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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2013, 08:05 PM Oct 2013

RINO Hunting Season Opens in Earnest With End of Shutdown Drama

by David Freedlander Oct 23, 2013 5:45 AM EDT

Forget defending their House majority—some Republicans who angered the Tea Party during the shutdown must first beat back primary challenges. Even Boehner isn’t immune, reports David Freedlander.

Republicans in the House of Representatives have such low approval ratings, according to recent polls, that a Democratic takeover looks possible. But before Republicans can defend their majority, they first must stave off a slew of primary challengers who are targeting incumbent members of Congress.

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The new spate of primaries mostly target those Republicans who failed to toe the Tea Party line during the recent budget standoff, voting to open up the government and raise the debt ceiling. But the challenges are by no means limited to the crew of moderates. Even House Speaker John Boehner is not immune.

On the day the government shutdown began, J.D. Winteregg, a high school French teacher and founder of a group called The Ohio Accountability Project, announced a primary run against Boehner. The campaign will, at the very least, give a place for grassroots Republicans to vent their outrage against the GOP leadership while waiting for polls to open.

In an interview, Winteregg said his campaign sends a message “that no one is safe.”

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/23/rino-hunting-season-opens-in-earnest-with-end-of-shutdown-drama.html

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RINO Hunting Season Opens in Earnest With End of Shutdown Drama (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2013 OP

His qualifications (per Mr. 'Winteregg') "Christian. Conservative. Millennial." CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #1

He's a..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #6

No one is safe, Big money is backing off. Cruz is only a hero in his own (and some Texan's) minds. libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

Their angle now is, if you open an account at Healthcare.gov Myrina Oct 2013 #7

FRENCH?!?!?!?!?!1 xfundy Oct 2013 #3

Watch the hard-right Bible-beaters ascend. Dangerous demagogs like that chump from Canada. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #4

Please tea party, come take down Susan Collins of Maine mainer Oct 2013 #5

I dunno. Collins seems like the sort of incumbent... Chan790 Oct 2013 #8

CurtEastPoint

(18,652 posts)

1. His qualifications (per Mr. 'Winteregg') "Christian. Conservative. Millennial."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 08:19 PM

Oct 2013

"Pasty. Smarmy. Doughboy"

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts)

6. He's a.....

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:47 AM

Oct 2013

.....legend in his own mind!

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

2. No one is safe, Big money is backing off. Cruz is only a hero in his own (and some Texan's) minds.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 08:32 PM

Oct 2013

He whines ... worse than Palin. What is it about these two? I'm guessing that her Intelligence Quotient and his Emotional Quotient are roughly in the same 2-digit range.

He also truly thinks he's going to King of the Seven Mountains. Thank goodness for that video. Interesting is that much of "The Base" especially for the rabid Republicans are going to get health care. Haven't seen any Koch Brothers Presents.... creepy ads lately.

I have faith.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)

7. Their angle now is, if you open an account at Healthcare.gov

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:15 AM

Oct 2013

... you will be hacked & (someone) will 'steal your life savings'.

They forgot to mention that the someone doing the stealing would be insurance company execs and lobbyists.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

3. FRENCH?!?!?!?!?!1

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:40 PM

Oct 2013

The cognitive dissonance is creating a stir in the fabric of the universe. Soon, a giant man made of marshmallows will appear.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

4. Watch the hard-right Bible-beaters ascend. Dangerous demagogs like that chump from Canada.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 01:31 AM

Oct 2013

mainer

(12,022 posts)

5. Please tea party, come take down Susan Collins of Maine

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 09:27 AM

Oct 2013

So our amazing Dem candidate has a chance!

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

8. I dunno. Collins seems like the sort of incumbent...

Reply to mainer (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 03:44 PM

Oct 2013

that if she lost her seat in the primary could run indie in the GE (in the tradition of Joe Lieberman) and win. She's fairly popular with Maine residents, with one polling firm (PPP 8/28/2013) showing her with >50% approval ratings among Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

More likely, she trashes the tea-party challenger in the primary.

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