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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHunting for RINOS season is opened
As Paul Ryan seems to have clinched the GOP nomination for speaker (except if he refuses it), the Tea Party and similar are already promising to primary anybody who will vote for Ryan for speaker.
Here is an article by Viguerie promising just that, and he is not the only one :
House Republicans Who Support Paul Ryan Are Entering A Toxic Primary Environment
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It will be a toxic environment for the reelection of any Member of Congress who can be labeled an establishment Republican, and for many who have relatively conservative voting records, but who have failed to fight for conservative principles.
And with good reason the vote for Speaker will be seen by many grassroots limited government constitutional conservatives as a key litmus test as to whether or not a Republican Member of Congress is for conservative government, or has joined the establishment.
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A dozen or so principled limited government constitutional conservatives have already filed or are actively exploring congressional primaries; Becky Gerritson in Alabama-2 (against incumbent Martha Roby), Frank Roche and Jim Duncan in NC-2 (against incumbent Renee Ellmers) and Russell Ramsland in TX-32 (against incumbent Pete Sessions) to name but a few.
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This is an environment that favors us in an unprecedented election year and a presidential campaign now being dominated by the insurgent anti-establishment campaigns of Trump, Carson, Cruz and Fiorina which will no doubt be energized by the election of another establishment Republican as Speaker of the House.
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Hunting for RINOS season is opened (Original Post)
Mass
Oct 2015
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Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)1. Good. Let them waste a mountain of money on infighting
randys1
(16,286 posts)2. A good example of what the teaparty is and what they want, the end of the US government is
what they want.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. Oh, this will turn out well.
Not.