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John Cornyn wants to keep on keeping on

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  April 15th, 2010 at 08:21 AM  | 

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This has got to make you laugh. John Cornyn (R-TX) is hinting he wants a second term as NRSC Chairman for the Senate Republicans.

Seriously.

If Cornyn were to lead the NRSC for another cycle, he would be following in the footsteps of another repeat chairman, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who led the campaign committee during the 1998 and 2000 cycles.

For perspective, in 1998, Mitch McConnell was able to pick up zero seats and in 2000, Mitch McConnell’s tenure saw the GOP lose seats in the Senate.

Then there is Cornyn’s on tenure.

He endorsed Charlie Crist in Florida only to now see the very real likelihood of Crist running as an independent.

He endorsed Arlen Specter only to see Specter bolt, and then the NRSC made no great secret of trying to find anyone other than Pat Toomey to run.

He has weighed in for Jane Norton in Colorado (without endorsing, let me be clear, wink, wink, wink) only to see the grassroots go with Ken Buck.

In Indiana, he threw Coats in the ring and Coats cannot even get his primary locked up. The NRA is going to go with Brad Ellsworth in the general should Coats get the nod given Coats’s poor record on the second amendment.

In Kentucky, Trey Grayson is now out attacking Sarah Palin and attacking Rand Paul for . . . wait for it . . . wanting to fix Medicare and Social Security.

The GOP is going to have a good year. We all know. But we should use some real discernment to distinguish between falling into a win and actually working to win. Thus far, everything the NRSC has touched has gone up in flames with the base.

But, if the news sends shivers of status quo down your back, you know what you have to do don’t you? You have to work for the candidates the NRSC opposes.

Chuck DeVore, Danny Tarkanian, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marlin Stutzman, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and the rest. It really is that easy and only you can make it happen.

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  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

    But the “wink wink” stuff isn’t helpful. Individuals endorse candidates all the time even though the organization does not. It’s happened here several times since I’ve been around.

  • RedBeard

    Cornyn is a good man, but does not belong in that post.

    When choosing someone to navigate a ship, it’s always better to find someone who knows how to read a compass.

  • hunter

    Is going to replace him? And what will this person do better?

  • davidabippus

    Sadly, KBH did not keep her word and step down following the March primaries. Therefore, we will have to wait until 2012 to have Michael Williams represent our state in the Senate. Very sad! When 2014 rolls around, we need to find a replacement for Senator Cornyn as well – someone of Michael Williams cailber. Cornyn is a decent man and someone that I have supported in the past, but he has been a disappointment to me overall as evidenced by the material set forth by Erick in this post and through his general reluctance to embrace Conservatism and take advantage of the support that the people of Texas would show him if he were to stand up and be a TRUE Conservative. He seems intent on the ‘go along to get along’ attitude that permeates so many in DC.

  • davidabippus

    DeMint is doing a great job with his Senate Conservatives Fund in supporting the RIGHT candidates like Marco Rubio and avoiding those like Charlie Crist. He is doing the opposite of what Cornyn is doing with his efforts.

  • indyjohn

    we need Republican political leaders who are – dare I say it? – stridently ideological. When you are opposed by a political enemy that is committed to your destruction, you do not have the luxury of being ‘pragmatic’. Pols like Cornyn are hyper-concerned about being respectful and accomodating. They are afraid of offending friends and enemies. Democrat tactics have made this type of Republican dangerous. We need fighters – politicians who will righteously defend and promote liberty and constitutionalism; politicians who will do so proudly and without hesitation.
    Are there any strong conservatives in the Senate who can take Cornyn’s place? Can someone suggest a candidate?

  • DirtyDave

    Never thought I would say that, but it seems to be increasingly true. Cornyn is a disappointment to me. He seems to be “moderating” the longer he stays in Washington.

    John, it is time to come home after this term is up in four years.

    He is part of the clique Sean Hannity mentions as a problem in the Senate and I agree.

  • rcyclist

    …State Senator Dan Patrick or US Rep Ted Poe.

  • proudgop

    Cornyn been doing a very good job. Its very questionable who the so called grassroots is going for in some of these races we shall find out on primary days.

