"Chamber to Split With Tea Party in G.O.P. Primaries"

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Chamber to Split With Tea Party in G.O.P. Primaries

By JADA F. SMITH at the Caucus, NY Times

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/chamber-to-split-with-tea-party-in-g-o-p-primaries/?_r=1

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Ahead of primaries that will most likely serve as proxy wars for the overall direction of the Republican Party, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its plans to take sides.

The activist, anti-establishment wing of the Tea Party is still holding strong in some congressional districts around the country, but national business-lobbying organizations like the Chamber of Commerce are moving away from some of those candidates – especially ones who do not support measures to encourage trade, infrastructure construction and immigration reform.

At its headquarters in Washington on Wednesday, the Chamber outlined its plans to intervene in Republican primaries in 2014 to help more pro-business candidates, who are not always likely to align with Tea Party ideals.

At first, the Chamber saw a lot to like in the Tea Party, said the organization’s president, Thomas J. Donohue.





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[mike_c]

1. it's good to hear that the dinosaurs have finally come to their senses...

...and put their faith in the future of staid, long term winners, like brontosaurs.