Submit a Story!
The Establishment Caves - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Towards A Federalist Church | Main | Mental Health Break 04 Nov 2009 03:55 pm The Establishment Caves 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 ...
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: 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 ... (more) Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Steele to centrists: 'We'll come after you'
thehill.com — Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele has a message for centrist Republicans: "we'll come after you."... When Steele was asked on ABC's "Top Line" webcast if it is acceptable for Republicans who support healthcare reform or the ... (more) Steele to centrists: 'We'll come after you'
NRSC Dumps Crist  for Now
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
Comments
Blog Reactions

And the Palinites win!
Newshoggers.com — ... That's right - the Republican establishment has surrendered to the Palinites.  Deeper into the wilderness anyone?  Andrew Sullivan: ...

11/5: Sorry, Charlie
Blogometer — ... by the news. He called Cornyn's announcement "just one of the very many reasons NY-23 was a victory for conservatives" and declared: "[T]he NRSC is throwing Charlie to [the] wolves." Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan decried the announcement as "a surrender to the base activists." On the other hand, liberal bloggers mostly ...

Related Content
Is Charlie Crist The Next Dede Scozzafava?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 23 days ago — No matter what the final outcome, the NY-23 race has changed the game for Republican primaries. Conservatives across the country are now in a search for the next Dede Scozzafava, the establishment GOP nominee Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman ...
So much for NRSC support, Charlie
blogs.tampabay.com 22 days ago — 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 ...
Charlie Crist Gets Desperate. Senator George LeMieux Appears To Be Involved In the Rubio Attack Too.
redstate.com 28 days ago — Charlie Crist is the front runner in the Florida Senate race. He is also the incumbent Governor of Florida. By any reasonable measure, including fundraising, the Florida Senate race should be his for the taking. Except it is not happening for him. ...
A Conservative Earthquake, in New York and Beyond
pajamasmedia.com 10/27/2009 — Conservatives nationwide are refusing to toe the GOP line — and the GOP doesn't seem to be listening.
When will Charlie Crist Quit his Senate Race
voterubio2010.blogspot.com 11 days ago — There is a strange lack of miscues on the part of  the Crist campaign over the past week and an equally strange lack of  valid critizism of Crist from the Rubio campaign. Something is up!! We just dont know what it is yet... As of today, I think Crist will quit his senate bid and ...
Club Endorses Rubio
politics.theatlantic.com 17 days ago — It's official: the Club for Growth has endorsed conservative upstart Marco Rubio in Florida's Senate race, over moderate Gov. Charlie Crist (R). This should come as a surprise to no one: Rubio has been accumulating national support from conservatives ...
Florida's Crist Hammered for Backpedalling on Obama's Stimulus
blogs.abcnews.com 21 days ago — ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) embrace of President Obama's economic stimulus package is continuing to dog the moderate Republican's bid for the U.S. Senate. Yesterday, Crist told CNN that he never endorsed the ...
2010 Florida GOP Senate Primary: Crist 49%, Rubio 35%
rasmussenreports.com 10/21/2009 — The contest for the 2010 Republican Senate nomination in Florida is a little closer this month, but Governor Charlie Crist still holds a 14-point lead over former state House Speaker Marco Rubio. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of ...
Rubio Calls Crist's Bluff-Debate Me Then!
voterubio2010.blogspot.com 9 days ago — Marco Rubio wasted no time in "calling-out" Charlie Crist after Crist vowed to fight back against Rubio's successful and accurate attempts to paint him as a RINO. Rubio's answer to Crist's promise to fight back? DEBATE ME! Very smart on Rubio's part. Here is the press release issued by the ...
Club for Growth for Rubio
mydd.com 17 days ago — The Club for Growth has already gone after Charlie Crist in the Florida Republican Senate primary, making more difficult the path to the GOP nomination for the once-popular more moderate incumbent Governor. Now the group is officially staking its ...
Axelrod calls NY-23 'only national race of consequence'CNN Political Ticker 22 days ago
David Axelrod said the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia were 'impacted by state issues.' (CNN) – Top White House aide David Axelrod brushed off Democratic electoral losses in Virginia and New Jersey ...
GOP boost, but local issues dominatedFirst Read 22 days ago
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroThe 2009 gubernatorial elections provided a much-needed momentum boost for Republicans after back-to-back election cycle drubbings. But the GOP victories in New Jersey and Virginia don’t necessarily tell us all that much ...
As GOP celebrates victories, ideological battles between moderates and conservatives remainWash Post In Congress 22 days ago
A rebounding Republican Party savored victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S. Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological fissures ...
Fiorina Formally Announces a Hinted-At CandidacyNYT > Politics 22 days ago
Carly Fiorina, a former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and a Republican, declared her candidacy for the Senate seat held by Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California.
GOP: Bigger isn't always betterFirst Read 21 days ago
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Minority Whip Eric Cantor has a Web video -- with big, orchestral Americana string music -- touting how much smaller the GOP-proposed House health-reform bill is than the Democrats' almost-2,000-page bill: So is smaller ...