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Cornyn Forced by Teabagger Base to Keep NRSC out of Senate Primaries
news.firedoglake.com - 25 days ago
Cornyn Forced by Teabagger Base to Keep NRSC out of Senate Primaries
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Um. OK. (photo by Steve Rhodes) This is pretty big news that shows the institutional power of the tea party conservative base. In the wake of last night’s disaster in NY-23, John Cornyn, the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the GOP campaign arm for Senate races, ...
politico.com - 25 days ago
Cornyn: NRSC won't play in primaries
— politico.com — My POLITICO colleague Manu Raju reports: National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-Tex.) says he won't... channel cash into any primary pitting Republican vs. Republican -- including the heated Florida Senate primary between ... (more) Cornyn: NRSC won't play in primaries

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politics.theatlantic.com - 24 days ago
Thought The NRSC Wasn't Going To Help Its Candidates Who Face Primaries?
— politics.theatlantic.com — One day after National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn promised that his group wouldn't play in... Republican primaries, a Republican Senate candidate in Arkansas is preparing for a fundraiser at the National Republican Senatorial ... (more) Thought The NRSC Wasn't Going To Help Its Candidates Who ...

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NRSC Dumps Crist for Now
voterubio2010.blogspot.com - 25 days ago
NRSC Dumps Crist for Now
— voterubio2010.blogspot.com — The NRSC  dumps Florida senatorial candidate Charlie Crist until after the primary? It seems that the NRSC... can not seem to make up it's mind about the Florida senatorial race between current Gov. Charlie Crist and his challenger conservative republican Marco Rubio . On May 7th, 2009 ... (more) NRSC Dumps Crist for Now

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Blogometer — ... decried the announcement as "a surrender to the base activists." On the other hand, liberal bloggers mostly praised the NRSC's move. ...

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