Jim Bunning Threatens To Resign From Senate To Hurt GOP

[JoshLowry]

Bunning is probably the best senator there is and you want to be rid of him? Are you kidding!! We need to support Bunning with every resource. Rand can run against the other Kentucky senator or run for congress. This is insane. He was one of the few republican senators that opposed Bush's insane fiscal policies. Who cares that he supports the war on terror, he is an 80+ on the liberty front and you want him out, so we can have a 10 (socialist democrat), you have to be kidding!!!!

No, we want Rand in if possible.

So do we help Bunnings out and hope that he will throw Rand a bone? Any way we can take advantage of this situation?

It looks like the GOP doesn't like him. That's usually a sign that we should be supporting him.

 

[Matt Collins]

Bradly - as usual you seem to always have the inside scoop on things ;-)

 

[Bradley in DC]

Bradly - as usual you seem to always have the inside scoop on things ;-)

I'm originally from Cincinnati, just across the river from Bunning's home (though obviously in a different state). Some of the kids of friends of my parents work/worked for Bunning. Older members of the forum would remember his baseball days and how he helped turn KY from D to R. Bunning has been one of the best senators KY has had in a long time.

Bunning is well liked and respected with much residual good feeling. Demonizing him will alienated the same base that Rand would need to court. If one wants to argue that Rand would be more energetic, etc, fine, but no one should post anything in this forum personally attacking Bunning and then be surprised when it is used successfully against Rand. Could we try to be smart about this?

 

[itshappening]

McConnnell and Cornyn are trying to get him to retire but he is stubborn.

Rand will not run against him out of respect, he has to decide whether to go for it or not. if he doesn't raise any money they do risk losing the seat.

 

[Matt Collins]

Here is a local newscast about Rand possibly running for Senate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ETubI-b5s

 

[Roxi]

I got sick of being a RP widow. Just don't ever disagree with me if you want to eat.

Seriously, I would like to see Rand beat Bunning in the primary. McConnell is the one we really want to get rid of, but the local groups need some experience pulling off a Senate race before we can tackle that weasel. If Rand loses, Bunning isn't as bad as most of the rest of the Republican Senate. If we end up with McConnell again, though...this forum really needs a puking emoticon.

LOL too funny welcome to the forums

 

[Aratus]

evidently taking bunning on in his prime especially if one is between the ages of 30 and 35 has one as
being as successful as the vast majority of robert byrd's once hopeful democratic and republican opponents?
i sense another great divide in politics where we see the game-rules shifting. the last time around, we had tv era
media imaging replacing ward heelers and inner city political machines. right now we have the internet as a funding
mechanism coming into its own!!! we are a ragtag unit of irregulars rather than identical cadres marching in lockstep...
EVEN SO! THE SENATE RACE IN KENTUCKY OPENs UP POSSIBILITIES! I FEEL WE ALL SHOULD COOL OUR SNARKY REMARKs!

 

[Aratus]

I think way way back to my earlier postings here, that were made before Jim Bunning bows out of the 2010 senate race!

We now are conceptualizing Rand Paul's future POTUS run, as we all hope for some RANDSLIDES to happen real soon now!