Posted on 06/25/2014 8:51:02 AM PDT by don-o
Chris McDaniel may have refused to concede the Mississippi Senate primary without a challenge, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appears to be moving on after the Tea Party suffered primary defeats last night.
I certainly congratulate my colleague, Thad, Cruz said on Fox and Friends Wednesday morning, pointing out that the Republican establishment poured millions into the Mississippi race and only won by a thin margin. Cruz reminded the hosts that he did not endorse a candidate in the Mississippi primary, as he promised to stay out of incumbent Senate races.
But Cruz insisted that Cochrans narrow victory should be a warning for Republicans in Washington, D.C. I think that demonstrates that there is a lot of hunger for change. People are frustrated with Washington, and they're hungry for leaders who will stand up and make the case we need to go a different path, Cruz said.
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The SCOTUS (in Smith vs. Allwright????) in 1944 outlawed Texas Democrat Party rules that allowed a whites only Democrat Primary by party rule. That sort of racial discrimination having been outlawed in 1944, it remained so after 1972 when Mayor Daley the Elder successfully defended his delegation at the 1972 Demonrat convention by getting expedited review before SCOTUS to obtain a timely decision against then radical left Alderman Bill Singer and an alternative delegation of McGovern crazies. The rule now seems to favor party rules over state laws except in service to racial segregation.
Example, if in our home state of Connecticut, we had allowed Democrats or Unaffiliateds to vote in GOP primaries, Weicker would still be a Republican. He tried to change the GOP rules but we stopped him.
btt.
Grasping at straws again.
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