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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsErick Erickson considers primary bid against Chambliss
Conservative activist and CNN contributor considers primary bidhttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/28/conservative-activist-and-cnn-contributor-considers-primary-bid/
Conservative activist Erick Erickson, editor of the leading publication RedState.com, is considering mounting a primary challenge against Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
"I had been rather dismissive of it, but in the past two days have been approached by several organizations and individuals I greatly respect who have asked me to really consider it," Erickson, also a CNN political contributor, said Tuesday. "I owe them that and will consider it, but am not prepared to commit to it. I have plenty of time to think about it."
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The latest cause of conservative anger against Chambliss, who is up for re-election in 2014, concerns his recent comments against the pledge vowing not to support raising taxes supported by activist Grover Norquist.
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Erickson tweeted Tuesday evening "If I were a senator I'd object to every UC (unanimous consent), until Obamacare was repealed. Shut down the Senate lest they shut down America" and "If I were a Senator, I'd sure as heck not have voted for TARP."
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Erick Erickson considers primary bid against Chambliss (Original Post)
cal04
Nov 2012
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loyalkydem
(1,678 posts)1. Do it
so we could mobilize a good candidate against you.
wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)2. erick erickson- joke
a man of no accomplishments. run eric run.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)6. You don't need accomplishments to win in Georgia, just a big bigoted base of the ignorant.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)3. Go for it spanky
You don't have the money to play in the big league.
BeyondGeography
(39,376 posts)4. He was down to one bearing and he lost it
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)5. He'd Hate The Job...
...it wouldn't fit his oversized ego. Freshman Senators are given the worst assignments; especially if they're in the minority...and are rarely heard from. Erickson has a massive ego that loves the idea of people voting for him but he'd suffocate under the old boys club that's the rushpublican senate caucus.
Personally, I'm all for this shitstain to create more havoc...and, yes, I think he could win both the primary and the general...Georgia has gone that red.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)7. this is the guy who insulted Cindy Sheehan
relentlessly. Before his slanderous assaults on a Gold Star mother no one ever heard of him.