Sunday, January 12, 2014

Conservative Money Groups want a voice in the 2014 Elections

The Republican Party's efforts to take control of the U.S. Senate in November's elections could be complicated by the increasing number of outside groups hoping to boost ideologically sympathetic GOP candidates. 
Social conservatives who want to spotlight issues such as abortion and gay rights are the latest faction hoping to fund super PACs to elect candidates more closely aligned with their causes — setting off a potential battle with the national party and organizations such as American Crossroads that have downplayed social issues.
"If spending $400 million emphasizing economic issues doesn't win you any elections, it seems to me that to go back to the same playbook doesn't make any sense," said former GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer. He was referring to the Crossroad groups affiliated with GOP strategist Karl Rove that failed to help Republicans take control of the Senate in 2012 elections. 
"There is a very strong sense that the country is on a really bad road here and that we need something more than politics as usual," Bauer said. He helped found a super PAC that advertised during Republican Liz Cheney's short-lived Senate campaign slamming her 2009 comments opposing a constitutional ban on gay marriage
Cheney, citing a family health crisis, this week dropped her bid to oust Republican Sen. Mike Enzi in the Republican stronghold of Wyoming. 
The stakes are high for Republicans, who need a net gain of six seats to take control of the Senate. With Cheney's departure, six of 12 GOP incumbents now face primary challenges. By contrast, just one Democratic incumbent, Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, is facing a serious challenger, Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.
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4 comments:

BOSMAN said...

Here's a some Questions that popped into my head after reading this:

1. Why don't we ever hear about Liberal Democratic Groups who want a voice in the 2014/2016 elections?

2. Why to the Liberals/Democrats seem to be winning more elections than we Republicans do?

Is it something to do with them being more of a UNITED FRONT than we are?

Don't get me wrong..sure there are Democratic/Liberal groups..But they seem more interested in GENERAL ELECTIONS than Primary elections....MORE INTERESTED in BAD MOUTHING REPUBLICANS and building up ALL DEMOCRATS than going after each other....

...Is that a WINNING FORMULA that WE REPUBLICANS are MISSING?

cimbri said...

We have too many groups making money off factionalism or Republicans losing, ie, DC based tea parties, talk radio, pundits vs the grown-ups trying to govern. Many of them could care less if we win the presidency.

Ohio JOE said...

"grown-ups trying to govern." If they are so grown up, we to they behave worse than children and close down bridges???

cimbri said...

We still don't know all the facts on the bridge closure. But obviously it did not cause as much trouble as the 17% federal govt. shutdown. I so often marvel at the average citizen's inability to compare problems based on their magnitude..