The battle for
the GOP will now be fought in 2014 House and Senate primaries, Tea Partiers and
Establishment types agree. Tea Partiers
always have an uphill climb when challenging incumbents, but this year, the
Establishment is targeting Tea Party incumbents and winning open seats, my AEI
colleague Norm Ornstein said on public radio's
"To The Point" yesterday. Ornestein
pointed to two examples: Alabama's 1st Congressional District where
business-backed candidate Bradley Byrne won a special election against Dean
Young. The problem with this example: Young got no backing
from national Tea Party groups.
The incumbent
the Establishment is targeting is Justin Amash. Here's what challenger Brian Ellis has to
offer, as told by Maria Santos of the Weekly Standard:….To Read More…
No comments:
Post a Comment