Constitutional Paulicy
08-05-2014, 03:37 AM
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Why Are Conservatives Going After Pat Roberts?
By Andrea Drusch
With no policy differences to be had between Kansas's senior senator and his challenger, tea-party groups go after his careerism.
"Pat Roberts has been in Washington for 47 years. Can you name anything he's done?" says a Senate Conservatives Fund ad, before replaying a Roberts gaffe in which the senator accidentally suggests he only comes home every time he gets "an opponent" instead of every time he gets a chance.
Asked whether outside groups' focus on anti-incumbency and residency were an attempt to make up for a lack of policy differences, Horowitz said both were symptoms of bigger problems.
"What's emblematic about career politicians is that they don't have any clear vision," he said. "They'll do whatever they need to do, and they're connected to a very small circle of donors and lobbyists who demand of them certain things."
more here... http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/why-are-conservatives-going-after-pat-roberts-20140805
Why Are Conservatives Going After Pat Roberts?
By Andrea Drusch
With no policy differences to be had between Kansas's senior senator and his challenger, tea-party groups go after his careerism.
"Pat Roberts has been in Washington for 47 years. Can you name anything he's done?" says a Senate Conservatives Fund ad, before replaying a Roberts gaffe in which the senator accidentally suggests he only comes home every time he gets "an opponent" instead of every time he gets a chance.
Asked whether outside groups' focus on anti-incumbency and residency were an attempt to make up for a lack of policy differences, Horowitz said both were symptoms of bigger problems.
"What's emblematic about career politicians is that they don't have any clear vision," he said. "They'll do whatever they need to do, and they're connected to a very small circle of donors and lobbyists who demand of them certain things."
more here... http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/why-are-conservatives-going-after-pat-roberts-20140805