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Post by avordvet on Jun 1, 2014 5:23:09 GMT -5
Republican betrayal on key issues raises questionsAnthony Martin, Conservative Examiner, May 30, 2014 Many Americans, including Tea Party conservatives, independents, and libertarians, are beginning to question whether or not Republicans can actually succeed this year in ousting the Democrats from control of the Senate and maintain a majority in the House. Two key issues are at the heart of the discontent -- Obamacare and immigration reform. According to several major news outlets, including the Washington Post, the GOP appears to be retreating from its focus on repealing Obamacare if they gain control of Congress in November. Rather than pledging to outright repeal the unpopular law, many Republican candidates are stopping short of such a goal and are instead pledging to take the Affordable Care Act apart piece by piece while keeping some aspects of the law. This is not, however, what most Republicans pledged when they ran against a Democrat-controlled Congress in 2010 and consequently won the biggest turnover of control in the House in 70 years. www.examiner.com/article/republican-betrayal-on-key-issues-raises-questions
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Post by avordvet on Jun 2, 2014 3:38:22 GMT -5
Eric Cantor Doesn't Mention Support for Amnesty on Campaign Website by Tony Lee 1 Jun 2014 House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has been a prominent supporter of granting amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants and awarding more high-tech visas. Yet ten days before his primary against Dave Brat, his positions on those issues are absent from his website. In February of 2013, Cantor delivered a major "Make Life Work" speech that praised the House for passing the STEM Jobs Act and urged the Senate to do the same. Cantor also suggested pouring more taxpayer dollars into schools where there are children "learning English as a second language." On his "Plan for the Middle Class" section on his website, Cantor mentions nearly everything else from that speech, including his support for education for low-income children; "Common Sense Health Care Initiatives" like repealing the medical device taxes; "Innovation and Job Growth;" eliminating "taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and the Republican and Democratic Party conventions;" and expanding funding for pediatric research, autism, cancers impacting children, and "debilitating diseases and disorders." But Cantor apparently does not want voters in his district to know about his support for amnesty. www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/01/Eric-Cantor-Doesn-t-Mention-Support-for-Amnesty-on-Campaign-Website
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Post by brocktownsend on Jun 2, 2014 12:12:58 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Jun 12, 2014 4:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Jun 20, 2014 4:05:53 GMT -5
For the GOP, the establishment status quo is good enough, they are still on the path of the Whigs... good riddance. House GOP elects McCarthy, Scalise as new leadership team
By Russell Berman - 06/19/14 03:16 PM EDT A fundraiser with strong relationships throughout the Republican conference, McCarthy had long prepared to succeed Cantor as majority leader whenever Boehner retired. But to the surprise of virtually everyone inside the Capitol, it was Cantor who left first, carried out of office by conservative voters in his own Richmond-area district. When Cantor went down last week, McCarthy was ready. thehill.com/homenews/house/209954-mccarthy-elected-gop-leader
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Post by avordvet on Jun 25, 2014 14:10:12 GMT -5
GOP Establishment Uses Democratic Smear Tactics to Win Mississippi RunoffSteve Deace, on 25 June, 2014 at 12:48 It turns out the Republican Party can mobilize minority voters after all — by despicably playing the race card against its own base. In a kamikaze move that could’ve been sponsored by the Hemlock Society, a ruling class desperate for a Pyrrhic victory decided it was better to save fossilizing Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran than preserve whatever scintilla of party unity remains. barbwire.com/2014/06/25/gop-establishment-uses-democratic-smear-tactics-win-mississippi-runoff/#tFxRTWuRO7QbltRP.99
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Post by avordvet on Jun 26, 2014 4:54:41 GMT -5
Matters: notJun 25 2014. by Mike Now go ahead, try to explain to me yet again how absolutely vitally critically vitally crucially vital it is that we elect more Republicans. You’ll need to speak up, because I’m going to be laughing hard enough to bust a rib while you do. coldfury.com/2014/06/25/matters-not/
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Post by avordvet on Jun 27, 2014 12:57:20 GMT -5
