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GOP establishment meddles in contested primaries
Boehner emulates Jon Kyl
House Speaker John Boehner is coming to Arizona at the end the month to support two Republican candidates who have contested primaries. This invitation confirms the details of the high dollar soiree.
Though seen by conservatives as divisive, Boehner is a prominent figure within the establishment wing of the Republican Party. The fact that the Speaker is openly playing favorites before primary voters have had an opportunity to select their nominee is exceedingly troubling.
Boehner’s efforts on behalf of squish union and amnesty supporter Andy Tobin over conservative state Rep. Adam Kwasman in the CD 1 primary isn’t much of a surprise to political observers, though it underscores the chasm within the party. Tobin’s lack of support of key Republican principles by withholding crucial legislation and the misuse of the Republican Victory Fund caused him to be censured by both Maricopa County and Pinal County Republican leadership.
Boehner should stay out of contested primaries and focus his efforts on helping Republicans win their General Elections in Districts 1, 2, and 9. Instead, he emulates the intra-party meddling of former Sen. Jon Kyl, who has even gone so far as to engage in recruitment of a weak challenger to conservative Attorney General Tom Horne.
The time has come to view the endorsements of establishment elites with the suspicion they deserve.
Source: http://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/gop-establishment-meddles-in-contested-primaries/
