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March 12, 2015
Now, it’s possible that out of all this a decent third party can coalesce. It’s even likely. A party based on strict constitutionalism and states rights.
You know, I read all over the net, mostly in comments (and more on that later) that the GOP had gone spineless and they had funded Obama’s amnesty. So I went and looked at numbers. 1/3 of the GOP flipped. ONE THIRD.Two thirds held firm. And this on a matter that has emotional appeal to politicians if not to the people on the ground. You see, they are convinced if they vote against it it will drive Latinos away from the GOP. It’s what the media and their corrupted offices tell them. It’s the “smart” opinion, as opposed to all us rubes on the ground.
And two thirds held firm.
You’d think it would be a moment to celebrate. You know, ten years ago half of them or more would have caved. But we’ve been working on taking over the GOP. And it has effects.
It seems to me what we should be doing is celebrating that two thirds held firm, and taking notes of the cavers to primary them. Winter At Valley Forge | According To Hoyt
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Fair enough. Good points.
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at March 12, 2015 12:54 PM
That's not how the vote thingy works in Congress. Leadership releases politicians to support their constituents wishes when they already know a vote is in the bag.
Posted by: james wilson at March 12, 2015 1:49 PM
They can but they will have to have their own Convention, put their names on the ballot on their own line and campaign on a positive basis.
Meanwhile they need to get a unassociated set of hitmen to attack the opponents keeping themselves above the mudslinging fray. The Media won't do that task for them.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at March 12, 2015 1:58 PM
This is beyond pathetic.
Posted by: ghostsniper at March 12, 2015 5:25 PM
Doesn't matter. That 1/3rd is locked in, there was a major effort to primary all those guys last time. All the leadership that let us down over and over, all the entrenched establishment GOP guys are not going anywhere. They just aren't. And they're the ones in power.
This is the major problem with congress: we can keep dumping the same guys over and over but the ones that are the biggest problem, they never get voted out. They're backed by too much money, have too much power, and are in safe districts. They don't lose very often, and when they do, they get replaced by someone else the same way.
Not that it matters at this point. Even if we had a 100% majority of total reliable conservatives ain't no turning this around.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 12, 2015 6:56 PM
Let's see who's left after all the bomb dust settles and the shooting stops.
Posted by: chasmatic at March 12, 2015 10:17 PM