Establishment GOP continuing the demolition of their own party... BREAKING: McDaniel Supporters Barred From Reviewing Voter Rolls in Nine Mississippi CountiesPosted by Jim Hoft on Friday, June 27, 2014, 10:14 AM Breaking–The Chris McDaniel campaign identified multiple Mississippi counties in which enough improper ballots were cast that a legal challenge to the outcome of the election is warranted. This comes after 25,000-35,000 Democrat votes helped push Thad Cochran to victory over Chris McDaniel (by 6,880 votes) in the June 24 runoff. www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/06/breaking-mcdaniel-supporters-barred-from-reviewing-voter-rolls-in-three-mississippi-counties/'The worst race-baiting ads I've ever seen': Radio ads in Mississippi senate race accused tea party candidate of Ku Klux Klan links and drove black Democrats to vote against him in a REPUBLICAN primaryBy David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor, Published: 13:02 EST, 27 June 2014 | Updated: 13:02 EST, 27 June 2014 A series of three racially charged radio ads that ran in rural Mississippi on Election Day played a role in driving black Democrats to vote in a Republican primary run-off election. MailOnline has exclusively obtained audio of the ads. They were broadcast 48 times in a 12-hour period Tuesday on WMGO-AM radio in the town of Canton, and urged black Mississippians to cross party lines and support GOP Sen. Thad Cochran in his smash-mouth contest against tea party insurgent Chris McDaniel. Each carried a required acknowledgement stating that it was 'paid for by Citizens for Progress.' Clerks at the office of Mississippi's secretary of state told MailOnline that no such group is registered there as a political committee. The Federal Election Commission also lacks any registration from a group with that name. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2672565/The-worst-race-baiting-ads-Ive-seen-Radio-ads-Mississippi-senate-race-accused-tea-party-candidate-Ku-Klux-Klan-links-drove-black-Democrats-vote-against-REPUBLICAN-primary.htmlUH OH: Looks like Haley Barbour’s nephew was behind the racist Cochran ‘robo-calls’
Posted on Jun 27, 2014 at 12:24 PM, By The Right Scoop Or maybe we should call it the ‘Barbour machine’. According to NRO and the FEC, Haley Barbour’s nephew paid a couple of ‘get out the vote’ groups in Atlanta, via his SuperPAC, for ‘phone services’. These local groups are affiliated with a black pastor who is also a Democratic staffer and political strategist and it seems she may have been the key to getting out the black vote for Cochran: therightscoop.com/uh-oh-looks-like-haley-barbours-nephew-was-behind-the-racist-cochran-robo-calls/Meet Mitzi BickersA scandal-plagued Democratic operative worked the black vote for CochranJune 27, 2014 12:30 AM, By Eliana Johnson Meet what appears to be one of the keys to Thad Cochran’s black-turnout operation, Mitzi Bickers. www.nationalreview.com/article/381365/meet-mitzi-bickers-eliana-johnsonHistorical:GOP’s task: Crush tea party, then court itBy MANU RAJU | 5/22/14 7:38 AM EDT National Republicans have beat back tea party forces in a spate of bitter primaries across the country. Now their chances of winning the Senate could hinge on winning the tea party back. www.politico.com/story/2014/05/gops-tea-party-106981.htmlMcConnell: Tea Party ‘bullies’ need ‘punch in nose’November 22, 2013 6:29 pm (Breitbart) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on a conference call organized by Karl Rove’s Crossroads organization for large donors and their advisers on Oct. 30 that the Tea Party movement, in his view, is a “nothing but a bunch of bullies” that he plans to “punch … in the nose.” www.teaparty.org/mcconnell-tea-party-bullies-need-punch-nose-31033/Boehner Goes To War With Tea PartyGOP struggle widens as Boehner rebukes hard right13 Dec 2013, By CHARLES BABINGTON The Republican establishment's much-anticipated pushback against the tea party wing is underway. House Speaker John Boehner made that clear Thursday, when he renewed his denunciation of groups that try to defeat GOP incumbents they consider too willing to compromise with Democrats. www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/13/GOP-struggle-widens-as-Boehner-rebukes-hard-right
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Post by avordvet on Jun 29, 2014 5:09:21 GMT -5
The GOP could put a stop to Obama tomorrow if they wanted... But they won't, the dog and pony show continues unabated. Boehner Is Bringing a Whistle to a GunfightA congressional lawsuit is precisely the wrong weapon to combat Obama’s lawlessness.June 28, 2014 4:00 AM, By Andrew C. McCarthy You wish you could call the police. But the neighbor who is robbing your house at gunpoint is the police. You are stupefied, so inconceivable does it seem to you that the man sworn to uphold the law could be an outlaw. Yet, the architects who designed your house not only conceived of that danger, they took precautions. As a result, you not only have your own arsenal of emergency firepower; you’re also in charge of all the ammunition. See, the architects hoped we’d always have good, honorable police, but they didn’t make your life depend on it. They knew the police had to be strong to protect us, but that this very strength could potentially destroy the whole community if the guns and badges ever ended up in corrupt hands. So while hoping for the best, they planned for the worst: The police have to come to you for the bullets if their guns are to be of much use; and you ultimately determine whether they get to keep their badges. www.nationalreview.com/article/381453/boehner-bringing-whistle-gunfight-andrew-c-mccarthy
Just a little further John, you almost have me over the finish line...
