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House Freedom Caucus to Vote for Rep. Daniel Webster for Speaker Over Bumbling McCarthy
The Tea Party Patriots handed out these “Boehner McCarthy” T-shirts today on Capitol Hill.
Kevin “McBoehner” McCarthy is John Boehner’s CloneMcCarthy handed Democrats a gift this week when he told Sean Hannity the Benghazi committee was all about politics.
Image #: 20019639 Florida Rep. Daniel Webster smiles Tuesday, November 6, 2012, as he greets supporters at his congressional race election party located at Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT) Orlando Sentinel/ MCT /LANDOV
Later today the House Freedom Caucus announced they would vote for Rep. Daniel Webster for Speaker.
Washington, D.C. – The House Freedom Caucus issued the following statement:
“Last night we had productive exchanges with all of the Speaker candidates. We appreciated the opportunity to hear our colleagues’ visions for how they would lead our Conference and the House. It is clear that our constituents will simply not accept a continuation of the status quo, and that the viability of the Republican Party depends on whether we start listening to our voters and fighting to keep our promises. We accordingly believe that, under the present circumstances and without significant changes to Conference leadership and process, Rep. Daniel Webster would be best equipped to earn back the trust of the American people as Speaker of the House. We will therefore vote for Rep. Webster in the Republican Conference election tomorrow.”
Mission statement of the House Freedom Caucus:
“The House Freedom Caucus gives a voice to countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them. We support open, accountable and limited government, the Constitution and the rule of law, and policies that promote the liberty, safety, and prosperity of all Americans.”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/10/house-freedom-caucus-to-vot...
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Charles Hurt: Despite the Numerous Attempts to Take Down Donald Trump – “Teflon Don” Is Still Standing
With each failed attempt to destroy Donald Trump the liberal media, GOP elites have only made him stronger.
Despite their best efforts, Donald Trump is still standing, still leading the polls and has morphed into a formidable candidate.
Charles Hurt at Breitbart.com reported:First they ignored him. Then they mocked him. Then they tried tearing him down.
With each failure to destroy Donald Trump, the political experts and establishment stooges only made him stronger. And now they don’t have a clue what to do.
Those in Washington who still think a Donald Trump presidency is preposterous or absurd have only themselves to blame for creating an environment that has made it so easy for the swashbuckling, smack-talking businessman to rise so effortlessly to the top of the heap.
It turns out that not only does the man enjoy very high energy, he also has incredible stamina. His staying power is a-MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZ-ing. Mr. Trump is outlasting all of his harshest critics and is now outlasting some of the surest favorites running for the Republican nomination.
Scott Walker was the man to beat. He was a professional political expert with executive experience. He had won real political battles. And he accomplished all that without enduring the political mark of Cain: residing in Washington.
His campaign’s spectacular collapse — rivaled only by that of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry — is sure not to be the last.
Already, the jackals in the press have caught the scent of death around Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%
’s campaign and have begun circling and letting loose their heinous laughs.The most alarming thing about Donald Trump for these people is that they have, literally, thrown everything they can at the man. And, yet, he is still standing, completely unbowed. In the 3½ months since he launched his campaign, his popularity has only grown with every sling and arrow.
They have accused him of rape and tarred him as a racist. They smeared him as a traitor. And, yet, Teflon Don remains undented, the toupee-less man unruffled.
In the process, Mr. Trump has accomplished something no one thought possible. Meticulously, methodically, patiently, Mr. Trump has morphed into a legitimate candidate.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/10/charles-hurt-despite-the-nu...
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It would be helpful if they would leave him alone and go after the RINOs!
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Rupert Murdoch: Carson could be ‘a real black president’
By Elliot Smilowitz
Getty ImagesMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday said Republican Ben Carson would be “a real black president,” implying doubts about President Obama’s connection to minorities.The chairman and CEO of News Corporation tweeted Wednesday night: “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And much else.”As though anticipating questions about Obama, Murdoch tweeted moments later with a call to read a New York Magazine article titled “The Paradox of the First Black President.”Murdoch has made a habit of tweeting positive things about Carson. He wrote last week: “Everywhere pundits keep underestimating Ben Carson. But public understand humility as admirable, listen to the multi-faceted strong message.”ADVERTISEMENTHe also touted a poll that had Carson ahead of Donald Trump, who has been leading most GOP presidential primary polls in recent months.In September, Murdoch said Carson was “maybe the one to beat” and “irreproachable on background, achievements, character, vision.”He also compared Carson favorably to Obama on race, writing: “2 stories. Carson, Detroit ghetto to brilliant neurosurgeon. Obama white upbringing to community organizer. Sincere men, different values.” -
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Murdoch the globalist speaks the same man who slobbered about how great Obama was in 2008.
