GOP Insurgent Threatens Mississippi's Sen. Cochran in Primary

NEWSMAX ^ | Monday, 20 Jan 2014 11:45 AM | By John Gizzi

[onyx]

GOP Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi is facing a spirited challenge from the tea party wing of the party as he seeks a seventh term, with his opponent, state Sen. Chris McDaniel, citing the senator's voting record as his reason for running.

"I am running primarily because of [Cochran’s] inability to follow constitutional constraints — on spending, on sovereignty, and other major issues," McDaniel told Newsmax, citing the senator's vote last year to re-open the government with a resolution that included funding Obamacare.

Although more Republican senators supported the measure than opposed it, McDaniel said that he "would have stood with" GOP Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania "who voted no, and fought that fight."

With less than five months to go before the June 3 Republican U.S. Senate primary in Mississippi, recent polls of likely GOP voters show McDaniel within striking distance of Cochran, who, is the second most senior Republican in the Senate.

As Newsmax reported in December, a Gravis Poll conducted with the conservative website Human Events showed startling results: McDaniel and Cochran in a tie, with 40 percent each.

This poll came less than a month after a Public Policy Polling survey found Cochran, 76, leading McDaniel by an unimpressive margin of 44 percent to 38 percent among likely primary voters, with PPP saying "much of that lead is attributable to his higher name recognition."

Based on these results, the 41-year-old McDaniel is in the strongest position of any of the five insurgents running in primaries to unseat Republican senators in 2014.

[onyx]

He's just like Senators Cruz and Lee! PLEASE Support Chris McDaniel!

[onyx]

Magnolia State Ping!
WOW! Chris McDaniel is getting a lot of GREAT press today!!!

[vetvetdoug]

Just last week’s vote tells Mississippians that our Senators are self serving Democrats in Republican outfits. Both Wicker and Cochran have so many ties to Scruggs and the criminals its sickening.

[Dogbert41]

Can’t vote for him! He’s an “insurgent”!!! Thats dangerous!

[abb]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Scruggs

[onyx]

So good to see you, vetvetdoug!!

You’re right, of course and I remain absolutely disgusted with Wicker’s vote!

[grania]

Some of his rhetoric sounds a bit like we express things at FR. I wonder if Chris McDanial is a freeper.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Rally Tea Party! Support one of our own in his fight against the Old Boy GOP. Let this be the first of many blows to restore the conservative party of Ronald Reagan—Lets win this one for the Gipper! Go Chris McDaniel!

[jazusamo]

Chris McDaniel BUMP!

He sounds like another Cruz and Lee to me.

[NormsRevenge]

76?

No disrespect but time for new blood and ideas.

[onyx]

When I met him at my small city's local TEA Party meeting last month, he knew all about FReepers!!!!
We must try our level best to elect this true TEA Party, CONSTITUTONAL, Patriot!!!!


Our next U.S. Senator from Mississippi, currently State Senator Chris McDaniel and yours truly.
Chris Mc Daniel 2014

[onyx]

He is, for sure!
I met him in person!!!

[onyx]

Exactly so.
Retire, old fossil.

[LibLieSlayer]

I am going to vote for him early and often!

[onyx]

LOLOL.
You'll need several ID's.



Voter ID law will be in effect for June 2014 primaries

[jazusamo]

When I met him at my small city's local TEA Party meeting last month, he knew all about FReepers!!!!

Great to hear and that's a really nice photo, my FRiend!

[House Atreides]

“He’s just like Senators Cruz and Lee! PLEASE Support Chris McDaniel!”
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He is indeed. Plus he’s got the Senate Conservatives Fund endorsement, so he’s passed their thorough vetting process.

http://www.senateconservatives.com/site/endorsements

[YHAOS]

“He's just like Senators Cruz and Lee!”

The Liberal beatings due to begin any time now.

[onyx]

B T T T ! ! ! ©
Thank you so much!

[onyx]

Oh yeah. Cochran and his DC thug machine are “worried.”