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In reply to the discussion: Dem Groups Consider Throwing Support Behind Tea Party Candidate Against McConnell [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)46. The Republicans do the same to Democrats.
Turnabout is fair play as far as I'm concerned.
This is the kind of thing that will either get McConnell replaced by a raving loon who loses the general, or at least forces him to go full teabagger himself to beat the raving loon, in which case, we get lots of material for the attack ads.
At minimum, McConnell will have to raise shitloads of money which could go to other candidates to survive, and this could succeed in throwing Turtlebeak out!
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Dem Groups Consider Throwing Support Behind Tea Party Candidate Against McConnell [View all]
DonViejo
Jan 2013
OP
I suppose running a bone fide, qualified Democrat against him in the General Election
Demeter
Jan 2013
#1
This is the race that A. Judd was contemplating jumping in on--the idea is to wear the guy down
MADem
Jan 2013
#53
I agree. I think that it is the Dem's insistence to fight the clean fight.....
TheDebbieDee
Jan 2013
#51
hand grenade in a tank tread: Usually doesn't work, but in times of desperation...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#24
not money to republicans baggers, let them sway their own politicans with their Koch billions.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#25
We need to ask ourselves if BARBARA BOXER couldn't produce enough support from "the Left" in CA,
patrice
Jan 2013
#34
Yes, that is the predominant factor, which in the status quo the only remedy is absolutely massive
patrice
Jan 2013
#40
This would make sense if we helped a conservative Independent. Someone who could take a few
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#45