Results 1 to 4 of 4
Like Tree2Likes

Thread: Tea Party-backed candidate Sasse wins GOP Senate primary in Nebraska

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

  1. #1
    Senior Member HAPPY2BME's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Posts
    17,895

    Tea Party-backed candidate Sasse wins GOP Senate primary in Nebraska

    H2 Note: To the son of a bitch TRAITORS in the Republican Party (Mitch McConnel, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and the rest) - WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY QUIETLY.

    -----------------------------------------------------

    Tea Party-backed candidate Sasse wins GOP Senate primary in Nebraska

    Published May 14, 2014
    FoxNews.com
    Facebook645 Twitter795 Gplus0



    May 13, 2014: Republican Senate hopeful Ben Sasse speaks in Lincoln, Neb. after winning his party's primary election.

    Tea Party favorite Ben Sasse won the Republican nomination for an open Senate seat in Nebraska Tuesday night, after a heated and costly primary battle that drew heavy national attention.

    Sasse, a university president, was able to hold off former state treasurer Shane Osborn and dark horse candidate Sid Dinsdale, who had begun to surge in recent weeks. Sasse grabbed 49 percent of the vote with Dinsdale finishing second and Osborn finishing third, according to preliminary returns.

    "We were never doing this because we need another job," Sasse told supporters Tuesday night. "We were only going to do this if we were going to talk about big, bold conservative ideas."

    The win makes Sasse a huge favorite in November's general election, where he'll face Democrat Dave Domina, an Omaha attorney. The winner will replace Republican Mike Johanns, who didn't seek a second term.

    Sasse, the president of Midland University, had steadily gained the backing of some of the most influential conservative groups and figures. His victory is a huge win for the Tea Party, as the movement has struggled to gain traction this year in the primaries.

    Osborn had the backing of allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and ran an aggressive campaign. Further scrambling the race, Pinnacle Bank President Dinsdale had sought to capitalize on the Sasse-Osborn fight and had climbed in the polls.

    In recent weeks, big names gravitated to Sasse's side, including Sarah Palin and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Sasse also has the backing of the Club for Growth, the Tea Party Patriots, the Senate Conservatives Fund and FreedomWorks.

    "Ben Sasse won this race because he never stopped fighting for conservative principles," said Matt Hoskins, executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund, which spent more than $1.2 million to help Sasse.

    Cruz said Sasse's win "is a clear indication that the grassroots are rising up to make D.C. listen."

    Sasse focused on his conservative credentials, opposition to abortion, support for gun rights and goal of repealing and replacing the health care law.

    In one 30-second ad, Sasse's two young daughters, Alex and Corrie, talked about how much their dad opposed the Affordable Care Act. "He wants to destroy it," said one daughter. "He despises it," said the other.

    However, Sasse advised former Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt's firm as the group reached out to businesses and organizations in 2010 to explain and implement the new law. Osborn recently began running a 30-second TV ad linking Sasse to writings and speeches from several years earlier commenting on elements that would become part of the law firmly opposed by most Republicans.

    Outside groups and the candidates have spent millions on the race in which the GOP winner is widely expected to prevail in November. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the party's campaign operation, remained neutral.

    The Tea Party movement has struggled in earlier contests, with their favored candidates losing to establishment favorites in Texas, North Carolina and Ohio.

    Looking ahead to upcoming primaries, the Tea Party's chances to upset incumbents have been diminishing in Kentucky, Kansas, Idaho and Mississippi.

    In Nebraska's GOP primary for governor, Omaha businessman Pete Ricketts narrowly defeated Attorney General Jon Bruning. Term limits prevented Republican Gov. Dave Heineman from running again.

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014...braska-senate/
    Join our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & to secure US borders by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Posts
    3,185
    I do not think that this guy can be counted on about immigration issues. I truly feel that he is anotther flip-flopper, and tht is just my personal opinion, and hopefully I'm wrong.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Nebraska
    Posts
    2,892
    The information about his immigration record didn't get out soon enough plus the negative ads against all of the other people running for senate didn't help either.

  4. #4
    Administrator Jean's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    California
    Posts
    65,443
    Duplicate. Please refer any further comments at:
    http://www.alipac.us/f9/tea-party-ba...braska-302680/
    Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-14-2014, 11:10 PM
  2. Tea party candidate Curt Clawson wins Republican primary to replace former Rep. Trey
    By AirborneSapper7 in forum Other Topics News and Issues
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-23-2014, 06:44 PM
  3. Tea party-backed candidate drops out of Colorado Senate race
    By Newmexican in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-18-2014, 10:58 AM
  4. Tea party activist wins Kentucky Senate primary
    By Dixie in forum Other Topics News and Issues
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-18-2010, 09:56 PM
  5. TX: Tea-Party-backed Candidate Wins Republican Runoff, Seat
    By Texas2step in forum Other Topics News and Issues
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-14-2010, 01:20 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •