Mitch McConnell hires Jesse Benton to run his 2014 re-election bid

[newbitech]

No one has said it, but maybe McConnell being the senate minority leader and possible majority leader in less than a year is just delivering the goods to Benton for having worked on the inside of an insurgent campaign.

Back scratching anyone?

 

[parocks]

Thanks for this data point. Mitch will have to do more and bigger of this to get the tea party votes he needs to keep his seat in '14.

The only people who would be able to put up any strong challenge to Mitch in 2014 would be Rand and Benton, and Mitch just hired Benton. Mitch hired the biggest potential threat.

 

[parocks]

I say Massie hires Tom Woods to take them on.

Bet on this?

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

I say Massie hires Tom Woods to take them on.

Massie will be backing McConnell in 2014.

It'd be nice if he ran him down, though, even if I disagree with his tactics.

 

[CaptLouAlbano]

Yes I did. However I never said I wouldn't continue to support the liberty movement and that means I will still have to vote GOP in some instances. Nobody gave you permission to co-opt the movement and try to morph it into the mainstream...so I may not register with an R after my name but if I am donating time or money to individuals within the GOP I will lend my efforts to holding their feet to the fire and to promoting the original ideology. Newsflash Lou..it's still a free country...barely but so far.

Believe it or not there are many within the Liberty Movement that feel it has been co-opted by the left-libertarians, anarcho-capitalists and conspiracy crowd.

 

[Henry Rogue]

I get so many letters from the Romney campaign, one day I got 5 letters in the mail box. My Wife was laughing. Should I now expect to be flooded with McConnel campaign junk mail?

 

[Carlybee]

Double post

 

[Carlybee]

Believe it or not there are many within the Liberty Movement that feel it has been co-opted by the left-libertarians, anarcho-capitalists and conspiracy crowd.

Oh you mean the ones who were some of the very first Ron Paul supporters? Before the GOP sycophants decided to hitch up to the wagon? Many of those people were original Tea Partiers before it was co-opted and greatly contributed time and money to the liberty movement. So much for the big tent.

 

[ninepointfive]

Oh you mean the ones who were some of the very first Ron Paul supporters? Before the GOP sycophants decided to hitch up to the wagon? Many of those people were original Tea Partiers before it was co-opted and greatly contributed time and money to the liberty movement. So much for the big tent.

Yep

 

[kathy88]

Bet on this?

It wasn't a prediction. It was an "aloud" musing. Don't talk to me. You piss me off.

 

[georgiaboy]

The only people who would be able to put up any strong challenge to Mitch in 2014 would be Rand and Benton, and Mitch just hired Benton. Mitch hired the biggest potential threat.

So no Democrat? My early view is that without strong tea party support, Mitch can be defeated in the 2014 general from the left. Because in essence, Mitch is baby left already.

Throw a Libertarian into the race, and Mitch loses.

Bottom line, Mitch needs the tea party for a win, and based on his most recent voting records, he should not get it.

 

[parocks]

Yeah, he's touting his grassroots experience but we all know it's a complete fucking joke. I think this is nothing but a great day to laugh for us. Mcconnell actually thinks he's going to cash in on something that doesn't exist.

Mitch is no longer worried about a challenge. That's what Mitch is getting.

This makes it easier for Rand. This is what we're getting.

 

[QFish]

"Jesse is literally the best in the business at building and organizing conservative grassroots movements and I'm thrilled he's chosen to return to Kentucky to lead my campaign."

Seriously have to just laugh at this. After all Jesse has done to squash the grassroots...just wow. It doesn't come as a big surprise though....

 

[sailingaway]

I think McConnell did it to pull Jesse onto the party team, personally. It is basically the same as Romney, imho. I get the feeling that whether they 'impacted' Jesse or not, there were a lot of 'you have a bright future in the party' signals flying last spring and early summer. But maybe I'm wrong.

Why else would McConnell hire him though? His relationship with grass roots has even been in mainstream media, and not favorably. And McConnell already has a huge team in Kentucky, it isn't like he doesn't have that in place. Maybe he thinks this will stop a primary, because Jesse is Ron's grandson in law.

I don't see why it would factor in if we primaried McConnell.

Moving on.

 

[parocks]

So no Democrat? My early view is that without strong tea party support, Mitch can be defeated in the 2014 general from the left. Because in essence, Mitch is baby left already.

Throw a Libertarian into the race, and Mitch loses.

Bottom line, Mitch needs the tea party for a win, and based on his most recent voting records, he should not get it.

Well, I was talking about a primary challenge. I don't think the Republican loses to the Democrat in Kentucky in 2014.

 

[parocks]

Lets see how many campaign errors, mis-communications, poorly timed announcements, damaging emails etc.. occur while he's running MM's campaign.

Well, I don't think that Jesse will have to say "we don't have enough delegates to win".

I guess yall never heard of "don't kill the messenger".

 

[cajuncocoa]

Believe it or not there are many within the Liberty Movement that feel it has been co-opted by the left-libertarians, anarcho-capitalists and conspiracy crowd.

WTF do you believe the Liberty movement IS? The people you described are who I think of when I think of "liberty"....do you think of Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, and Glenn Beck??

 

[Sola_Fide]

I think McConnell did it to pull Jesse onto the party team, personally.

Oh, its a shrewd political move for sure. And McConnell hasn't got where he is today without being as shrewd as he could be.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Oh you mean the ones who were some of the very first Ron Paul supporters? Before the GOP sycophants decided to hitch up to the wagon? Many of those people were original Tea Partiers before it was co-opted and greatly contributed time and money to the liberty movement. So much for the big tent.

Un-frickin'-believable, isn't it?

 

[parocks]

What is completely ironic is the apparent impression by an establishment DC insider that anyone in the Tea Party would give any care to anything that Benton says or does. The whole thing is just pathetically hilarious.

Well WE care what Benton says and does. Thread after thread after thread all about Benton.