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madrchsod

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38. it`s the republican party`s "the night of the long knifes"

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 10:02 AM

Mar 2012

the party is purging anyone left of the principals of the teaparty. here in illinois we have two far right candidates for the house. one is hard core right backed by the illinois teaparty. the other guy voted 3 times with the democrats in his committee. he is being portrayed as liberal republican that can not be trusted.

since there are no democrats running in the primary and no one has come forward for the general election it will really suck to be represented by either one of these guys.

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Jean Schmidt Loses House Seat In Major GOP Primary Upset [View all] itsrobert Mar 2012 OP

"... pitching himself as a Washington outsider" my fat ass. DCKit Mar 2012 #1

I'm happy she lost :) Tx4obama Mar 2012 #2

Is this good news??? JCMach1 Mar 2012 #3

I saw an earlier post referring to her as "Mean Jean" and the poster gateley Mar 2012 #5

You don't remember 'Mean Jean'? Oye, she is a witch! babylonsister Mar 2012 #10

Wow -- good riddance! nt gateley Mar 2012 #36

WOW! So many people have forgotten about "Mean Jean" who went after Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #45

Yep, Murtha attacks, and Schmidt is a birther. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #49

I just gasped when I read this -- Her name didn't click, but now I remember. gateley Mar 2012 #62

Calling her 'vile' would be a compliment. Myrina Mar 2012 #64

I can;t imagine anything worse than Schmidt. n/t Gore1FL Mar 2012 #6

He's a teabagger jeff47 Mar 2012 #8

WOW! Getting to the right of that shrew??? Dems should win the seat. nt Pryderi Mar 2012 #13

Before offering an opinion, it helps to learn the facts onenote Mar 2012 #29

Victoria Wulsin came within 1.3% of beating her in 2006 Pryderi Mar 2012 #50

That was in a very Democratic year after just being elected in a special election. FBaggins Mar 2012 #51

That was the breaking point year, though. Everybody was tired of the Republicans. Selatius Mar 2012 #65

You can go to the right of Jean Schmidt? Who knew? jmowreader Mar 2012 #60

Who the hell did she lose to? Atilla the Hun? MrSlayer Mar 2012 #4

Ben Wenstrup is backed by the TeaParty Tx4obama Mar 2012 #7

Does this mean Ohio xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #9

Republicans in Ohio's second district were already in the clutches of the teabaggers. Lasher Mar 2012 #16

The southwest corner of Ohio might as well be Oklahoma. /nt mwb970 Mar 2012 #23

I love how people wonder why a Democrat can't win there. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #25

My moderate niece lives down there. Mendocino Mar 2012 #56

Not to be snide, but the joke used to be that within a thirty-mile radius of Cincinnati Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #57

And the ones that didn't have family there Mendocino Mar 2012 #58

Strange, I would have thought the baggers would worship her. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #11

It appears her constituents cut and ran CrawlingChaos Mar 2012 #12

Probably sewn for her by her friend, Betsy Ross. Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #14

"...and your little dog, too!" peace frog Mar 2012 #22

Do Dems have a viable candidate for fall? Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2012 #15

The district that sent Mean Jean to Congress has to be full of Death-Eaters. byronius Mar 2012 #17

Wenstrup Bohunk68 Mar 2012 #18

That's what I call the First Law of Republican Politics LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #19

Love it!: "No one is too right-wing to lose a primary to someone still further to the right." pampango Mar 2012 #24

Home run! CanonRay Mar 2012 #35

Allen's Law MacacaMoment Mar 2012 #37

Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) JennyCait Mar 2012 #20

A reflection of American insanity The Wizard Mar 2012 #21

Here is a transcript of the political ad that won for Wenstrup... IamK Mar 2012 #26

I’m Brad Wenstrup, and I couldn't get a Super PAC to deliver this attack ad for me Kolesar Mar 2012 #27

Yay! butterfly77 Mar 2012 #28

How did the rest of the redistributing affect things? JHB Mar 2012 #30

There is one radical right winger out of the picture liberal N proud Mar 2012 #31

Replaced by another one jsut as bad. n/t totodeinhere Mar 2012 #48

Or maybe worse jmowreader Mar 2012 #61

This is the best news I've heard from Super Tuesday MaineDem Mar 2012 #32

HA HA!! Couldn't happen to a nicer person! nt MADem Mar 2012 #33

Crud. Now I can't call her a steaming pile of Schmidt anymore. amb123 Mar 2012 #34

it`s the republican party`s "the night of the long knifes" madrchsod Mar 2012 #38

Might one of them possibly be the asshole who denied the Holocaust recently, btw? AverageJoe90 Mar 2012 #47

Bye, Mean Jean. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #39

Good riddance n/t deutsey Mar 2012 #40

Whatever. Replaced with prollee the same or worse. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #41

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, MEAN JEAN. sarcasmo Mar 2012 #42

Mean Jean lost? Couldn't happen to a better person! Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #43

Amen 47of74 Mar 2012 #52

"Wenstrup had challenged Schmidt from her right . . ." !! Faygo Kid Mar 2012 #44

if he's right of schmidt, unlike studs terkel who stated he had faith in the american people newspeak Mar 2012 #46

How is it possible to run to the right of jean Schmidt? n/t schmice Mar 2012 #53

Honestly Dr. Matt Mar 2012 #54

You won't be missed - unless your replacement turns out to be worse! mercymechap Mar 2012 #55

'Bout time someone dropped a house on that witch. nt DCKit Mar 2012 #59

I was in the Ohio 2nd Congressional District until this past year... rexcat Mar 2012 #63