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More bad news for Charlie Crist
Naked Politics —
... From ABC news blog:
With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an intra-party battle that may have cost them a House seat, the head of the Senate Republican campaign effort is making a pledge that may ease some of the anger being directed at the party establishment.
"We will not spend money in a contested primary," Sen. John Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News in a telephone interview today.
"There's no incentive for us to weigh in," said Cornyn, R-Texas. "We have to look at our ...
NRSC won't spend in GOP primaries
News —
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) will not spend any money in GOP primaries, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said today. Conservative activists have blasted Cornyn, the NRSC chairman, for officially backing moderate Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) over the more conservative Marco Rubio. Cornyn said today that the NRSC won't spend any money to back up that endorsement. "We will not spend any money in contested primaries," he told ABC News. The announcement comes a day after Republicans lost a Congressional seat in New York after a ...
NRSC Pledges Not To "Weigh In" On Senate Primary
Fired Up! Missouri —
... The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee has promised that the organization will not spend money in a contested GOP primary between Roy Blunt, Chuck Purgason and any other candidates. ...
Senate Republican committee: No campaign money for Crist
Post on Politics —
... “We will not spend money in a contested primary,” Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News . ...
So much for NRSC support, Charlie
The Buzz: Florida Politics —
... From
ABC news blog:
With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an intra-party battle that
may have cost them a House seat, the head of the Senate Republican campaign
effort is making a pledge that may ease some of the anger being directed at the
party establishment.
"We will not spend money in a contested primary," Sen. John Cornyn, the
chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News in a
telephone interview today. "There's no incentive for us to weigh in," said Cornyn, R-Texas. "We have ...
NRSC Won't Spend Money In Contested Primaries
TPM Election Central —
On the heels of the NY-23 special House election, in which Conservative Party insurgent Doug Hoffman overtook moderate GOP nominee Dede Scozzafava, only to lose to Democrat Bill Owens, NRSC chairman John Cornyn (R-TX) has announced that the GOP's national Senate committee will not be spending money in contested primaries.
"There's no incentive for us to weigh in," Cornyn told ABC News. "We have to look at our resources."
This could have huge ramifications in the Florida Senate race, where moderate Gov. Charlie Crist has been endorsed by the NRSC, and ...
Cornyn Going Hands Off
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty NRSC Chair says his organization won't be spending money in GOP primaries for open seats.
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Riehl World View —
... It's good to see that my continuing to pound the drum to work with, not against the GOP, supported by some action on their end. Senator Cornyn speaking as NRSC chair after being hit on the head with a rather weighty clue bat. Good for him. ...
Lesson learned: NRSC pledges to stay out of contested primaries
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Give credit where it’s due. After a strange decision to endorse Governor Charlie Crist in next year’s Florida primary race for the open Senate seat when Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio had already thrown his hat in the ring, the NRSC has learned something from the NY-23 debacle with Dede Scozzafava. Senator John Cornyn, chair of the NRSC, tells ABC News that the group will not spend any money in contested primaries, allowing each state’s Republicans to choose the best candidates to represent them in the 2010 general election: With Republicans grappling with the fallout of ...
Are Teabaggers Scaring McConnell & Crew?
Page One —
Cornyn says he won’t spend money in contested primaries.
“We will not spend money in a contested primary,” Sen. John Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News in a telephone interview today.
“There’s no incentive for us to weigh in,” said Cornyn, R-Texas. “We have to look at our resources. . . . We’re not going to throw money into a [primary] race leading up to the election.”
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Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... NRSC, spooked by NY-23, is backing away from directly engaging in Senate primaries. Actually, that's not a bad thing. Democrats should be no different. The D.C. party shouldn't be propping up candidates from afar. Let the voters choose their nominee. ...
NRSC to steer clear of primaries
Political Animal —
... it thinks has the best shot of winning the election. Naturally, then, the NRSC steers support to the Republican it perceives as stronger. The problem, of course, is that the Republican base doesn't want the NRSC to intervene -- the establishment may want an "electable" candidate, but activists want their candidate. And after the unpleasantness in New York's 23rd, the base is making the demands more explicit -- don't intervene ... or else. Today, NRSC Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) told the base what it wanted to hear. With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an ...
The Establishment Caves
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... John Cornyn's statement that the NRSC will not fund its own candidates in disputed primaries seems to me to be a surrender to the base activists. What it means is that the same forces that purged Scozzafava will have free rein to purge others. They are ...
