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To: hadaclueonce; 38special

“I am trying to get Cornyn beat in the primary.”

Great idea — and then let’s have some Dem beat the newcomer in the real election. Obama will thank you.

How ‘Liberal’ Is Sen. Cornyn?

http://www.factcheck.org/2013/12/how-liberal-is-sen-cornyn/

“Actually, Cornyn is rated among the most conservative of all senators, and for years he’s voted in line with fellow Republican senators more often than all but a few of his GOP colleagues.”

“The fact is, however, that Cornyn was rated the second most conservative of all incumbent U.S. senators by the nonpartisan National Journal, based on his voting record in the last Congress, which sat during 2011 and 2012. He scored 93.8 percent on the Journal’s “composite” conservative scale, which melds ratings on economic, social and foreign policy votes. He even edged out South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, a Tea Party leader who has since left the Senate to head the conservative Heritage Foundation.”


35 posted on 01/14/2014 6:23:32 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

Won’t happen. The winner in the GOP Primary will win the general. See Ted Cruz...

Nice try though. Thanks for playing.


38 posted on 01/14/2014 6:29:01 PM PST by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: Innovative

Cornyn isn’t that conservative. He favors loose in immigration laws and is ready to propose a bill to expand the number of people ineligible to own guns for life because of “mental incapacity.” He doesn’t deserve reelection.

Besides, no Republican will lose statewide in Texas, especially this year.


50 posted on 01/14/2014 7:05:34 PM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Innovative
“Actually, Cornyn is rated among the most conservative of all senators, and for years he’s voted in line with fellow Republican senators more often than all but a few of his GOP colleagues.”

Yeah sure. After he's worked hand in glove behind the scenes with Hairy Reid to ensure that the liberals have the winning advantage. Only then does he cast his safe "conservative" vote.

65 posted on 01/14/2014 8:08:34 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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