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babylonsister

(171,090 posts)
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:10 PM Jul 2014

Things Go From Bad To Worse for Mitch As Kentucky GOP Leader Resigns To Protest McConnell




http://www.politicususa.com/2014/07/21/bad-worse-mitch-kentucky-gop-leader-resigns-protest-mcconnell.html



Things Go From Bad To Worse for Mitch As Kentucky GOP Leader Resigns To Protest McConnell
By: Jason Easley
Monday, July, 21st, 2014, 2:12 pm


A local Republican Party leader in Kentucky has resigned her position in act of protest against Sen. Mitch McConnell.

According to WFPL:

After serving on the Daviess County Republican Party’s leadership team for almost three years, Owensboro native Barbara Knott had enough.

She resigned on July 10 and the reason was simple; Knott cannot support Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell this fall.

“I have resigned from the executive committee of the Republican Party because I will not support Mitch McConnell,” Knott, chair of the Owensboro Tea Party, said in a telephone interview. “I have a big 4×8 sign in my front yard that says ‘Retire Mitch.’ It’s going to stay there through the election. I will not vote for that man.”

Knott does plan to come out to support other Republican candidates. But in terms of McConnell she is “just fed up” despite voting for him in the past.


When local party leaders are resigning because they can no longer support him, things are getting dire for Mitch McConnell. The only thing that McConnell has going for him is a big pile of money that will be spent by outside groups on his behalf this fall. Sen. McConnell’s campaign has been worst run spectacles of the year. The candidate himself has alternated between gaffes and offensive statements.

Sen. McConnell is using the same playbook that he has been following for decades, but this time it isn’t working. McConnell is not having success trying to tie his Democratic opponent Alison Grimes to President Obama. His Obamacare attacks have gone nowhere, and mostly the senator has looked out of touch with the needs of his constituents on the campaign trail.

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Things Go From Bad To Worse for Mitch As Kentucky GOP Leader Resigns To Protest McConnell (Original Post) babylonsister Jul 2014 OP
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #1
Encoraging, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2014 #2
Amen.... daleanime Jul 2014 #18
Amen again. How sweet it would be. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #38
When your OWN staff can no longer support your candidacy! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #3
k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2014 #4
Yikes! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #5
She's in the Tea Party. TiredOfNo Jul 2014 #15
Good point nikto Jul 2014 #22
Exactly what I was thinking. defacto7 Jul 2014 #33
He already beat the tea party candidate in the GOP primary. But yeah, if they run as a third party cui bono Jul 2014 #40
I'm not sure that rabid Tea Party ideology is worse than sneaky slimey Mitch Sheepshank Jul 2014 #49
yep barbtries Jul 2014 #43
Dear Ms. Knott gratuitous Jul 2014 #6
does she mention why she can't support him any longer? samsingh Jul 2014 #7
Not specifically; I was wondering also. nt babylonsister Jul 2014 #12
She is a Tea Bagger and thinks he is too Liberal. Bandit Jul 2014 #14
Sux 2B Mitch. lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #8
Couldn't be worse news than if his own wife had resigned rocktivity Jul 2014 #9
That turtle's shell is getting shattered. nt Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #10
not right enough for the tea party Sick_of_TP Jul 2014 #11
Ta-ta, Toi-tell... Blue Owl Jul 2014 #13
The biggest problem Yertle has is his governor jmowreader Jul 2014 #16
Such a deal! Plucketeer Jul 2014 #17
I so look forward to times I can laugh my ass off rurallib Jul 2014 #19
We desperately need this Senate seat tabasco Jul 2014 #20
I'm surprised WV has ever had any Democrat leaders. Rozlee Jul 2014 #45
West Virginia isn't quite Oklahoma tabasco Jul 2014 #46
Well, it's not like I have much room to talk. Rozlee Jul 2014 #48
Wow! Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #21
Knott is a dumbass, but more power to her. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #23
Dinkie Morris thinks they'll win big and he's always wrong rickyhall Jul 2014 #24
*Gloat*Gloat*Gloat* NBachers Jul 2014 #25
... liberal N proud Jul 2014 #26
Boy, he is sure working hard in that video. iemitsu Jul 2014 #42
So, the tortoise might NOT win this race? Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #27
But, is it because zentrum Jul 2014 #28
If you say,"I have a big 4×8 sign in my front yard . . . " Major Hogwash Jul 2014 #29
They are pissed because Mitch supported the wrong guy.... kentuck Jul 2014 #30
Good.... supercats Jul 2014 #31
i want to see this dirtbag go down in flames. get him Alison! Takket Jul 2014 #32
Quite a stretch ... GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #34
I can't wait until he is gone libodem Jul 2014 #35
Dawg, even some republicons step away from the mitch koolaid and say.. Cha Jul 2014 #36
It's great, but it's an attack from the right. That saddens me. McConnell no longer right-wing Ed Suspicious Jul 2014 #37
He, he! blackspade Jul 2014 #39
Is she the one responsible for that attack ad that was shown on John Oliver's show? cui bono Jul 2014 #41
If we GOTFV, we can capitalize on this. riqster Jul 2014 #44
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!! lark Jul 2014 #47

TiredOfNo

(52 posts)
15. She's in the Tea Party.
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jul 2014

Which means she has ideas and positions that are far worse than those of Mitch.....if that's possible.

