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48. Cruz/T-ballers now taking on the Turtle, article here

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:18 AM

Oct 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/mitch-mcconnell-matt-bevin_n_4122484.html

The GOP primary challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) received an endorsement Friday from the Senate Conservatives Fund, a PAC founded by former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).

The endorsement of Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin escalates the effort by outside conservative groups to back primary challenges next year against those congressional lawmakers who finally voted for the bipartisan budget deal. On Thursday, the Senate Conservatives Fund, the Club for Growth and the Madison Project all endorsed Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel, a primary challenger to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). The Madison Project had already endorsed Bevin.

McConnell himself helped craft the budget deal that left Obamacare virtually unscathed. The Senate Conservatives Fund also hammered him over a provision in the legislation boosting funding for the Olmsted Locks and Dam in Kentucky from $775 million to $2.9 billion. snip

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FreedomWorks CEO: 'A Real Possibility' That The GOP Splits In Two [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2013 OP

will never happen .. but please let it happen .. srican69 Oct 2013 #1

I suspect if that happens Gore1FL Oct 2013 #3

Like the "Blue Dogs," DLC and Third Way types. NT DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #8

If it was New Deal Dems against corprocrats and Tea Party loons yurbud Oct 2013 #40

I do, too. DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #44

Reagan & Kennedy yurbud Oct 2013 #45

Wasn't it because (or supposedly, anyway).... ReRe Oct 2013 #46

That's pretty much how I see it DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #53

...and the country will lurch rightward again lephty Oct 2013 #21

I tend to disagree. LiberalAndProud Oct 2013 #24

Obama already to the right of Eseinhower bjobotts Oct 2013 #38

One possibility: Gore1FL Oct 2013 #39

Hopefully a "Progressive Worker's Party"....... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #47

This^^^^^^^^^^^^ fitman Oct 2013 #51

They just are being drama queens Cosmocat Oct 2013 #32

EXCELLENT...we need a 3rd party and a 4th. Bo Oct 2013 #55

How can anybody take Matt Kibbe seriously Botany Oct 2013 #2

exactly. those stupid hairs. Gravitas? CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #5

Does the man own a mirror? Botany Oct 2013 #7

LOL! A good look for a chipmunk, perhaps... CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #17

He should be wearing a bow tie to complete the get-up. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #13

Thanks for that. Do you know how much coffee burns going out one's nose? Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #20

nice sideburns, ca. Confederate style, Civil War era wordpix Oct 2013 #49

Sideburns got their name from a Union general.... davepc Oct 2013 #59

I said three: The Establishment, the Southern Bible Thumpers and the Western Libertarians. Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #4

There's a fourth branch to that as well; Berlin Expat Oct 2013 #10

Yes, but the other three will publicly distance themselves from them as to make them politically Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #15

I gotta confess I love the Republican Party. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #6

hahaha "Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?" Volaris Oct 2013 #57

The Tea Party is the "new generation" in the GOP? Say what?!? Faygo Kid Oct 2013 #9

OMG! Seeing that reminded me of this... Turborama Oct 2013 #25

brilliant scene, one of best in filmmaking wordpix Oct 2013 #50

yep. There is no movie about the future of Mankind in which the robots DON'T want to kill us... Volaris Oct 2013 #58

Dick Armey's puppet doesn't know shit. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #11

TEA PARTY members listen to Atheist Crusader, your "leaders" are used car salesmen Southside Oct 2013 #31

He used a big word - DISINTERMEDIATION !!!!!! groundloop Oct 2013 #12

What are you, some sort of disestablishmentarianist? (nt) reACTIONary Oct 2013 #36

The Tea Party's problem is that their base is poor, rural, and uninnovative starroute Oct 2013 #14

the tech industry libertarians may be the future of conservatism paulkienitz Oct 2013 #29

Won't happen ... the Cruztian Coalition would lose zbdent Oct 2013 #16

Yep. Used to be for national office, you needed national party support. bemildred Oct 2013 #18

from your lips angrychair Oct 2013 #19

It already has, you dimwits. Take a look around, tell me that Boehner is still in control Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #22

+1. Well said. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #23

In their arrogance they believed they were creating a useful tool notadmblnd Oct 2013 #52

Extremely well said! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2013 #56

"grassroots activists have an ability to self-organize" BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #26

Oh great. Now for even more Gerrymandering They_Live Oct 2013 #27

a de-teabagged centrist neo-GOP might actually steal a lot of centrist democrats paulkienitz Oct 2013 #28

Everything is more democratized. Laelth Oct 2013 #30

What can I do to help? Myrina Oct 2013 #33

Like a virus killing it's host. DearAbby Oct 2013 #34

Hoping with all my heart! City Lights Oct 2013 #35

No. It won't split in two. The moderates will jump ship for either the democrats or independents. bushisanidiot Oct 2013 #37

Grass roots. my ass! CANDO Oct 2013 #41

riiiiiiight. there will be 40 congress running next year with (T) next Doctor_J Oct 2013 #42

Now if we can just keep the Democrats from self-immolating and get 8 more years while they are libdem4life Oct 2013 #43

Cruz/T-ballers now taking on the Turtle, article here wordpix Oct 2013 #48

:-| DeSwiss Oct 2013 #54