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The Conservative Fight of the Year Goes On

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 12th, 2011 at 04:46 AM  | 

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The Tea Party has lined up strongly in favor of Senator Ron Johnson in against Establishment- favorite Roy Blunt for in the race Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. This race could be very close. Sen. Johnson has locked up the support from all of the conservative heroes in the Senate. Marco Rubio, Kelly Ayotte, Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, Rand Paul, David Vitter, and Mike Lee are publicly supporting Johnson. Florida Senate hopeful Adam Hasner has followed Sen. Rubio in publicly supporting Sen. Johnson.

House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan has endorsed Senator Johnson, an unusual step for a House Member in a Senate Leadership election.

Tea Party Patriots linked to my earlier post in support of Sen. Johnson on their facebook page.

Freedomworks has launched an action alert supporting Sen. Johnson

“The position of Vice Chairman holds critical sway over the policies pursued by Senate Republicans and electing Senator Johnson is a HUGE opportunity for the Tea Party to build a stronger voice in the U.S. Senate.”

Brent Bozell’s For America has alerted their online activists to support Senator Johnson.

“Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is the clear choice for conservatives as he has been a commanding voice for conservatives within the Republican Party.”

The Madison Project endorsed Sen. Johnson with a strong statement from Drew Ryun.

“He is one of those great conservative Senators joining with Jim DeMint from South Carolina on a lot of important fights in the Senate, some in the public, some behind closed doors.

Citizens United issued a strong statement to their members:.

“Voters sent a clear message last year that they wanted to shake up Congress and not rely on the failed status quo,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United. “Republican Senators would be heeding this message by putting freshman Senator Ron Johnson in a leadership position. Americans expect fresh ideas and new faces leading in Congress because the old guard has failed to lead when it matters the most. What the Senate needs most is real leadership and Ron Johnson is the Senator for the job. ”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called it an “outsider vs. insider race”. This means those of us on the outside need to step up and make our views known, or the insiders will win, as they usually do. Johnson is the first Tea Party Senator to run for Leadership, and if he wins it will give us a powerful voice in the room.

Call your Republican Senators now 202-224-3121 and tell them to support Senator Johnson. If both of your Senators are Democrats, call Senators from other states.

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  • craigbardo

    From the standpoint of Senate representation, I live in Maine-south. How Corker and Alexander are distinguishable from Snowe and Collins, I’ve yet to see. I have called and written this dullard duo dozens of times when critical votes were taken or when Corker goes on “his both sides of the aisle” dance as a foil for liberal media consumption.

    This is a worthy fight and I’ll call and write again but I’m afraid that the stench of RINO droppings covers the state of TN.

  • sowa1

    I like a lot of what Newt says but he will not win against Obama. I would like to see all progressives replace.

  • celador2

    Ron Johnson defeated Russ Feingold by a large vote spread 2010. Now he is running for the Vice Chairmanship of the Senate Republican conference. I see eight or nine supporters listed in post one. Out of 46 that is not cool.

    The Senate used to value seniority more than they do today. And, Blunt may get the seniority vote.

    Rep Paul Ryan is from Wisconsin also and that may have given his cross chamber endorsement a boost as both men are ideologically right.

    Johnson is my Senator and I hope he makes it as Vice Chair. If not this time he may still be on the move!
    Still,

    My concerns are selfish. I want Johnson to look out for the state of Wisconsin first and am sceptical of national movements that could hurt the state economy but somehow claim they may help the nation. Look out for us, Ron.

  • celador2

    LOL you do not have it as bad as California voters.

    Barbara Boxer has a bee in her bonnet over cap and trade. She and Inhoffe ranking member have exchanged a lot of fier over that climate change legislation that failed.

    Obama by exec order mandated EPA do what Congress did not since the people’s reps by majority refused to pass cap and trade. 15 Democratic senators were from coal states. Noooooow departed Bob Byrd said he’d veto or speak against it and in favor of clean coal.

  • boonerdan

    My Senators are left of Obama, so calling or writing them is a waste of oxygen. I have tried to contact Congressmen and Senators from other states before, but they ignore you if you are not from their state or district.

  • earlgrey

    Alexander, but I’ll be calling Corker’s office to see where he stands. He sometimes votes differently from Alexander. Corker is up in 2012.

    I don’t know when Lamar’s term is up, but he needs to be replaced.

  • earlgrey

    I am shocked. i think I will call Alexander’s office now.

    I wonder if it would do any good for IN residents to go after Lugar on this.

  • rcastonjr

    needs to be reminded of 2010. If he fails to remember maybe we should remind him by having him removed from his position. Frankly, I’m sick and tired of the establishment’s BS antics. They act like they have all been castrated. Same goes for the congressional side with Boehner.