 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
22. Good point
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:18 PM
Jul 2014

We may be trading a moldy ham sandwich (Mitchell)
for cyanide (tea-party), here.


Not something to cheer about, IMO.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
33. Exactly what I was thinking.
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 10:43 PM
Jul 2014

I don't know the political climate there but I;m wondering if there is a tea party candidate in the wings. Mitch is bad news but there could be worse.

Then again, maybe a tea party candidate would split the Reps and throw the votes to a Dem in the end. Who knows.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
40. He already beat the tea party candidate in the GOP primary. But yeah, if they run as a third party
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 01:37 AM
Jul 2014

they could split the vote.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
49. I'm not sure that rabid Tea Party ideology is worse than sneaky slimey Mitch
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 03:55 PM
Jul 2014

He is an old veteran at all this underhanded political maneruvering. This slimly old fox knows how to rally the RW on the hill and manipulate and massage House Rules to do his bidding. Not sure a hot head on the hill can actually accomplish much.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Dear Ms. Knott
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:18 PM
Jul 2014

Good for you for ending your support for Mr. McConnell over his odious policies. The story doesn't specify which policies you find so objectionable, but may I suggest that you take a good close look at the policies of those other Republican candidates you continue to support?

Sick_of_TP

(21 posts)
11. not right enough for the tea party
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:26 PM
Jul 2014

is the reason she doesn't like him anymore. That's what it sounds like to me.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
16. The biggest problem Yertle has is his governor
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jul 2014

Republicans nationwide are campaigning on the Horror of Obamacare, which isn't easy to do when your state has a well-operating implementation of it with a half-million people signed up under it.

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
20. We desperately need this Senate seat
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:00 PM
Jul 2014

I'm scared to death that the rotten, lying varmint Capito is going to win in WV.

That would be a great pity because Natalie Tennant would make a wonderful senator.

Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
45. I'm surprised WV has ever had any Democrat leaders.
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 10:54 AM
Jul 2014

It's such a hotbed of conservatism and evangelical right-wingers. I've noticed a lot of rumbles from my in-laws up there recently against the coal companies and their fury over the Elk River incident though. They refuse to eat at this one restaurant because they say it's owned by the daughter of one of the coal magnates. Before, they always bought the conservative talk show line that Big Coal was king and its CEO's and owners benevolent overseers of the state economy. I'm not holding my breath, though. Conservatives seem to be getting a lot of mileage over immigration hysteria up there and my in-laws are really infected with it, which is bizarre. My little grandson rules the roost up there and he's 1/4 Hispanic from my side of the family.

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
46. West Virginia isn't quite Oklahoma
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 11:17 AM
Jul 2014

but there's a lot of ignorance, which the pukes thrive on.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
21. Wow!
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:02 PM
Jul 2014

Here's to hoping we can dump his ass from Congress this November. Put the Tea Party bastards out on their asses!

SunSeeker

(51,694 posts)
23. Knott is a dumbass, but more power to her.
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:19 PM
Jul 2014

I mean, I don't see any daylight between McConnell's positions and that of the Tea Party. But if Knott thinks there is, and won't vote for him because he supported Cochran over McDaniel, then that is good news.

But Dems shouldn't rely on the bluster of a tea bagger like Knott. We still must do everything we can to get the Dem vote out in November.

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)
24. Dinkie Morris thinks they'll win big and he's always wrong
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:45 PM
Jul 2014

I'm thinkin they won't because of immigration, Obamacare or lack of it and their War on Women. We may not get the House back but we may get a filibuster proof Senate which would br nice if a couple of old white men die off SCOTUS

iemitsu

(3,888 posts)
42. Boy, he is sure working hard in that video.
Tue Jul 22, 2014, 01:46 AM
Jul 2014

And he's on the side of women and factory workers. Who knew? And his right hand man is black!

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
28. But, is it because
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:37 PM
Jul 2014

...she's a Bagger and he's not rightwing enough? The article doesn't make clear if she's not supporting him for the right reasons or the wrong reasons. I gather this is the GOP internal civil war of loons vs. corporates?

Still, I get how, either way, this helps Grimes.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
29. If you say,"I have a big 4×8 sign in my front yard . . . "
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:51 PM
Jul 2014

. . . hiding the engine sitting in the bath tub . . you just might be a redneck!

Where's Jeff Foxworthy when you need him?

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
30. They are pissed because Mitch supported the wrong guy....
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 09:00 PM
Jul 2014

...in the Mississippi race. He supported Thad Cochran.

libodem

(19,288 posts)
35. I can't wait until he is gone
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:09 PM
Jul 2014

The whole Republican party has devolved into aiding foreign and domestic terrorism.

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Cha

(297,650 posts)
36. Dawg, even some republicons step away from the mitch koolaid and say..
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:13 PM
Jul 2014

No, this wrong. mahalo babylonsistah~

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
37. It's great, but it's an attack from the right. That saddens me. McConnell no longer right-wing
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:23 PM
Jul 2014

enough to satisfy his voters should send chills down all our spines.

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