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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFears about fallout from GOP divide with tea party
Hey Repubs, I feel your pain. Your useful idiots have turned on you."FLETCHER, N.C. - Tea party activists, once unquestioned as a benefit to the Republican Party for supplying it with votes and energy, are now criticizing GOP leaders at seemingly every turn.
They're demanding that Congress use upcoming budget votes to deny money for putting in place President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law, despite warnings the strategy could lead to a government shutdown.
They're upset that Republicans didn't block a Senate-passed immigration bill.
Many are outspoken opponents of any U.S. involvement in Syria's civil war.
A recent Pew Research Center survey found that more than 7 in 10 self-identified "tea party Republicans" disapprove of the job performance of GOP congressional leaders.
Many of the major tea party groups are backing 2014 primary challengers against Republicans the activists deem too moderate, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kentucky conservative once declared it his job to make Obama a one-term president.
That leaves some Republicans quietly worried that an intraparty tussle could yield a repeat of 2012. That year, conservative candidates lost winnable Senate races, and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney struggled to win over conservatives while still appealing to moderate swing voters..."
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Fears about fallout from GOP divide with tea party (Original Post)
Contrary1
Sep 2013
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madrchsod
(58,162 posts)1. there`s a tea party guy who is running against my house rethug.
he`s stated he doesn't have enough money right now yet but he's still going to challenge him in the primary.
last election my state`s democratic party refused to endorse any democrat for my district. we elected our own candidate that won 40% of the vote.she also took the third largest county in our state.
so maybe we might have a chance this time if the teaparty split 10-20% off of the republicans.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)2. "Oh my god, our base is crazy!"
In other news, water wet.