    I am not sure who would want the headaches for this they get nothing but grief

    I guess we shall find out today if Thompson is running in WI and if he does its another coup by Cornyn

  • davidabippus

    State Senator Dan Patrick is one of the people that I would like to see as a potential candidate to team with Williams. I think that they would make a great combination. Here is a link to his newly created website for uniting Conservatives and creating something akin to a state-wide ‘Contract with America’ that can be adopted and applied in every state:

    http://www.icrepublicans.com/welcome

  • Chieftain1776

    I just came this observation.It probably won’t have any real effect but it shows where their mindset is:

    “They’re also remarkably petty about their role in these elections. They operate as if candidates aren’t really legitimate unless they have the NRSC stamp of approval, despite the fact that the committee’s track record in picking candidates is mixed at best. This is even reflected on their website where they have a practice of leaving competitive candidates who they don’t like off of their candidate listings, or listing them with broken links to their websites. In some cases they’ll list their preferred candidate and a minor candidate with minimal support while ignoring the candidate who is leading in the polls despite not having their support. All very petty.

    For example, on the page for the Kentucky election the link to Rand Paul’s website doesn’t work. The Arizona page doesn’t even list any of the candidates except John McCain. The Florida page has Marco Rubio conspicuously omitted. On the Indiana page Hostettler is missing from the listing. On the Nevada page the link to Danny Tarkanian’s website also doesn’t work. These are cheap shots, but could influence voters who go to the NRSC for information on these races and are thus misled by the faulty information on their website.” http://www.fontcraft.com/liberty/?p=22287

  • Darin_H

    Screwing up and expecting to continue in the same roll? Time for Little John to head back home.

  • davidabippus

    I read a report yesterday stating that Thompson was not running and that Pataki was not going to run in NY either (even though he was polling well v KG). Has anything changed?

  • RedBeard
  • ktsub

    Yep Cornyn has done an awful job at the NRSC.

    Raised record money, beat out the Dem committee, GOP won MA Senate race, recuited quality candidates…ahead in all the polls.

    Turned a overall loss of one or two prediction at the beginning of the year, to a gain of 5+, just awful awful. Yeah he must be a (wait for it….) RINO.

  • KeepOhioRed

    Who else is running for chairman, and who votes?

    Cornyn is a good Senator, but horrible as chair of the NRSC.

  • hunter

    Does he want the job?

  • hunter

    this November seems to be a rather large assumption.
    Except for Massachusetts, where we elected a very liberal Republican, not much seems to have gone well in the House/Senate arenas.

  • hunter

    this November seems to be a rather large assumption.
    Except for Massachusetts, where we elected a very liberal Republican, not much seems to have gone well in the House/Senate arenas.

  • RedBeard

    But again, with things like the Crist fiasco, doubts are not only inevitable, but required.

  • IJB
  • Richard Mullins

    That organization has more to deal with Moderates than Conservatives and it runs itself in the matter that it wants. Simply put, I don’t think that any senator could run the NRSC well. The only way to get that right is to kill it off and start over.

  • Tbone
  • raymond642

    RINO?? — they’re OBAMA REPUBLICANS.

  • Richard Mullins

    along with many other people(no Florence Shapiro). Judge Poe isn’t a bad guy and a good congressman(I don’t mind voting for him). I’m not all that sure he wants to be a senator. You might want to email him first. I guess if Dan Patrick doesn’t win the Primary in 2012, 2014 is a possibility.

  • Lycurgus

    We don’t need Cornyn or Kay Bailout, we need someone with principles, good ones.

  • http://www.veronicaestrada.com/ Veronica Estrada

    I doubt that it was the Boo!’s that turned him off.

    When he commented on it last year, he was about as bad as Lloyd Doggone!

    He doesn’t care about fair representing the people.

    I’ve watched him flip-flip on Repeal and go against his own party members who DO listen to their constituents and say “Yes! We’re repealing, 100% no doubt!”

    Cornyn is more interested in getting the HuffPo story straight and pandering to the left than anything else.

    Need proof? Check out his Facebook page. He cites their stuff as though they are still relevant to the Party. Why?

    He’s more interested in propping himself up and cleaning up his little mix-ups w/ Ariana than he is in listening to the voters.

    I think the only thing that saves him from being labeled another Snowe is that he’s from Texas.

    Poor leadership. Worse listening skills. He wants to save his career like the rest of them.

    He hates the idea of taking a secondary, non-leadership role and running the lecture circuit!

    He needs to go!

  • JoeG

    “And what will this person do better?”

    How about standing with the base?

    Heck, how about standing for anything?

  • justfedup

    I can’t wait till that RINO is ready to run again. We won’t forget. Corny John & Kay Bailout are a disgrace. It’s sad to think these 2 represent Texas. No principles what so ever.

  • Praying

    to ONLY make donations directly to verified conservative candidates. No senate committees. No PACs. Just to the candidate. And I listen carefully to Erick Erickson for recommendations on which candidates meet the definition of “verified conservative.” The NRSC is pretty much a moot point by now, isn’t it?