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[Lovebears65]

Next Tea Party Targets

After conservative upsets in Indiana and Nebraska, these GOP senators should fear primary challenges in 2014



Lindsey Graham (South Carolina): Graham, a long-time irritant to national conservative leaders, is the face of the compromise-friendly approach to governing that the GOP base is revolting against. And South Carolina is arguably ground zero for the Tea Party revolt, home of Sen. Jim DeMint and the “four horsemen” quartet of true believer House freshmen. Any of them could be a viable primary foe against Graham (and one of them, Trey Gowdy, already beat an incumbent, then-Rep. Bob Inglis, by 42 points in a 2010 primary). Graham has said he expects to get a primary challenge, which seems inarguable.


Saxby Chambliss (Georgia): Chambliss, too, says he expects a primary. His voting record is reliably conservative (a career mark of over 90 percent from the ACU), but he was part of the bipartisan Gang of 6 deficit reduction negotiations last year and argued that tax increases had “to be part of the mix.”


Lamar Alexander (Tennessee): His reputation as a moderate has never quite matched up with his voting record, but the 71-year-old Alexander seems cut from the same cloth as Lugar – collegial manner, lots of talk of cooperation with the other side, occasional breaks with party orthodoxy, and a voting record that’s reliably Republican overall. But his age, his image, and his decades in state and national politics (he was governor from 1979 to 1987 and ran for president in 1996 and 2000) make him particularly vulnerable to an anti-establishment uprising. Alexander could take some consolation from the fact that his fellow Tennessee senator, Bob Corker, escaped a serious primary challenge this year.


Mitch McConnell (Kentucky): One of McConnell’s biggest humiliations came in 2010, when he threw his vaunted home state political operation behind Trey Grayson, only to watch his protégé lose the GOP Senate primary to Rand Paul. A five-term incumbent, the 70-year-old McConnell reeks of Washington insiderdom, so there’s plenty of speculation that he’ll be a primary season target. But there’s good news for McConnell: Paul is now on board with his ’14 reelection effort, and other veterans of Paul’s ’10 campaign are sending similar signals. For now, McConnell seems to be in good shape, but as the Senate’s GOP leader, there’s always a chance his fingerprints will end up on a legislative compromise that infuriates the base.


Pat Roberts (Kansas): He’s old (76) and has been on Capitol Hill for 32 years – the first 16 in the House and the last 16 in the Senate. He’s also a quiet, behind-the-scenes player whose voting record is only now evolving to synch up with the GOP base’s prevailing mood. It wouldn’t be too hard for an opponent to portray Roberts as a tired insider with Potomac Fever. Plus, the Kansas Republican Party is unusually prone to civil war. Roberts could provide an inviting target for, say, Kris Kobach, the youthful Kansas secretary of state who has become the leading national voice of the anti-immigration right.












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More at the link.

I know why they are going after Chamblis , because he voted for the bail out and I dont blame them one bit..

 

[Stephanie]

too bad Democrats don't clean out their own house instead of worrying about the others..but you all keep all your crooks, lowlifes and idiots for life

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The TPM remains a blight on this Nation, it is our greatest threat.

Next Tea Party Targets

After conservative upsets in Indiana and Nebraska, these GOP senators should fear primary challenges in 2014



Lindsey Graham (South Carolina): Graham, a long-time irritant to national conservative leaders, is the face of the compromise-friendly approach to governing that the GOP base is revolting against. And South Carolina is arguably ground zero for the Tea Party revolt, home of Sen. Jim DeMint and the “four horsemen” quartet of true believer House freshmen. Any of them could be a viable primary foe against Graham (and one of them, Trey Gowdy, already beat an incumbent, then-Rep. Bob Inglis, by 42 points in a 2010 primary). Graham has said he expects to get a primary challenge, which seems inarguable.


Saxby Chambliss (Georgia): Chambliss, too, says he expects a primary. His voting record is reliably conservative (a career mark of over 90 percent from the ACU), but he was part of the bipartisan Gang of 6 deficit reduction negotiations last year and argued that tax increases had “to be part of the mix.”


Lamar Alexander (Tennessee): His reputation as a moderate has never quite matched up with his voting record, but the 71-year-old Alexander seems cut from the same cloth as Lugar – collegial manner, lots of talk of cooperation with the other side, occasional breaks with party orthodoxy, and a voting record that’s reliably Republican overall. But his age, his image, and his decades in state and national politics (he was governor from 1979 to 1987 and ran for president in 1996 and 2000) make him particularly vulnerable to an anti-establishment uprising. Alexander could take some consolation from the fact that his fellow Tennessee senator, Bob Corker, escaped a serious primary challenge this year.