SSP Daily Digest: 11/4
Swing State Project —
... ? NRSC: Having gotten the message from the rabid teabagging hordes, NRSC head John Cornyn is announcing that the NRSC won't be spending money in any Republican primaries next year. The NRSC has endorsed in four primaries so far (Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Pennsylvania), but it's sounding like they may not endorse in any more, either... Cornyn admits "Endorsements, frankly, are overrated. They can to some extent be a negative." Guess who is coming to play in GOP Senate primaries, though? That's right, the ...
CA Senate 2010: Carly Fiorina Is In; DeMint Endores DeVore
MyDD —
... It should also be noted that Senator John Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News that the NRSC will not spend money in a contested primary. That may open the door for candidates like Rubio in Florida and DeVore in California. I'd expect the Club for Growth to raise funds on their behalf. ...
Cornyn Will Not Spend Money in Contested Primaries
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an intra-party battle that may have cost them a House seat, the head of the Senate Republican campaign effort is making a pledge that may ease some of the anger being directed at the party establishment," ABC News reports. ...
And the Palinites win!
Newshoggers.com —
... Commentary By Ron Beasley
Jay had a good analysis of yesterday's election below. Perhaps the only really significant result was in NY-23 where a Democrat won for the first time in a 140 years. The Palin/Limbaugh/Beck lunatics managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But the lunatics won one today.
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’ With Republicans grappling with the fallout
of an intra-party battle that may have cost them a House seat, the head
of the Senate Republican campaign effort is ...
Republicans won, Conservative Hoffman lost…now what?
rightofcourse.com —
... ? There is some evidence that the NRSC may not be in such a rush to endorse candidates without a run-off in the future. There is already a problem with that though, as Erick Erickson points out, in a key race in Florida, ...
Cornyn Forced by Teabagger Base to Keep NRSC out of Senate Primaries
Firedoglake —
... 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, announced that his organization will not endorse or spend money in “contested primaries.” ...
Club for Growth? Full Steam Ahead! NRSC? Not so Much.
Blue Hampshire —
... it looks like the Club for Growth, not buying Ayotte's transparently last minute conversion to Hoffman, was undeterred by the NY-23 loss: Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth, another conservative group that campaigned heavily on behalf of Mr. Hoffman, said the organization was now considering issuing endorsements in contested Senate and House Republican races in New Hampshire, Florida, Kentucky and California.
And secondly, Big John Cornyn and the NRSC were deterred from their not-so-covert support for Judd Gregg's ...
What NY23 really means for CT #GOPBattleRoyale
Connecticut Local Politics —
... Meanwhile Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the NRSC, who it appeared had anointed Simmons before all the other candidates came out of the woodwork, announced this week that the NRSC will not spend money in contested primaries. Not good news for Simmons, especially since he’s up against the money bomber Schiff and “I can afford to hire practically every political operative in the State of CT” McMahon. ...
Scared of Their Base
Swing State Project —
Yesterday, John Cornyn declared that the Republican Party establishment is afraid of its base:
"We will not spend money in a contested primary," Sen. John Cornyn, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told ABC News in a telephone interview today.
"There's no incentive for us to weigh in," said Cornyn, R-Texas. "We have to look at our resources.... We're not going to throw money into a [primary] race leading up to the election."
But just a year-and-a-half ago, the grownups declared that they were going to take charge. ...
11/5: Sorry, Charlie
Blogometer —
... 's Sullivan was disappointed by Cornyn's announcement: "John Cornyn's statement that the NRSC will not fund its own candidates in disputed primaries seems to me to be a surrender to the base activists. What it means is that the same forces that purged Scozzafava will have free rein to purge others. They are ...
Jim DeMint's Lonely Battle Against Unemployment Insurance And His Crusade To Further Shrink The GOP Pup Tent
DownWithTyranny! —
... declared NY-23 "a huge victory for the conservative base... I made it very clear from the very beginning that the goal all along was not to see Hoffman win, but see Scozzafava lose." So how does the besieged GOP Establishment react? They're all hiding under their beds shivering with fear. ...
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/18/09
Daily Kos —
... NH-Sen: NRSC Chair John Cornyn may have said the NRSC's endorsement in contested primaries would be worthless, if they even gave it, but the Senate GOP establishment is making no bones about preferring Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire's primary. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be holding a ...
Of course the NRSC is full of lying RINO douchebags
doubleplusundead —
December 16, 2009 Of course the NRSC is full of lying RINO douchebags And they can all suck shit out of an outhouse pit with a garden hose. The NRSC has been promising to stay out of primaries after the NY-23 fiasco, and the Benedict Arlen fiasco, and many others ... ...