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Post by avordvet on Jun 30, 2014 15:23:10 GMT -5
Blacks to Thad Cochran: You owe usBy ANNA PALMER and LAUREN FRENCH | 6/29/14 5:22 PM EDT Thad Cochran won a primary runoff by turning out the black vote. Now they are asking — what are you going to do for us? Already the members of the Congressional Black Caucus are talking about what they want Cochran to do. The wish list is filling up with ideas like maintaining funding for food stamps, beefing up programs that help poor blacks in Mississippi and even supporting the Voting Rights Act. “Absolutely we have expectations,’’ Rep Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) said in an interview. www.politico.com/story/2014/06/thad-cochran-mississippi-election-2014-black-vote-108411.html
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Post by avordvet on Jul 1, 2014 4:49:43 GMT -5
Naw, tell me it ain't so, the GOP was/is vote buying to throw an election to the establishment politician? THAD COCHRAN CAMPAIGN MANAGER Busted in Vote Buying SchemePosted by Jim Hoft on Monday, June 30, 2014, 9:10 PM Democrat Reverend Stevie Fielder says he delivered hundreds or thousands to the polls last week and was told to pay $15 to each voter. Democrat black reverend, who brought “hundreds” to the polls for promise of payment, exposes alleged massive voter fraud, vote buying operation by Cochran campaign. A black reverend stiffed by the Cochran campaign has exposed an alleged criminal conspiracy by Cochran staffers to commit massive voter fraud ahead of Tuesday’s controversial U.S. Senate Republican runoff election in Mississippi. www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/06/thad-cochran-campaign-manager-busted-in-vote-buying-scheme/
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Post by avordvet on Jul 1, 2014 15:54:48 GMT -5
McDaniel unveils strategy to seek another runoff against Sen. CochranThe Daily Caller, By Neil Munro, Published June 30, 2014 So far, there are many reports about shady outreach to Democratic voters supposedly undertaken by Cochran and his allies, particularly done by relatives of former Gov. Haley Barbour. For example, The Daily Caller reported that Henry Barbour, the head of the Mississippi Conservatives PAC and the nephew of Haley Barbour, paid Democratic operative Mitzi Bickers “to make paid calls to potential Cochran supporters.” Those calls may have spurred many loyal Democrats to cast invalid votes. In the search for improper votes, GOP officials who are affiliated with Cochran’s campaign are trying to block McDaniel’s search for invalidated votes that are recorded in the poll books, Fritsch said. “They’re stalling in at least half of the counties across the state,” he said. Some are “asking for large fees, and throwing up every roadblock you can imagine to stop us from seeing the poll books,” Fristch stated. www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/30/mcdaniel-unveils-another-strategy-against-thad-cochran/?intcmp=latestnews
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Post by avordvet on Jul 1, 2014 18:54:41 GMT -5
Mississippi GOP, state sued over vote fraudTrue the Vote warns of discovery of thousands of election anomalies
Published: 01 Jul 2014, James Simpson True the Vote, the citizens initiative pursuing “free and fair elections for all Americans,” and 13 other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Mississippi Secretary of State and the Republican Party of Mississippi over the June 24 primary election runoff in which Sen. Thad Cochran edged tea-party challenger Chris McDaniel. The lawsuit asks the court to grant immediate access to voting records to inspect for possible illegal voting. It asserts that “defendants failed to properly abide by federal election record maintenance and open records provisions codified in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Records made partially available to the plaintiffs indicated ‘double-voting’ from Democratic to Republican primaries – potentially diluting votes in violation of the Equal Protection Clause.” www.wnd.com/2014/07/mississippi-gop-state-sued-over-vote-fraud/
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Post by avordvet on Jul 2, 2014 4:43:30 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Jul 7, 2014 19:06:30 GMT -5
The NRSC May Have Improperly Funded Third Party Ads in MississippiBy: Erick Erickson, July 7th, 2014 at 06:34 PM Serious allegations are cropping up against the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The NRSC paid an Alexandria, VA company $13,000.00 for media production and $69,000 for media on June 20, 2014. On the same day that same company placed media buys for “All Citizens of Mississippi,” a campaign group that has failed to file any documentation with the FEC other than its statement of organization. www.redstate.com/2014/07/07/the-nrsc-may-have-improperly-funded-third-party-ads-in-mississippi/
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Post by avordvet on Jul 11, 2014 13:10:32 GMT -5
