
Thes reason we lost in 2006 & 8 is because in had become a party of nothing but RINO-sore-asses
He's SPOT ON, in that it has to start HERE, and it has to start NOW, where we take whatever time is necessary to rid ourselves of RINO's and Socialist/Progressive/Democrat/SEIU plants and start getting our Constitution back in force.
These reporters are such fat heads. Rush Limbaugh spent whole programs educating the republican base to not buy into selling your soul for a republican win. I KNOW this was huge. Levin did the same thing. Demint and Palin together really don't mean squat compared to Rush talking about this in great detail prior to the election. But the reporters are too stupid to acknowledge this.
>> RINO-sore-asses
LOL
There’s nothing more sickening and infuriating than “r’s” voting with democrats.
NO MORE SQUSIHY “r’s”!
I have always believed that. The GOP lost the majority because they became democrat light. Down with the RINOs, up with true conservatives. We need the American people to SEE THE DIFFERENCE. NO MATTER THE COST. YES, I SAID IT NO MATTER THE COST. Not since Ronald Reagan have we given the American people a choice.
Castle is not that middle ground.
The more I hear from DeMint the more I like him.
McConnell's said he's already locked up the votes to remain leader, and DeMint denied interest on Wednesday in any position.
This is key. McConnell has the position, but doesn't lead anybody. DeMint doesn't have the position, doesn't need the position, because he is leading. Leaders don't have to be annointed, they don't have to be appointed, leaders lead.
He will run for President..if not 2012...soon...
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