Boehner Gets Primary Challenger

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

DANIEL STRAUSS – SEPTEMBER 19, 2013, 9:13 AM EDT

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has a challenger in the 2014 Republican primary for his House seat.

Businessman Eric Gurr is challenging Boehner for the speaker's congressional seat, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Gurr told the paper he decided to run against Boehner after he backed U.S. military action in Syria.

"It was a tipping point," Gurr said. "I'm not a big fan of getting involved in the internal politics of another country."

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/boehner-gets-primary-challenger

[onehandle]

1. Pointless, teabaggers. You will only rarely beat the GOP machine.

Go Full On Third Party.

[Koko Ware]

2. NO!

the idea is to get Boehner removed from his office.

Not third party. Let the primary finish, and if Boehner loses to the 'bagger, then Dems win general, easily.

[brooklynite]

4. NO they do not!

Let's not live under the illusion that any House win is "easy": think about all the nutty Tea Party Republicans already in office. Boehner is certainly in a more mainstream district, but he's as safely Gerrymandered (R+15) as anyone.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Why not Third Party?

If someone challenges him from the right during the General, the Dem walks in.

In any case, even a Primary challenge from the right might force him so far into loony territory that he won't be able to recover in the General.

[onehandle]

6. A real 'Tea Party' from coast to coast would destroy the GOP. nt

[KamaAina]

12. Rand Paul? Mourdock in Indiana?

And those were statewide races.

[Cal33]

3. I hope Reid and all the other spineless Democrats in office will have successful primary

challengers when their terms are up. Only then will the Democratic Party be moving ahead.

[snooper2]

7. Boner Gurr Boner Gurr Boner Gurr Boner Gurr

say that real fast LOL

[apnu]

8. Ok, I'll bite. Where does Gurr stand on the invasion of Iraq? (nt)

[CANDO]

9. I bet this stupid MF'er was a big fan of US intervention a decade ago.

Iraq 2003. As was nearly every mouth breathing repug.

[lastlib]

10. we should all contribute to that guy's campaign.....

It'd almost be worth it to make Boner's life difficult!

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[Nye Bevan]

11. The GOP is a very uneasy coalition on the point of implosion (nt)