Why The GOP Prefers Establishment Losers To Tea Party Losers http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/23/why-the-gop-prefers-establishment-losers-to-tea-party-losers/ … via @dailycaller
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Replying to @mattklewis
@mattklewis Recall that Todd Akin was the establishment candidate in his primary.5 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @amasharchive
@justinamash@mattklewis I thought Brunner was the establishment candidate? The chamber endorsed him.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @nscott08
@nscott08@mattklewis FreedomWorks also backed Brunner. Most people at the time considered Akin the establishment candidate.3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @amasharchive
@justinamash@mattklewis@nscott08 Todd Akin was never, ever the choice of the Missouri Republican establishment.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @JeffSmithMO
@JeffSmithMO@mattklewis@nscott08 I served w/ him in Congress. He sure fooled us. We strongly believed he was the establishment candidate.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @amasharchive
@justinamash@mattklewis@nscott08 Oh ya, that makes sense. But MO Republicans thought he was a total nutjob. Had very few relationships.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JeffSmithMO
@justinamash@mattklewis@nscott08 He was widely mocked by Republican statewides and by state legislators, and snubbed in redistricting.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JeffSmithMO
@JeffSmithMO@mattklewis@nscott08 Well, I'll defer to the good ppl of MO. Just know that Akin's colleagues did not consider him Tea Party.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@justinamash @JeffSmithMO @nscott08 Good distinction. Don't think it undermines my premise, but I like to be accurate. Will update my post.
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