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GOP lost Senate thx to Cochran campaign?
me | 6/25/14 | me

Posted on 06/25/2014 11:38:56 AM PDT by gwgn02

Do you think the Republicans just lost retaking the Senate due to the Thad Cochran campaign's smear tactics?

Yes or No..opinions.


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KEYWORDS: cochran; republicans; rino; senate
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To: gwgn02

Do the idiot GOP elite think the people are going to forget that they used Democrats to defeat them? And then come vote for Cochran? (who they didn’t want)

Or that the democrats that helped Cochran win are going to vote for him again in the main elections?


41 posted on 06/25/2014 11:59:17 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: gwgn02

I don’t think they lost it, but they definitely lost the support of a large portion of their base.


42 posted on 06/25/2014 11:59:36 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: gwgn02

If they do lose it this is a big reason why. This will reverberate beyond MS.


43 posted on 06/25/2014 12:00:16 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: gwgn02

No, the seat can be lost and still win the Senate.


44 posted on 06/25/2014 12:00:38 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: DesScorp; Sybeck1

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-write-ins-often-turn-into-wasted-votes-/2011/01/16/5247199.htm

Looks like I’ll just leave the sinatorial bit blank IF I spend $4 gas to drive to the polls.

Hope all those new GOP supporters return to vote for Thad in November. I won’t be voting for him regardless.


45 posted on 06/25/2014 12:00:49 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: gwgn02
"At this point, what difference does it make?"

A Republican Senate will not change anything in the next two years.
Especially the Republican Senate we're likely to get.

46 posted on 06/25/2014 12:00:51 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: gwgn02

Let the Black Democrats and union hacks vote Cochran in in Nov. No conservative McDaniel voters should vote for the Democrat choice, Cochran. Write in the real GOP choice, McDaniel.


47 posted on 06/25/2014 12:02:41 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: gwgn02

The republicans that wring their hands over possible losing a seat never say one word about Richard Lugar endorsing the democrat in Georgia this year or John Warner endorsing the democrat in Virginia.

Since they really don’t care if they regain the senate, neither do I. They just want power


48 posted on 06/25/2014 12:03:35 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Even if it leads to a decade of Democrat majorities it's becoming obvious that we need a viable, conservative third party. The current two party system is broken and, I believe, beyond repair.

Just maybe we would be able to elect enough conservatives via a third party to hold the balance of power in both houses. We wouldn't need a majority, just enough senators and members of congress to prevent either of the other two parties from having one.

49 posted on 06/25/2014 12:04:14 PM PDT by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: aimhigh

It makes sense to have a liberal Republican candidate in a state like Oregon. A RINO is better than a Marxist, which is what the Democrats offer.

It makes NO sense to me why the GOP in a red state would push a RINO rather than a fiscal conservative.

I am stunned by this Cochran mess.


50 posted on 06/25/2014 12:04:50 PM PDT by neocon1984
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To: thackney

Did Cochran’s campaign put that out?


51 posted on 06/25/2014 12:04:52 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: txrefugee

No write-ins allowed:

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-write-ins-often-turn-into-wasted-votes-/2011/01/16/5247199.htm


52 posted on 06/25/2014 12:06:01 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: DesScorp
Mississippi forbids a write-in campaign,

Cite the law.

53 posted on 06/25/2014 12:06:22 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: gwgn02

Yes. Well I hope they did for one reason and one reason only ... and that is that we as the Tea Party will simply stop voting for the GOPe. this was a huge slap in our collective faces. If we do not at least keep Thad out of the Senate, the GOPe will realize we have no real power except in the occasional Congressional District.


54 posted on 06/25/2014 12:07:02 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Viennacon
I would not say Daines is sure to win and if he does he will just be another GOPe.

Montana like Mississippi is heavily dependent on Federal dollars coming into the state. For a candidate of either party to win here they must reassure the voters that he will do everything he can to keep those federal dollars keep flowing into the state.

55 posted on 06/25/2014 12:07:09 PM PDT by montanajoe
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To: Red Steel

See my post 52.


56 posted on 06/25/2014 12:07:17 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Brandybux
Now, whether the Dems taking Mississippi in November queers a GOP majority in the Senate ...?

Not the point, this has demoralized conservatives across the country. It's killed my enthusiasm and I don't live in MS.

The sad part is, they don't care. I should have picked up on this a long time ago when Mitch & friends were talking about "crushing" the Tea Party. They honestly don't care if they don't get a majority.

It's all about them and their power. Whether minority or majority, the don't care.

What I do think we can still do is get the word out to NOT contribute one dollar to those pigs. If we like a candidate, we can contribute to that person directly. Get the word out, to fund the GOP is to fund the Democrats.

57 posted on 06/25/2014 12:07:27 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: thackney

Darn it! Politics is about quorums and who lines up in the Republican Caucus and who lines up in the Democrat caucus. W’e’re always going to have “moderates” like Snow, etc. When it comes to a Supreme Court nominee choice the only way we’are going to get a strict constructionist in is to have a majority in the Senate as well as the White House. The enemy of an arch conservative is not a regular conservative! I want all the Ted Cruz’s we can get, but it’s not possible. The first step is to get rid of all God-hating, deviant-loving, welfare-spending Rats!


58 posted on 06/25/2014 12:08:35 PM PDT by 2nd Amendment (Proud member of the 48% . . giver not a taker)
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To: liberalh8ter

Good luck proving that...


59 posted on 06/25/2014 12:09:48 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: txrefugee

Right idea. Write in worked for the GOPe in Alaska two years ago.


60 posted on 06/25/2014 12:11:44 PM PDT by fantail 1952 (Common sense policy: Help your friends. Whip your enemies. Sort out the rest later.)
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