The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is ready to take on the tea party in 2014 Senate primaries and elections with a deep-pocketed boost of establishment and business Republican candidates.
"Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates," Chamber strategist Scott Reed told The Wall Street Journal. "That will be our mantra: No fools on our ticket."
The financial support, which The Hill reported would pour at least $50 million into the campaigns of centrist GOP candidates, is part of an aggressive approach toward tea party Republicans since the 16-day October government shutdown.
The Chamber has expressed its displeasure with tea party favorites Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who resisted passing a budget without a provision to defund Obamacare, triggering a stalemate.
Just a month later, the Chamber jumped into the intra-party GOP voting, backing establishment GOP candidate Bradley Byrne over tea party prospect Dean Young in an Alabama special House election.
Byrne beat Young, and went on to an easy victory in the Dec. 17 special election, defeating Democrat Burton LeFlore.Read the rest of the story HERE.
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4 comments:
Good, let them piss that money down the toilet.
"Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates," Chamber strategist Scott Reed told The Wall Street Journal. "That will be our mantra: No fools on our ticket."
I don't care who the Chamber of Commerce backs it's their money.
But to make an issue out of Their GOP candidates vs Tea Party GOP Candidates only divides a Party that needs to bring out BOTH Tea Party and Establishment voters in the Final election.
When will the GOP Learn. YOU NEVER hear Democrats ridiculing other Democrats KNOW WHY?
Because THEY KNOW Any Democrat (to them) is better than any Republican. They save all the nastiness for GOP Candidates...AND WIN elections along the way.
WE COULD LEARN FROM THEM....We should save ALL OUR NASTINESS for the Democratic candidates.
Well stated. I couldn't agree more.
That's the lesson the so called true conservatives who sat on the couch and refused to vote in this past election should have understood, but apparently didn't. It goes to show you that ignorance isn't limited to only one party.
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