Mitch McConnell (Kentucky): One of McConnell’s biggest humiliations came in 2010, when he threw his vaunted home state political operation behind Trey Grayson, only to watch his protégé lose the GOP Senate primary to Rand Paul. A five-term incumbent, the 70-year-old McConnell reeks of Washington insiderdom, so there’s plenty of speculation that he’ll be a primary season target. But there’s good news for McConnell: Paul is now on board with his ’14 reelection effort, and other veterans of Paul’s ’10 campaign are sending similar signals. For now, McConnell seems to be in good shape, but as the Senate’s GOP leader, there’s always a chance his fingerprints will end up on a legislative compromise that infuriates the base.


Pat Roberts (Kansas): He’s old (76) and has been on Capitol Hill for 32 years – the first 16 in the House and the last 16 in the Senate. He’s also a quiet, behind-the-scenes player whose voting record is only now evolving to synch up with the GOP base’s prevailing mood. It wouldn’t be too hard for an opponent to portray Roberts as a tired insider with Potomac Fever. Plus, the Kansas Republican Party is unusually prone to civil war. Roberts could provide an inviting target for, say, Kris Kobach, the youthful Kansas secretary of state who has become the leading national voice of the anti-immigration right.












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More at the link.

The TPM functions like the old Soviet Union: leaders once well-regarded are suddenly gone as a consequence of their political ‘heresy.’

Madness.

 

[SniperFire]

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36%

The #1 leading indicator in politics, and historically, a poll where the Republicans rarely lead.

Shellack the Sequel coming, 2012.

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36% - Rasmussen Reports™

 

[Stephanie]

The TPM remains a blight on this Nation, it is our greatest threat.

Next Tea Party Targets

After conservative upsets in Indiana and Nebraska, these GOP senators should fear primary challenges in 2014



Lindsey Graham (South Carolina): Graham, a long-time irritant to national conservative leaders, is the face of the compromise-friendly approach to governing that the GOP base is revolting against. And South Carolina is arguably ground zero for the Tea Party revolt, home of Sen. Jim DeMint and the “four horsemen” quartet of true believer House freshmen. Any of them could be a viable primary foe against Graham (and one of them, Trey Gowdy, already beat an incumbent, then-Rep. Bob Inglis, by 42 points in a 2010 primary). Graham has said he expects to get a primary challenge, which seems inarguable.


Saxby Chambliss (Georgia): Chambliss, too, says he expects a primary. His voting record is reliably conservative (a career mark of over 90 percent from the ACU), but he was part of the bipartisan Gang of 6 deficit reduction negotiations last year and argued that tax increases had “to be part of the mix.”


Lamar Alexander (Tennessee): His reputation as a moderate has never quite matched up with his voting record, but the 71-year-old Alexander seems cut from the same cloth as Lugar – collegial manner, lots of talk of cooperation with the other side, occasional breaks with party orthodoxy, and a voting record that’s reliably Republican overall. But his age, his image, and his decades in state and national politics (he was governor from 1979 to 1987 and ran for president in 1996 and 2000) make him particularly vulnerable to an anti-establishment uprising. Alexander could take some consolation from the fact that his fellow Tennessee senator, Bob Corker, escaped a serious primary challenge this year.


Mitch McConnell (Kentucky): One of McConnell’s biggest humiliations came in 2010, when he threw his vaunted home state political operation behind Trey Grayson, only to watch his protégé lose the GOP Senate primary to Rand Paul. A five-term incumbent, the 70-year-old McConnell reeks of Washington insiderdom, so there’s plenty of speculation that he’ll be a primary season target. But there’s good news for McConnell: Paul is now on board with his ’14 reelection effort, and other veterans of Paul’s ’10 campaign are sending similar signals. For now, McConnell seems to be in good shape, but as the Senate’s GOP leader, there’s always a chance his fingerprints will end up on a legislative compromise that infuriates the base.


Pat Roberts (Kansas): He’s old (76) and has been on Capitol Hill for 32 years – the first 16 in the House and the last 16 in the Senate. He’s also a quiet, behind-the-scenes player whose voting record is only now evolving to synch up with the GOP base’s prevailing mood. It wouldn’t be too hard for an opponent to portray Roberts as a tired insider with Potomac Fever. Plus, the Kansas Republican Party is unusually prone to civil war. Roberts could provide an inviting target for, say, Kris Kobach, the youthful Kansas secretary of state who has become the leading national voice of the anti-immigration right.












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More at the link.

The TPM functions like the old Soviet Union: leaders once well-regarded are suddenly gone as a consequence of their political ‘heresy.’

Madness.

oh BROTHER

 

[Mac1958]

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I can only assume that the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government by promoting and achieving an even wider chasm between the GOP and the Democrats. When both parties commit to "sticking to their principles" 100%, that will essentially bring the government to a grinding halt. Taxes will remain where they are, funding stops, everything stops.

