There’s nothing I love more than a crazy winger primary. But there’s nothing I love more than that except crazy winger primaries where the Club for Growth starts lavishing the Benjamins they would otherwise be using to light up their fat Montecristos. Via TPM EC:
Senator John Warner (R-VA) only announced his retirement yesterday, but the right-wing Club For Growth is already attacking GOP Congressman Tom Davis, widely believed to be Warner’s choice to succeed him. “Tom Davis has one of the most economically liberal records among Republicans in the House,” said former Congressman Pat Toomey (R-PA), now president of the group. “Since Republican voters in Virginia are decidedly economic conservatives, it’s hard to see how Davis could win a statewide primary.”
The presumptive “true conservative” belle of the ball is former VA Gov. Jim Gilmore. Like James says, if Gilmore wants to tout his record in the state house, we’ll gladly take that Pepsi challenge. No matter what, this primary should be a fun ride.
And meanwhile, in ID-Sen, it looks like the CFG might be getting ready to make a play there, too. Joan points us to an almost identical statement by Toomey attacking “economically liberal” GOP Rep. Mike Simpson, a possible Craig replacement. While all signs still point to Lt. Gov. Jim Risch as getting the nod, Toomey and his band of looneys might still push their golden boy (and SSP favorite) Bill “Brain Fade” Sali into a primary for the seat.
My fingers are crossed!
Seriously, they’re a bunch of cannibals, given the opportunity they’ll eat themselves, lol.
Who will you vote for in the Louisiana Governor Race?
CQPolitics reported earlier this week that Sali has said he won’t run. He’s got plenty of time to change his mind, of course, but for now he’s a no.