Monday, July 31, 2017

McConnell wages war down South

Via Billy

Mitch McConnell is pictured.

The Senate leader is being pilloried in an Alabama special election as the hated symbol of the establishment — and he's responding in force.

Mitch McConnell is unleashing the full force of his political machine in an all-out push to stop two far-right conservatives who threaten to make his life miserable in the Senate.

The Republican leader is aiming to thwart Rep. Mo Brooks and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore in a special election in Alabama next month. Both men are campaigning against McConnell as a despised symbol of the establishment — and both would exacerbate his already stiff challenge wrangling his GOP Conference.

McConnell is responding in kind. His super PAC is set to spend as much as $8 million to boost his favored candidate, recently appointed Republican Sen. Luther Strange. McConnell has activated his sprawling donor network and pressed the White House for more resources. And the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP campaign arm McConnell controls, has warned consultants they'll be cut off from future work if they assist Strange’s opponents.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 31, 2017 at 4:20 PM

    This is a prime example of why the 17th Amendment needs to be repealed. --Ron W

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  2. AnonymousJuly 31, 2017 at 5:33 PM

    This is why you never send money to a senate or house campaign committee...send it straight to your candidate of choice and screw the uniparty candidates. What is the contact for giving money to Judge Moore. indyjonesouthere

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    1. Brock TownsendJuly 31, 2017 at 9:44 PM

      I am sure you can call or message him here:https://www.facebook.com/JudgeRoyMoore/

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  3. AnonymousJuly 31, 2017 at 6:24 PM

    Unfortunately the conservative vote will likely be split between Moore and Brooks making McConnel's candidate Strange more likely to prevail. It happened to us in Tennessee and we ended up with Bob Corker. --Ron W

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    1. Brock TownsendJuly 31, 2017 at 9:45 PM

      Hopefully Moore and Brooks will make an agreement between the two them to prevent this.

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