Chamber of Commerce to Spend $50 Million to Crush Tea Party

 

[Chamber of Commerce to Spend $50 Million to Crush Tea Party by Wynton Hall ] "On Christmas Day, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it plans to spend at least $50 million to "support establishment, business-friendly candidates in primaries and the general election, with an aim of trying to win a Republican Senate majority."

"Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce top political strategist Scott Reed. "That will be our mantra: No fools on our ticket."

GOP establishment officials hope to elide Tea Party challenges by shrinking the nomination process down to a tight four-month window replete with penalties for states that shirk the rules.

The WSJ reported that Republican leaders "hope a less restive Republican caucus will allow the House to pass a farm bill and push ahead on at least incremental overhauls of the immigration system."

The Chamber's comments are just the latest salvo in a widening battle between the conservative Tea Party grassroots and the establishment wing of the Republican Party. Increasingly, the Tea Party's growing power and influence has unmoored Republican politicians from their traditional alliance with Wall Street in favor of grassroots conservative activists..." Full text:
Chamber of Commerce to Spend $50 Million to Crush Tea Party

 

Response to comment [from a Jew]: "Please note that the "U.S. Chamber of Congress" is not part of the government. Despite its name.

From the Wikipedia:  The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is an American lobbying group representing the interests of many businesses and trade associations. It is not an agency of the United States government."

They are interested in having an unlimited supply of cheap labor.

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Chamber of Commerce to Spend $50 Million to Crush Tea Party