Geee Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Washington Examiner:The conservative, anti-incumbent sentiment that dominated the 2010 congressional elections is back, and it's threatening to unseat two veteran Republican senators.The GOP is eager to recapture the Senate majority in the 2012 elections, and party leaders are optimistic about their chances given that 23 Democratic seats are up for grabs and a half-dozen of those races are considered toss-ups.Republicans need five additional seats to take effective control of the chamber. The GOP captured control of the House last year.But the restless electorate the GOP hopes to harness to help win those seats is also threatening longtime Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Richard Lugar of Indiana, who are being targeted in Republican primaries by the Tea Party movement and other conservative groups. Republicans will likely end up retaining those seats, but it may not be Hatch and Lugar who win them."For voters, the seniority argument doesn't get you anywhere right now," Jennifer Duffy, senior editor for the Cook Political Report, told The Washington Examiner.Hatch and Lugar, who both took office in January 1977, are under attack by conservatives who believe the lawmakers' lengthy voting records support excessive government spending and government intrusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Must be part of the Tea Party's vow to de-RINO the GOP. When I first read the title of your thread, I was sure Lindsay Graham was one of the two mentioned, but I was wrong. Lugar and Hatch have been there too long as well, so replacing any of these three is fine by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Would really like to see Lugar gone. Any one who has been there since 1977 needs to be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Must be part of the Tea Party's vow to de-RINO the GOP. When I first read the title of your thread, I was sure Lindsay Graham was one of the two mentioned, but I was wrong. Lugar and Hatch have been there too long as well, so replacing any of these three is fine by me Get rid of any of the above.... or all three. A perfect trifecta would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Agree to all three. Nothing terribly against them . . . just to entrenched with good-old-boy beltway politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Agree to all three. Nothing terribly against them . . . just to entrenched with good-old-boy beltway politics. All to anxious to give a media pleasing sound bite to their beltway news-buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 But the restless electorate the GOP hopes to harness to help win those seats is also threatening longtime Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Richard Lugar of Indiana, who are being targeted in Republican primaries by the Tea Party movement and other conservative groups. 60% friend does not mean 40% enemy. Jill Richard Luger Lifetime ACU rating 77.08 2010 71.00, 2009 68.00 Orin Hatch Lifetime ACU rating 89.47 2010 100.00 2009 88.00 These are RINO's? Good Lord!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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