  • Mike Ferguson

    to let him know that I think he should support Senator Johnson for the Vice-Chairmanship. Was at work so didn’t really have time to ask to many questions, but the staffer was very nice and seemed happy that I had called, was knowledgeable and knew immediatly what I was talking about when I told him the Senator needed to support Senator Johnson for the Vice-Chairmanship, they thanked me for my input and said they would pass it on to the Senator in the next few minutes. Over all a very different experience than calling Blanche’s office was in the past, her staff would argue with you and try to tell you why you were wrong to have whatever opinion that differed from theirs, lol.

  • earlgrey

    It wasn’t during the healthcare fight.

  • http://wadingacross.wordpress.com logus

    Considering that if memory serves, the Missouri Tea parties and lots of conservatives and pundits promoted Roy Blunt and supported him in his Senatorial bid over another Missourian for the race who had a far more stalwart conservative resume, Chuck Purgason.

    But, Mr. Purgason didn’t have the money nor the name recognition and the race was all about making sure that Robin Carnahan didn’t get the seat that Kit Bond vacated.

    So, instead of putting their mouth and money where their vocal and written ideals were, national and Missourian conservatives, pundits and Tea Partiers threw their weight behind Mr. Blunt because he was a known entity. Michelle Bachmann had even thrown her support behind Mr. Blunt as a voice for the Tea Party movement in what can only be surmised as a bit of back-scratching as it was guessed that she’d throw her hat into the presidential campaigning ring.

    They went for someone who looked like he had a greater chance of being elected instead of supporting someone else and making them electable. Considering the mood of 2010, I suspect that had enough people with clout and money thrown their weight behind Mr. Purgason he could have won. Conservatives and Tea Partiers certainly made a mark across the nation in 2010.

    Instead, in Missouri, they supported a known establishment politician with a track record that isn’t solidly conservative.

    But he’s an ‘R’, so there is that, right? Just make sure he doesn’t weild too much control within the party.

    And yes, I realize I’m bucking things, but I can’t help but point out what I see as a humorous situation. Mr. Blunt, the Tea Party and conservatives had to have seen this kind of situation occuring even before he won election.

  • kinghenry

    ally on this perhaps, but he is no Conservative. He showed his true colors this month allying in dishonest fashion with the Obama/Holder/ACLU Left and lying about the Miltiary detention bill and his belief that Islamic Jihad is a Crime. It is disgraceful, Andrew McCarthy shamed into oblivion last week at National Review showing just how dishonest his claims on the Senate floor were.

  • acat

    Rand Paul is, therefore, a conservative hero in that Folding Suit McConnell didn’t gain another sycophant.

    I’m watching to see how far from the tree Rand’s apple landed.

    A question for you – if “jihad” is not a crime, what should a U.S. citizen who drives a car through a crowd for religious reasons be charged with?

    Mew

  • http://wadingacross.wordpress.com logus

    /sarc

    ;)

    “It was purely an accident officer, I assure you! The people only thought they heard me scream Allahu Akbar. I was actually listening to a new Lady Gaga song and my foot got stuck in my thawb and I must have pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal. Yeah, sure, that’s the ticket!”

  • kinghenry

    and against the Jim Demint wing of the party on National Security and Foreign Policy.

    Jihad is war against all of non-islam. Blowing up Cities, infrastructure, military bases, etc….is War. It is not a Crime.

  • acat

    If a U.S. citizen blows up infrastructure or opens fire outside a synagogue … it may be an act of rebellion, but not an act of war. By definition, for an act of war or casus belli, there must be two States.

    Despite some oversimple wishful thinking, Islam is not a State. Further, there are some branches of Islam that are peaceful. Just ask Martin Knight, he’ll clue you in.

    Regarding Rand Paul vs. Jim DeMint, I’d advise you to read Pournelle’s Axes .. and you will find that you are partially correct – Rand Paul and Jim DeMint are not in the same quadrants. This does not mean Rand Paul is allying himself with the far left, it means he is more aligned with them on some issues.

    Let me put it another way. When considering an ally, there are two questions. Will he shoot, and will he aim at the enemy? Rand Paul, Mark Kirk, Scott Brown, and the Maine Twins will aim at the enemy and shoot more often than those they’ve replaced, no? I certainly don’t see Fat Teddy Kennedy allying with conservatives….

    To put it yet a third way, this is an alliance, not a hive mind. We must agree to disagree on some issues, or the quest for purity will splinter us, and the Libs will win. Pick your issues carefully.

    All that said, this cat wouldn’t mind Kentucky making Rand a one-termer .. provided the replacement is not the kind of middle-of-the-road toady Trey Greyson looked to be.

    Mew

  • Mike Ferguson

    I really hope he isn’t running again.