I mean, here's the deal. The vote is between a career politician and a future career politician. You're dreaming if you believe a junior senator from Mississippi is going to have a chance to make any changes.

Alabama is watching this race closely. If Cochran is defeated, no one benefits more than the state of Alabama.

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Posted by RebelExpress38

In your base, killin your dudes

Member since Apr 2012

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:43 am to anc

The argument that if we don't spend it someone else will is terrible and it sounds like the damn democratic party. How about instead of spending it we cut taxes by that much and keep the money in the hands of people who actually earned it. I know that's extremist for wealth redistributionist.

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Posted by Teddy Ruxpin

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:43 am to anc

So Alabama gets more pork based off MS's decision.

I love watching this race for these mental gymnastics. I have no illusions this McD guy may be a POS, but the arguments for Cochran have really shown who is a pork slopping big government "conservative." No one wants to "go first" in curbing government spending and over reach.

Growing up in MS, I would mention 90% of the state was liberal, just liberal for different causes.

Looks like that was correct

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Posted by saltybulldog

MS Gulf Coast

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:49 am to anc

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I mean, here's the deal. The vote is between a career politician and a future career politician. You're dreaming if you believe a junior senator from Mississippi is going to have a chance to make any changes.

If it is change you are after, let me give you some idea of odds of seeing positive changes:

Cochran : 0%

McDaniel: 5%.

While he may be fighting an uphill battle in Washington, anything is more than what Cochran offers.

The goal here is to show other states and establishment Republicans that change can happen.

Sure, Alabama can have a shot at steering more money to their state. Let them. Someone has to stop the selfishness. You can argue that it will hurt our state. That we will lose money because of it. We may miss out on some funding, but that will not hurt us. We will be damaged more by continuing to dig this hole we are in.

The day that McDaniel becomes part of the problem, screw him. Lets vote his arse out then.

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Posted by Mohican

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:08 am to anc