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UGH he is a disgusting LITTLE MAN! I remember when he was saying Obama was like a rock star.
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Dems set sights on Senate majority
By Jonathan Easley - 10/08/15 06:00 AM EDT
With the field of Senate contenders coming into focus, Democrats see 2016 as a prime opportunity to regain a majority in the upper chamber.
The Democrats are likely to benefit from coattails in several battleground states that tilt blue in presidential election years.
They believe landing New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan this week to run against Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte is the capstone on a near-perfect recruitment run.
But Republicans will not go quietly.
The GOP’s stable of experienced incumbents will be well-funded and benefit from heavy spending from outside conservative groups.
Republicans scoff at the Democrats’ recruitment haul, calling candidates in states such as Ohio and Wisconsin “retreads.” They’re also pulling for bloody primary fights among Democrats in Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The GOP is defending 24 seats this cycle, compared to only 10 for Democrats. Right now, much of the focus is on nine states. President Obama carried all nine in 2008 and seven of them in 2012.
If Democrats can net five seats in total between those contests, they’ll reclaim a majority in the Senate.
Here’s a look at the state of the Senate races based on interviews with insiders from both parties.
ENDANGERED REPUBLICANS: Illinois and Wisconsin
Two one-term Republican senators from neighboring states in the Midwest, Sen. Mark Kirk in Illinois and Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin, face tough reelection prospects.
Kirk is easily the most vulnerable incumbent of the cycle.
In deep-blue Illinois, Kirk will have to run about 10 points ahead of the Republican presidential candidate in the state, estimates Geoffrey Skelley of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
That would mean running a near-perfect campaign, and few believe that Kirk, with his propensity for grabbing controversial headlines, is a candidate capable of pulling that off.
Republicans argue that Kirk has cut a moderate profile in the Senate and note that he has outperformed in a swing district in the House.
They also point to the Democratic primary in the state that has pitted the party’s establishment, which is backing Rep. Tammy Duckworth, against many in the African-American community, who support former Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp.
But whoever emerges from that contest will be the heavy favorite to defeat Kirk and return President Obama’s old Senate seat to Democrats.
In Wisconsin, Johnson’s prospects appear better, but not by much. Polling shows former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold with a healthy lead early on. Johnson defeated Feingold in 2010, but that was on much more favorable political terrain for Republicans.
Johnson will have to upset a pattern of Democratic Senate contenders running even with the presidential candidate in a state that hasn’t gone for the Republican presidential nominee in more than 30 years.
REPUBLICAN FIREWALL: Ohio, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania
For Republicans to maintain the Senate, they’ll need to win at least one of these three swing states that have gone for the Democratic presidential nominees in recent elections.
Republicans believe that in Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), they’re trotting out strong, well-funded candidates capable of delivering, even if their states go blue in the presidential race.
In Ohio, Portman has so far run the strongest campaign of any candidate on either side. Portman has rolled out support from nearly the entirety of the GOP establishment in the Buckeye State; has been burying his Democratic challenger, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, with an early ad barrage; and sits on a whopping $11 million in campaign cash.
Democrats acknowledge they’re going to be outspent in the race but need Strickland to at least be competitive on the money front. Strickland’s third-quarter Federal Election Commission filing will say a lot about his strength as a challenger.
In New Hampshire, Ayotte has a tough draw in Hassan, a top-tier candidate who may be the biggest get for Democrats this cycle. Insiders on both sides say that with Hassan running, the race is a true toss-up.
The two experienced, well-known and admired female candidates pitted against one another in a high-stakes contest in New Hampshire — where the presidential spotlight will be bright — will make this one of the most competitive races of the cycle.
In Pennsylvania, Toomey is in the most precarious position of the three.
The Keystone State is solid blue in presidential election years. However, Toomey stays out of the Endangered category by virtue of his substantial early fundraising advantage, his deep ties to conservative groups that will work tirelessly on his behalf and the fact that Pennsylvania has a history of ticket splitting.
In addition, a strong Democratic challenger has yet to emerge.
Establishment Democrats appear to be gravitating toward Katie McGinty, the former chief of staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Republicans gleefully point out that McGinty finished last in the state’s gubernatorial primary in 2014.
But suburban Pittsburgh Mayor John Fetterman is running a serious campaign, and former Rep. Joe Sestak, though despised by many Democrats, is still hanging around. Sestak lost to Toomey by only two points in 2010, a wave election year for Republicans.
Depending on the Democratic winner, Toomey could be in big trouble.
WILDCARDS: Florida and Nevada
Candidates on both sides have much to prove in these two purple states.
On the Democratic side in Florida, Reps. Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson are intent on embarrassing and destroying one another.
