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(17,837 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:25 AM Oct 2013

Tea Party Group Withdraws Endorsement Of Mitch McConnell [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Tea Party Nation, led by conservative activist Judson Phillips, has withdrawn its endorsement of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the GOP primary against Matt Bevin.

McConnell's campaign website posted an endorsement from Phillips in May 2013. Phillips wrote on the Tea Party Nation blog Wednesday that the group would withdraw the endorsement, citing a "hugely revealing" report by Glenn Beck that McConnell had allegedly referred to tea party senators as traitors.

Phillips cited the group's support of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as part of their decision to withdraw their endorsement.

"While Ted Cruz was fighting, Mitch McConnell was stabbing him in the back," Phillips wrote.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/tea-party-mitch-mcconnell_n_4071868.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

We have a fight between the far right and the lemmings with suicide wings of the GOP. Again, it would be funny if everyone else was not adversely affected.

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Tea Party Group Withdraws Endorsement Of Mitch McConnell [View all] TomCADem Oct 2013 OP

I love watching the Republican party implode. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #1

Recced. As the GOP falls on it's greedy sword of divide and conquer. livingwagenow Oct 2013 #2

Sad turtle is sad..... DeSwiss Oct 2013 #16

Wuuaahhhaaahaaa!!!!!!! Beacool Oct 2013 #26

Tea Party = GOP = Tea Party blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #3

Turtle's gonna have a Republican (tea) opponent. nt longship Oct 2013 #4

Put them all in a big room ankel deep in gasoline Left Coast2020 Oct 2013 #5

They're citing reports by Glen Beck rpannier Oct 2013 #6

...but ...but ...it was posted with an engraver n/t L0oniX Oct 2013 #11

+1000 nt ecstatic Oct 2013 #24

"For a good time, call the tea baggers." SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #25

I wouldn't be too sure that this hurts Mitch. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #7

It does if he is primaried from the right n/t Gore1FL Oct 2013 #8

it will. Gonna be a bloody primary, neither side taking prisoners. lastlib Oct 2013 #9

If his Tea Party challenger loses, I'll send him/her money for a run as Independent. Anything to SDjack Oct 2013 #14

yeah, I'll be happy to "help Mitch out" too!! lastlib Oct 2013 #19

Well Mitch is a serial dater on fuckmatch.com anyway. L0oniX Oct 2013 #10

awww ashling Oct 2013 #12

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #13

He's got a strong Democratic candidate in Allison Lundergan Grimes libdem4life Oct 2013 #15

I think the Tea Party and mainstream GOP are publically turning against each other bigworld Oct 2013 #17

LOL LiberalLovinLug Oct 2013 #18

Uh-oh, the turtle is without his shell, now. eom Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #20

And if he had any balls, he would have carry this as a badge of courage question everything Oct 2013 #21

The teaparty really needs to break off and become it's own party. Kablooie Oct 2013 #22

Using Glenn Beck as a credible source... Mz Pip Oct 2013 #23