Tea party activists remain wary of Thom Tillis in US Senate race

[alp227]

Some plan to vote for him reluctantly. Others won’t vote for him at all.

“There is no way we could even remotely get behind him,” said Jane Billello, who chairs the Asheville Tea Party. “We would have to abandon and betray everything we believe in. And it’s not going to happen.”

North Carolina could help determine control of the Senate, where Republicans need a net gain of six seats for a majority. Hagan holds a 3.5-point edge over Tillis in Real Clear Politics’ average of recent polls.

Many tea party conservatives are disaffected with Tillis.

That stems in part from his refusal to attend several tea party-sponsored primary debates and the perception that he’s the establishment candidate who represents politics as usual. Last November, a dozen sign-carrying tea party activists protested a Charlotte fundraiser for Tillis that featured former White House adviser Karl Rove.

full: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/30/5211245/tea-party-activists-remain-wary.html

I earlier asked if conservatives are more politically active than liberals, with the theory that the hate against "the left" is so strong that right wingers will even vote for a RINO. But apparently, Thom Tillis isn't conservative enough despite being the NC Speaker of the House, so much that a Tea Party activist openly expressed not wanting to vote for Tillis at ANY cost.

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Tillis is a Koch addict. He MUST NOT win!

Thanks for your post.
~ Lmsp