Establishment Democrats are firmly behind Murphy, who they believe will be a top-tier general-election candidate. But they worry that Grayson, a liberal firebrand, could do real damage to Murphy.
Grayson’s third-quarter fundraising haul will be closely watched to see if he’s able to deliver on his boasts of having one of the largest national grassroots donor bases in Congress. Of course, the independently wealthy Grayson could self-fund his campaign.
Florida Republicans face a drawn-out primary of their own, with four candidates in the race and potentially more to come.
Rep. Ron DeSantis, an Iraq War veteran, has the backing of several fiscally conservative groups. Carlos López-Cantera, Florida’s first Hispanic lieutenant governor, is in. So is Rep. David Jolly, a first-term House member who surprised political watchers by edging Democrat Alex Sink in a special election last year.
Primaries are not an issue in Nevada, where Democrats and Republicans are both bullish on their prospects.
Both parties are running candidates who look excellent on paper but who will be running alone statewide for the first time in the Silver State, which went for Obama in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.
Democrats are running a Hispanic woman, Lt. Gov. Catherine Cortez Masto, who is Sen. Harry Reid’s handpicked successor. On the Republican side, Rep. Joe Heck is an Iraq War veteran who has run strong campaigns before in his swing district.
NO-SHOWS: Colorado and North Carolina
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet should be the most vulnerable Democrat running for reelection, but Republicans can’t find anyone to run against him.
The list of Republicans who have passed on the race is long, leaving the party to rely on a handful of untested or obscure candidates.
Republicans point to then-Rep. Cory Gardner’s late entrance in the race in 2014 as evidence that a dark horse could still emerge, but Bennet’s campaign is in full swing, and he’s racked up several strong fundraising quarters already.
That same scenario is playing out for Democrats looking to take out Republican Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina.
Former Sen. Kay Hagan will not be making a comeback, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx also has declined to run, leaving Democrats to plumb the depths of their second tier.
Democrats similarly argue that it’s too early to panic, pointing to former Sen. Hagan’s late entrance into the 2008 Senate race, when she defeated former Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/256312-dems-set-sights-on-sena...
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October 08, 2015, 07:59 am
Sanders: ‘More than a few’ Republicans support me
By Mark Hensch
Getty ImagesSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said early Thursday he is winning over more GOP voters in his campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
ADVERTISEMENT“There are more than a few Republicans for Bernie Sanders out there,” he told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“Don’t be surprised if we do well with a number of Republicans,” the Democratic presidential candidate said.
“I think the message we are bringing forth – that we have got to come together to say that Wall Street and corporate America cannot continue to dominate our political and economic life [and] that we need an economy that works for working families and not just the 1 percent, a lot of Republicans will respond to that, too,” Sanders added.
Sanders argued that his economic politics are what is helping him attract Republican supporters before next year’s general presidential election.
“Republicans have to send their kids to college,” he said. “Working-class Republicans can’t afford to do that.”
“Working-class Republicans have seen their factories shut down and moved to China,” Sanders continued.
“Working-class Republicans are equally disgusted about a campaign-finance system which allows billionaires now to buy elections,” he added.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/256324-sande...
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Yikes! Hopefully this is just a delusional rant from Bernie! Hopefully most Republicans are smart enough to say no to Communism!
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PLEASEEEEEE!!!!! I am sure it is something his management told him to say.
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October 07, 2015, 03:04 pm
Trump: 'I want to plateau now'
By Jesse Byrnes
Getty ImagesDonald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his monthslong momentum in polls has likely ended, while expressing a desire to stay atop the GOP presidential field."When I started I went to 8 [percent in the polls] and they said, 'He plateaued.' Then the next week I went to 16 [percent], right?" Trump said during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa."And they said, 'Oh, well, but that's a plateau.' Then I went to 20, to 24 [percent] — we had a poll today, I think it was 35 or 34 [percent], it's crazy," the celebrity businessman said."I want to plateau now, I'm satisfied," Trump added.As at many of his highly publicized 2016 White House campaign events, Trump touched on a variety of foreign and domestic issues, promising to address them as president.During his remarks on Syria, which were briefly interrupted by protesters, Trump suggested that thousands of refugees fleeing to the U.S. and other countries represented a "Trojan horse.""I'm looking at all these men, we're going to bring them into our country — we know nothing about them. They're not documented, they can't give you papers. ... We know nothing," Trump said.He also discussed border security to handle illegal immigration, emphasizing a major campaign issue that accompanied his initial surge in the polls to the top of the Republican presidential field.Trump continues to lead in the Hawkeye State with 24 percent support, followed by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 19 percent in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polling.His lead in Iowa and New Hampshire has shrunk slightly since last month. -
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