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Related: About this forumTea Party gripes: GOP leaders we’re trying to unseat ‘playing hardball’ by fighting back
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/10/tea-party-gripes-gop-leaders-were-trying-to-unseat-playing-hardball-by-fighting-back/Tea Party gripes: GOP leaders were trying to unseat playing hardball by fighting back
By David Ferguson
Monday, February 10, 2014 10:04 EST
Republicans in Congress are attempting to eliminate far-right pressure groups and purge the party of its more extreme Tea Party elements. The New York Times reported that FreedomWorks director Matt Kibbe complained of Republican Party stalwarts who are threatening to freeze out donors who give money to Tea Party groups.
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Sadly for many on the right, the dark money groups failed to have much of an impact in the 2012 election, squandering hundreds of millions of dollars on ultra-conservative candidates who frightened off voters with their retrogressive views on social justice issues, womens rights, and minority voting.
FreedomWorks in particular has come in for criticism of its lavish spending habits. The groups top brass treated themselves to deluxe Las Vegas weekends and installed an in-house craft beer bar at the companys offices, all on donor money.
One year after the 2012 election, the group has found itself deeply in debt, torn by internecine squabbling, and floundering politically as the Tea Partys influence wanes.
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Tea Party gripes: GOP leaders we’re trying to unseat ‘playing hardball’ by fighting back (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Feb 2014
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Xipe Totec
(44,063 posts)1. Poor wittle babbies crying into their craft beers. nt
liberal N proud
(60,956 posts)2. playing hardball’ by fighting back
Laelth
(32,017 posts)3. Good. k&r n/t
-Laelth
CurtEastPoint
(19,190 posts)4. Kibbe is just creepy and a freak.
Gothmog
(154,638 posts)5. Kibby is an idiot
Last edited Tue Feb 11, 2014, 12:39 PM - Edit history (1)
I really dislike this idiot. He is whining
MisterP
(23,730 posts)6. the evil missing triplet from the Proclaimers?