Restraining order filed against Miss. GOPJuly 10, 2014, 01:01 pm, By Alexandra Jaffe A conservative election-watching organization has filed a motion for a restraining order against the Mississippi Republican Party, declaring it has evidence of tampering in runoff records. True the Vote, which filed the motion with the Jackson Division of the U.S. District Court on Wednesday, claims it has “dozens of full detailed affidavit reports” detailing incidences of vote tampering. The alleged misconduct includes “destruction of voters’ absentee ballot applications and mandatory envelopes, illegal alteration of poll books, cross-over and double voting, absentee ballots marked 'Accepted' but unopened.” "Defendant county commissioners have continued to violate federal law by preventing access to election records. Now, we think we know why,” True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht said in a statement. thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/211859-conservative-group-files-restraining-order-against-miss-gop
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Post by avordvet on Jul 15, 2014 16:28:51 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Jul 24, 2014 14:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by watchful on Jul 24, 2014 16:47:58 GMT -5
When confused by events simply follow the money! I was reading this when a joke I heard back when I was a kid came to my mind.
The guy wrote a letter to Dear Abby.
Abby. I have met this wonderful girl. She is smart, beautiful, loves kids, and is willing to move out of the city to my house up in the mountains over looking the BlueRidge parkway. We have shared all our worst secrets and found we can live with them. She told e about her Convict father, and drug using mother and we can over come that. I told her about my sister that works on a brothel in Raleigh, and about my Moonshiner father in Boone. I really love this girl and am afraid I could lose her. I need your help! Do you think I should tell her about my Brother who is a US Senator up in Washington.
Helpless in North Carolina
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Post by avordvet on Jul 25, 2014 14:49:17 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Jul 29, 2014 13:42:30 GMT -5
So if you are for Obama's impeachment, then according to the GOP Speaker of the House John Boehner, you are a scamming White House Democrat...
John Boehner: ‘We Have No Plans to Impeach the President’Jul. 29, 2014 11:19am Pete Kasperowicz The idea of impeaching President Barack Obama is nothing but a “scam” cooked up by the White House to inspire Democrats to show up for the midterm elections, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said. “This whole talk about impeachment is coming from the president’s own staff, and coming from Democrats on Capitol Hill,” Boehner told reporters Tuesday. “Why? Because they’re trying to rally their people to give money and to show up in this year’s elections. www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07/29/boehner-says-impeachment-talk-an-election-year-scam-ginned-up-by-the-white-house/
‘We Have No Plans to Impeach the President’? Damn John, you didn't have to take me literally...
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Post by avordvet on Jul 31, 2014 5:14:21 GMT -5
Unable to Secure Votes, Boehner Begins to Crack on Border Billby Matthew Boyle 30 Jul 2014 “They are insulting the intelligence of their rank and file members,” Daniel Horowitz, a conservative activist with Madison Project, told Breitbart News. “It is abundantly clear that they have no intention of using the power of the purse – even on new superfluous spending – to stop Obama’s promised administrative amnesty. His omission of immigration from the list of illegal acts for the House lawsuit speaks volumes. No show vote can hide the fact that they are winking and nodding at this president, essentially giving him the green light to do what he wants.” “If the Republican leadership were serious about solving the border crisis, they would have the original Blackburn/Cruz language (not this watered down nonsense) in the House Border Supplemental,” Rosemary Jenks, NumbersUSA’s director of government relations, told Breitbart News. “Instead, they are trying to game conservatives and trick them into voting for a bill that will actually make the border crisis worse.” www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/30/Unable-To-Secure-Votes-Boehner-Begins-To-Crack-On-Border-Bill
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Post by avordvet on Jul 31, 2014 20:33:51 GMT -5
August Recess Delayed As Boehner Tries to Resuscitate Dying Border Bill by Jonathan Strong, Charlie Spiering & Caroline May 31 Jul 2014, 11:41 AM PDT One issue that could come up is Boehner's “three day” rule, requiring a delay between when new legislation is introduced and voted on on the House floor. However, some lawmakers suggested the rule would not be an issue. “You know, rules,” said Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), shrugging his shoulders. “Those are procedural rules that can be waived.” www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/31/Leaders-Try-To-Resusciatate-Dying-Border-Bill/
Boehner to Obama: Good Chance for Amnesty Bill in Next Congress
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Post by avordvet on Aug 8, 2014 14:51:47 GMT -5
GOP Senate Incumbents Complete Primary Season SweepBy Scott Conroy - August 8, 2014 Back in March, Mitch McConnell made a brash prediction about how Senate Republican incumbents would fare against Tea Party insurgents in the upcoming primary season. “I think we are going to crush them everywhere,” the minority leader told the New York Times. “I don’t think they are going to have a single nominee anywhere in the country.” www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/08/08/gop_senate_incumbents_complete_undefeated_primary_season_123608.html
To you that still support the GOP, you'll get exactly what you vote for...
