Comments on: Tea Party vs. GOP incumbent Senator Bob Bennett

By: Sera63

Sera63 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:28 +0000

nominee will be a true conservative…like…Eagar!

By: DavidSage

DavidSage — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:12 +0000

I’ve even seen Erick post that there are some states where real conservatives just can’t get elected statewide. I think the focus of weeding out the moderates should mainly take place in the true Red states.

I can understand an Olympia Snowe from Maine, but I can’t tolerate a Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, or a Bennet from Utah.

There’s a good 25 “deep” Red States where we can have DeMint/Coburn type conservatives that can get elected that can dominate the Republican caucus in the Senate. With states like Delaware and Connecticut, however, you’re really wasting your time trying to get rid of moderate Republicans. It’s either moderate Republicans or REALLY liberal Democrats. I think we can get more policy enacted with moderate Republicans that will be with us on some key rather than left-wing Democrats.

By: arc_ut

arc_ut — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:10:43 +0000

Chaffetz isn’t endorsing anyone is this race – yet.
I expect he will wait until we have a gop nominee.

By: arc_ut

arc_ut — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:08:56 +0000

I am a big fan of Chaffetz. He is doing great in the US House. We need more people like him. He can’t do everything in both houses.

Chaffetz in House
Eagar in Senate

Now, we need to figure out who to replace Rep. Matheson with.
C. Anderson is one going to challenge him. I don’t know if he is the one yet.

By: Sera63

Sera63 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:40:49 +0000

without Chaffetz making a run for the Senate seat, Cherilyn Eagar would appear to be the best conservative running against Bennett.

By: ColdWarrior

ColdWarrior — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:41:08 +0000

The Utah Tea Partiers and 912-ers have discovered the road to political salvation: actual participation in Party politics.

I added to my little Precinct Project blog a link to a blog by “Right Jeff” who essentially advertises, and has a link to, Brian Halladay’s MeetUp site for promoting their efforts to steer their Partiers/912-ers into the Republican Party as delegates. Precinct committeemen are called “delegates in Utah, apparently. These new conservative delegates will flood the Utah Republican Party so they can help nominate REAL conservative candidates for the Republican Party primaries.

Here you go: http://rightjeff.blogspot.com/2009/10/utah-912-and-utah-tea-party-rally.html

This is exciting stuff! It should be duplicated in every state, no?

Will you help do it in yours?

Thank you.
ColdWarrior

By: JadedByPolitics

JadedByPolitics — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:53 +0000

I like the saying “PETA is going to be upset in 2010 because there are going to be a lot of dead Bluedogs & RINO’s”….heh!

By: arc_ut

arc_ut — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:23:24 +0000

Utah and RNC should be
Utah GOP and RNC

By: arc_ut

arc_ut — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:21:47 +0000

It is a great system, but unfortunately, in past years, the only ones running against the incumbents from their same party haven’t been as good of candidates as last year’s Chaffetz, or this years Eagar.

I believe Jason Chaffetz wining last year was why Mark Shurtleff, Utah’s Attorney General, was going to run against Bob Bennett in the 1st place.

Last year, most of the incumbents backed the incumbent Chris Cannon, who Chaffetz was running against, with the exception of former Governor Huntsman, now Ambassador to China.

This year, we have our current Governor, Rep. Chaffetz, and Utah and RNC are staying out of this race.

I am disappointed that some conservative groups are waiting, as the best time to beat Bennett will be at convention, so Eagar needs the help between now and March, and then until Convention.

It is likely that the GOP will win the general election for this race, but with a moderate democrat running, there are those that would vote for him over Bennett.

Eagar is the best conservative running.

By: dhorowitz3

dhorowitz3 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:03:27 +0000

From what you are describing it sounds like a great process that is tailor made for conservative grassroots tea party activists. I would think that 60% of grassroots Republicans in a state like Utah would be against Bennett. For some reason nobody seems to be reporting on this as a big pick up opportunity for conservatives.