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Tea Party hopefuls come up short in primaries
http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Tea-Party-hopefuls-come-up-short-in-primaries-5580022.php
"WASHINGTON -- Washington's political establishment offered a sober assessment of the Tea Party movement Wednesday after six-term Sen. Thad Cochran's narrow win in Mississippi: The upstarts are down but not out.
"You cannot underestimate the anti-Washington feeling which translates into anti-incumbency," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told reporters at a breakfast organized by the Wall Street Journal.
Still, McCain welcomed Cochran's comeback win as historic after a nasty, costly primary that forced a three-week sprint to Tuesday's runoff. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Cochran held a 6,373-vote advantage over Tea Party favorite Chris McDaniel.
Unsuccessful in earlier Republican primaries in Kentucky, Georgia and North Carolina, outside conservative organizations had invested millions in Mississippi in hopes of knocking out Cochran.
Tuesday's results left them fuming.
"Unfortunately in Mississippi, nefarious campaign tactics seem to have won the day over ideas and a bold conservative vision," said Taylor Budowich, executive director of Tea Party Express.
In another setback for the Tea Party, two-term Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma won the GOP nomination in the race to succeed Sen. Tom Coburn, who is stepping down with two years left in his term. In the solidly Republican state, Lankford is all but assured of becoming the next senator. He defeated T.W. Shannon, the state's first black House speaker, who was backed by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Earlier this month, McDaniel beat the veteran lawmaker in the initial primary round but fell short of the majority needed for nomination. In the days leading to the runoff, Cochran reached out to traditionally Democratic voters - blacks and union members - who could cast ballots in the runoff.
In New York's Harlem and upper Manhattan, 84-year-old Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, a 22-term congressman, held off a strong primary challenge from state Sen. Adriano Espaillat.
In Colorado, former Rep. Bob Beauprez won a crowded gubernatorial primary that included 2008 presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, an immigration opponent that national Republicans feared could be a drag on the GOP ticket in November. Beauprez will face Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper."
"WASHINGTON -- Washington's political establishment offered a sober assessment of the Tea Party movement Wednesday after six-term Sen. Thad Cochran's narrow win in Mississippi: The upstarts are down but not out.
"You cannot underestimate the anti-Washington feeling which translates into anti-incumbency," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told reporters at a breakfast organized by the Wall Street Journal.
Still, McCain welcomed Cochran's comeback win as historic after a nasty, costly primary that forced a three-week sprint to Tuesday's runoff. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Cochran held a 6,373-vote advantage over Tea Party favorite Chris McDaniel.
Unsuccessful in earlier Republican primaries in Kentucky, Georgia and North Carolina, outside conservative organizations had invested millions in Mississippi in hopes of knocking out Cochran.
Tuesday's results left them fuming.
"Unfortunately in Mississippi, nefarious campaign tactics seem to have won the day over ideas and a bold conservative vision," said Taylor Budowich, executive director of Tea Party Express.
In another setback for the Tea Party, two-term Rep. James Lankford of Oklahoma won the GOP nomination in the race to succeed Sen. Tom Coburn, who is stepping down with two years left in his term. In the solidly Republican state, Lankford is all but assured of becoming the next senator. He defeated T.W. Shannon, the state's first black House speaker, who was backed by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Earlier this month, McDaniel beat the veteran lawmaker in the initial primary round but fell short of the majority needed for nomination. In the days leading to the runoff, Cochran reached out to traditionally Democratic voters - blacks and union members - who could cast ballots in the runoff.
In New York's Harlem and upper Manhattan, 84-year-old Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, a 22-term congressman, held off a strong primary challenge from state Sen. Adriano Espaillat.
In Colorado, former Rep. Bob Beauprez won a crowded gubernatorial primary that included 2008 presidential candidate Tom Tancredo, an immigration opponent that national Republicans feared could be a drag on the GOP ticket in November. Beauprez will face Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper."
I don't know was it? If it was then that is wrong. R's should have no businness picking who the D is and vice versa.
Wasn't this a tactic that Rush Limbaugh popularized in '08 when he encouraged Republicans to vote for Hillary in the Democratic primaries?
How did Thad win??? Votes from Dems. I am tired of states that allow anyone to vote in primaries. They should be only for people registered in that specific party.
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