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Tea party on life support after brutal primary beatdown
The Washington Times ^ | May 21,2014 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 05/21/2014 7:07:06 AM PDT by Biggirl

Support for the tea party has dropped to an all-time low, said a new CBS News poll released Wednesday. Just 15 percent of Americans told the pollsters that they are supporters of the tea party movement today, which is less than half the level of support at its peak of 31 percent in November 2010 shortly after the midterm election when the movement fueled a landslide Republican win to take majority control of the House.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gop; kentucky; ky; lundergangrimes; mattbevin; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell
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To: grania

Your entire post is garbage.


61 posted on 05/21/2014 9:29:19 AM PDT by subterfuge (Hey NSA snoop, get a real job you idiot!)
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To: Biggirl

The primary’s are not the main event many things are in the works fear not.


62 posted on 05/21/2014 9:41:13 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Kenny

It’s not mine, but I think someone here on FR created it.

It’s out there on the internet, but you can’t make people search for it or look at it.

I think the conservative media is aware of it.

If you want to know how I found it, I googled ‘incestuous relationships’.


63 posted on 05/21/2014 9:42:34 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: subterfuge
your entire post is garbage

I re-read carefully what I stated, and stand by every word.

64 posted on 05/21/2014 9:46:27 AM PDT by grania
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To: riri

“Yep, signs and protests aint gonna get it done, I am afraid to say.”

The Tea Partiers thought the government didn’t understand the problems they were creating. “If only Stalin knew...”

They were naive. They did not imagine the power at stake that they threatened. Every Member of Congress, paid $174K, retires a multi-millionaire. Every Federal regulator can grind people superior to him in every way into the dirt every single day.

They will not volunteer to change.


65 posted on 05/21/2014 9:56:38 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

It’s sad when the Republican establishment is agains lower taxes and smaller government. There’s only a smidgen of difference between the GOPe and RATs.


66 posted on 05/21/2014 10:11:49 AM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: grania

Well stated. Matt Bevin went to that stupid cockfighting thing, then lied about it. I think he lost the victory right there. Some of these tea party candidates are extremely green and seem to have stupid campaign managers working for them.


67 posted on 05/21/2014 10:23:39 AM PDT by Catsrus (A)
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To: subterfuge; grania
Your entire post is garbage.

Pithy, but what makes grania's comment garbage? For example, the rush to defend Cliven Bundy was misplaced. For as much time as the average TPer spends on current events, a look into Bundy's situation, IMHO, required more thought from a strategic standpoint.

I had no problems with grania's post.

68 posted on 05/21/2014 10:40:20 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
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To: All

I have a quick question.

Why did Mr. Bevin lose this primary? Saw something about cockfighting, not sure. Did he say or do something that cause him to lose. Thank-you ahead for your response.


69 posted on 05/21/2014 10:42:48 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Biggirl

He lost because there wasn’t sufficient belief that Bevin could beat a Democrat in the general.


70 posted on 05/21/2014 10:46:30 AM PDT by martiangohome
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71 posted on 05/21/2014 1:00:59 PM PDT by Ron H. (Impeach, Indict & Imprison the lying thieving criminal Barak Hussein Obama.)
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To: Biggirl
We still have a chance in Mississippi and in SC.

If we can beat Cochran and Lindsey it would a successful primary season.

72 posted on 05/21/2014 1:19:19 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Biggirl
The significance of the Tea Party rests with the assumption that elections are decided by "who turns out" (after all, the ultimate affect of the Tea Party is to "get out the vote").

I'm starting to realize that a much bigger factor in elections is who does not bother to vote. I would think that those who supported Obama would have difficulty finding their motivation in the next couple of election cycles.

73 posted on 05/21/2014 1:26:51 PM PDT by The Duke ("Forgiveness is between them and God, it's my job to arrange the meeting.")
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To: The Duke

You might even see former Obama supporters turning out in anger over the next few cycles.


74 posted on 05/21/2014 1:31:20 PM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: grania; Night Hides Not

Stand by your lecture . Thats fine. It’s just platitudes to me.

TPers got “enough financing.”
They screwd up.
Weren’t cohesive.
No “vision.”
No instincts
Bundy (non sequitor)
Not articulate “across spectrum” ?
“Can’t whine” (like you aren’t)
More convincing
“Path into (Rino) office”
Come on man. That is a serious rant.


75 posted on 05/21/2014 3:37:13 PM PDT by subterfuge (Hey NSA snoop, get a real job you idiot!)
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To: Biggirl
Support for the tea party has dropped to an all-time low

That could be bad news for the GOP. Demoralizing the TEA Party will be a huge win for the democrats.

76 posted on 05/21/2014 3:44:38 PM PDT by oldbrowser (This looks like a make it or break it point for America.)
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To: subterfuge

FWIW, I gave up on the tea party label when many who flaunt that label haven’t been 100% behind EVerify and ending the invasion of the US.


77 posted on 05/21/2014 4:03:45 PM PDT by grania
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