How the Chamber beat the tea party in 2014

Politico ^ | November 9, 2014 | MAGGIE HABERMAN |

[Timber Rattler]

After the 2012 election, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top political adviser, Scott Reed, surveyed the damage – tens of millions of dollars spent only to lose the White House and a slew of winnable Senate races — and vowed that 2014 would be different.

Some $70 million and a Republican wave later, the business lobby, one of the biggest spenders in the midterm elections, is feeling very good about its return on investment. Its conclusion after 2012 — that they had to take on tea party challengers in primaries and create a more business-friendly slate of general election candidates who could compete with Democrats — has been validated by Tuesday night’s results, Chamber brass say.

[jospehm20]

No Kidding. There were a lot of good conservatives elected last week. It is probably better to let these people go on thinking the TP lost.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Yes, I live in Michigan, which is run by Big Government, Big Business and Big Labor. Here in Out-State Michigan, factories have been closing like mad, wages are low and people are leaving. All the economic benefits are confiscated by the Big Three (Gov, Bus + Lab) in the Detroit area and you can see how Detroit itself has fared.

I read the Peter Principle in High School in the early '70s. In an organization, people rise to their level of incompetence. Only if you are totally incompetent or super competent, do you get run out of town.

[Nifster]

It is called the power of the purse....there is much that Congress CAN and SHOULD do....will they? We shall see