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Ben Smith's Blog: Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'
Think Progress: After Saying Snowe Is ‘Welcome’ In The GOP, Steele Suggests He’ll ‘Come After’ Her For Supporting Stimulus
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: GOP party chair Michael Steele threatens anyone who supports health care reform
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Steel confirms that GOP is about the opposing Obama and not about serving the people. http://bit.ly/1w31YE #p2 #tcot 13 days ago |
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@hambypCNN (http://bit.ly/4isCLU) and @TheNote (http://bit.ly/2vhTDB) have details of Rep. Cao's vote for healthcare bill. 14 days ago |
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must-watch this am: @chairmanmsteele w/ @gstephanopoulos. by Steele standard, GOP now has someone to "come after" http://tinyurl.com/y8wa5az 14 days ago |
Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'
Ben Smith's Blog —
... "[C]andidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts have got to walk a little bit carefully here, because you do not want to put yourself in a position where you’re crossing that line on conservative principles, fiscal principles, because we’ll come after you,” Steele told ABC's Top Line in response to a question about Republicans who support the White House's stimulus and health care plans. ...
After Saying Snowe Is ‘Welcome’ In The GOP, Steele Suggests He’ll ‘Come After’ Her For Supporting Stimulus
Think Progress —
... But today on ABC’s TopLine, Steele appeared to have a change of heart. When asked if he’s comfortable with GOP candidates who supported the stimulus, Steele said there’s “no justification” for that support, adding, “we’ll come after you”: ...
GOP party chair Michael Steele threatens anyone who supports health care reform
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
What are you gonna do, throw their seats to the Dems too, Steele? Brilliant strategy. From ABC: Asked if he’d be comfortable with Republican candidates in 2010 who supported President Obama’s stimulus package, or his push to overhaul health care, Steele said: “Well I’m gonna tell you honestly, that’s where the line gets a little bit tricky. And you saw in the House and in the Senate that there are ramifications, because that goes against a core principle. And trust me, you’re assuming that people want to have bloated debt, government expenditures and growth ...
Steele to moderates: 'We'll come after you'
Political Animal —
... . "Welcome! Welcome! Because, you know why that's important? Because every footprint of this party is different from region to region, from county to county." Just 24 hours later, Steele has apparently changed his mind . Asked if he'd be comfortable with Republican candidates in 2010 who supported President Obama's stimulus package, or his push to overhaul health care, Steele said: "Well I'm gonna tell you honestly, that's where the line gets a little bit tricky. And you saw in the House and in the Senate that there are ramifications, because that goes against a core ...
Michael Steele Flip-Flops On Moderate Republicans
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... But that was yesterday, when the largest looming concern was the NY23-FAIL. Today, Capitol Hill is ramped up into Bachmann Tea Party Overdrive, and Michael Steele is suddenly drawing down on anyone who thinks they're gonna bring their "unique footprint" into his "big tent": ...
Quick Reversal: Steele We "Screw" Ourselves By Targeting Our Own
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Hours earlier, Steele was sounding a noticeably different tune -- all but calling on the party to ideologically purge itself of moderates. In an interview with ABC News, the RNC chairman warned those candidates "who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts" that they would have "to walk a little bit carefully" when it came time to vote.' ...
Abortion, Immigration and Health care
Taylor Marsh —
... Speaker Pelosi needs 218 votes, meaning she can afford to lose 40; there are 20 in the Hispanic caucus, plus 52 Blue Dogs. Math bites, so even though the vote is to be held this weekend, who knows if in the end enough votes will manifest. The Republicans could end up being a block no vote, as Michael Steele laid down the law. ...
Trifecta of Trouble
Taylor Marsh —
... if the language changes, “I guess they won’t have those 20 votes.” She said of Obama, “He listened to us, and he knows where we stand.”
Speaker Pelosi needs 218 votes, meaning she can afford to lose 40; there are 20 in the Hispanic caucus, plus 52 Blue Dogs. Math bites, so even though the vote is to be held this weekend, who knows if in the end enough votes will manifest. The Republicans could end up being a block no vote, as Michael Steele laid down the law.
So candidates who live in moderate to ...
How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers are blowing up the GOP
Capitol Chronicles - Susan J. Demas —
... in the California Senate race and a host of other Republicans whom leaders deem insufficiently batty. Being fundamentally nihilistic, CFG disciples don't care if they lose 10 races, so long as they eventually win one. Their intimidation campaign is working. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele quickly warned the anemic GOP minority in Congress to "walk a little bit carefully" on votes. Translation: Vote for ideology, not your districts' interests or feel the purge, baby. Although centrist Illinois U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk knows he'll never get the Club's blessing ...
Lieberman’s Ego and Cao’s Conscience
The Moderate Voice —
... “So candidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts have got to walk a little bit carefully here, because you do not want to put yourself in a position where you’re crossing that line on conservative principles, fiscal principles, because we’ll come after you,” Steele told ABC News. ...
The Future Is Chaos: GOP Threatens Retribution Against Cao For Health Care Vote
Think Progress —
... who might have twisted Cao’s arms.” Last week, RNC Chairman Michael Steele made clear that moderates who don’t walk the Party line have no place in the GOP: ...
Susan J. Demas: How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Their intimidation campaign is working. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele quickly warned the anemic GOP minority in Congress to "walk a little bit carefully" on votes. Translation: Vote for ideology, not your districts' interests or feel the purge, baby. ...