Okay, I guess that's a plan, but both parties will have to answer to the outcome.

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[SniperFire]

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I can only assume that the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government by promoting and achieving an even wider chasm between the GOP and the Democrats.

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If you know nothing about 'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers,' why did you make such a silly post?

It wouldn't take much to google it and educate yourself.

 

[Mac1958]

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I can only assume that the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government by promoting and achieving an even wider chasm between the GOP and the Democrats.

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If you know nothing about 'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers,' why did you make such a silly post?

It wouldn't take much to google it and educate yourself.

Perhaps you didn't see the part of my post in which I say "I can only assume." I don't claim to know what they are thinking. Perhaps you could calm down a bit and describe how my post is wrong.

Okay, I'll try to start a civil, mature conversation with you, and we'll see how it goes. I'm always hopeful. Here we go:

The Tea Party must know that they are not going to convince a significant portion of the electorate that they have all the answers. Or, is your argument that they somehow will? If so, precisely how would a relatively small portion of one party do that?

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[SniperFire]

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I can only assume that the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government by promoting and achieving an even wider chasm between the GOP and the Democrats.

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If you know nothing about 'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers,' why did you make such a silly post?

It wouldn't take much to google it and educate yourself.

Perhaps you didn't see the part of my post in which I say "I can only assume."

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Anyone reading your post knows you are being intellectually dishonest on the goal of 'Tea Pariters.'

 

[Mac1958]

If you know nothing about 'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers,' why did you make such a silly post?

It wouldn't take much to google it and educate yourself.

Perhaps you didn't see the part of my post in which I say "I can only assume."

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Anyone reading your post knows you are being intellectually dishonest on the goal of 'Tea Pariters.'

Okay. I tried!

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[SniperFire]

Perhaps you didn't see the part of my post in which I say "I can only assume."

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Anyone reading your post knows you are being intellectually dishonest on the goal of 'Tea Pariters.'

Okay. I tried!

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Your partisan view of things affects your ability to use reason and to have good judgement.

 

[Mac1958]

Anyone reading your post knows you are being intellectually dishonest on the goal of 'Tea Pariters.'

Okay. I tried!

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Your partisan view of things affects your ability to use reason and to have good judgement.

More avoidance.

That's okay. One day I'll find a mature, honest adult in there, I swear!

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[SniperFire]

Okay. I tried!

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Your partisan view of things affects your ability to use reason and to have good judgement.

More avoidance.

That's okay. One day I'll find a mature, honest adult in there, I swear!

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This is your 'mature' and 'honest' remark, which was challenged and you have avoided ever since. :

'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government'


LOL

 

[Mac1958]

Your partisan view of things affects your ability to use reason and to have good judgement.

More avoidance.

That's okay. One day I'll find a mature, honest adult in there, I swear!

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This is your 'mature' and 'honest' remark, which was challenged and you have avoided ever since. :

'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government'


LOL

Yes, gridlock. Would that not be a reasonable goal for them? Don't Tea Partiers feel that there is too much government intrusion in their lives, and wouldn't gridlock stop that? Not sure why this is such a complicated concept.

If that is not the goal, then precisely what is? Given the demographic makeup of this country, what can they reasonably expect to accomplish? If their goal is not gridlock, what is it?

(okay, against my better judgment, I'm once again trying an adult conversation, here goes)

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[SniperFire]

More avoidance.

That's okay. One day I'll find a mature, honest adult in there, I swear!

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This is your 'mature' and 'honest' remark, which was challenged and you have avoided ever since. :

'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government'


LOL

If that is not the goal, then precisely what is?

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You are no longer standing behind your childish remark, then?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I didn't vote for Lindsey Graham in 2008 and I won't be voting for him in 2014.

 

[Mac1958]

This is your 'mature' and 'honest' remark, which was challenged and you have avoided ever since. :

'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government'


LOL

If that is not the goal, then precisely what is?

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You are no longer standing behind your childish remark, then?

I see you chose not to include my words, "yes, gridlock", in your response. Yes, I was quite serious. Last time, SniperFire, because I've been through your obtuse avoidance games in the past: Where precisely am I wrong, explain.

Last try, I won't play your games any more.

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[SniperFire]

If that is not the goal, then precisely what is?

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You are no longer standing behind your childish remark, then?

Last try, I won't play your games any more.

You made an outlandish and childish remark, and you got called out.

Up your game.

 

[Mac1958]

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Dang it, I knew better. Why do I keep trying?

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[SniperFire]

'the ultimate goal of Tea Partiers is to essentially shut down the functionality of the federal government'

- mac1958, the 'radical independent'