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Post by avordvet on Sept 3, 2014 4:44:35 GMT -5
and the dance continues...
Eric Cantor’s Wall Street Buddy Just Gave Him a Job. Guess How Many Millions of Dollars He’s Getting Paid.Sep. 2, 2014 8:58am Zach Noble He was the House majority leader until he lost in a stunning primary defeat to a Tea Party challenger. But defeat likely isn’t stinging Eric Cantor too badly, since an old pal on Wall Street has stepped in to give him a job — and $3.4 million in compensation. Ken Moelis, founder of the “boutique investment firm” Moelis & Co., is bringing Cantor on board and giving him offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday night. What exactly will Cantor do for the bank? www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/02/eric-cantors-wall-street-buddy-just-gave-him-a-job-guess-how-how-many-millions-of-dollars-hes-getting-paid/
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Post by avordvet on Sept 17, 2014 17:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Sept 18, 2014 13:51:30 GMT -5
And the real rub is that even though you see the rampant corruption, some of you would still vote for GOPe players... well have fun with that, because I can pretty much guarantee that you will get the same treatment as you are getting now. Boehner and Pelosi Unite to Pass Bill Funding Planned Parenthood, Obamacare, Syrian RevolutionariesSeptember 17, 2014 - 10:07 PM, By Terence P. Jeffrey (CNSNews.com) - House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) joined forces early Wednesday evening as the House passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government after the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, and that will permit funding for Planned Parenthood (the nation's largest abortion provider), the entirety of Obamacare, and an amendment requested by President Barack Obama "to train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition." www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/boehner-and-pelosi-unite-pass-bill-funding-planned-parenthood
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Post by avordvet on Sept 19, 2014 15:59:42 GMT -5
Possible Rules Change Could Punish Boehner DissidentsPlan floated to strip committee slots from members who rebel during floor vote for speaker.By Tim Alberta and Daniel Newhauser, September 19, 2014 House Republicans are quietly discussing a proposal that could fundamentally alter the way future speakers of the House are chosen, according to multiple GOP sources, with the objective of avoiding a repeat of John Boehner's embarrassing reelection vote in 2013. The rule tweak began as an informal discussion but has morphed into a concrete proposal that is beginning to circulate in the House. According to people briefed on it, any Republican who votes on the House floor in January against the conference's nominee for House speaker—that is, the candidate chosen by a majority of the House GOP during its closed-door leadership elections in November—would be severely punished. Specifically, sources say, any dissenters would be stripped of all committee assignments for that Congress. www.nationaljournal.com/congress/possible-rules-change-could-punish-boehner-dissidents-20140919?ref=the_edge
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Post by avordvet on Sept 20, 2014 12:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Sept 21, 2014 5:21:29 GMT -5
Probably a big secret around here... But the GOPe and ANY candidate they run, can KMA. Will Tea Party, GOP establishment be 'mending fences' to win Senate in November?Published September 21, 2014, FoxNews.com After a long, unapologetic effort to defeat Tea Party and other so-called “unelectable” candidates in GOP primaries, the Washington establishment will likely need Tea Party voters in November to help swing several tight Senate races and win control of the upper chamber. Republicans appear poised to win three of the net total six seats required to take the Senate. But they are locked in six other, too-close-to call contests in their effort to win the remaining three seats. The National Republican Senatorial Committee on Friday dismissed the notion that party voters are not united behind their candidates. www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/21/will-tea-party-gop-establishment-need-to-mend-fences-to-win-senate-in-november/
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