It looks like the mainstream Republicans are beginning to get control of their party, despite the appearance of Trump.
In the 2012 elections, SCF raised $16 million, $6.5 million of which were funds steered directly into the coffers of the most conservative candidates; another $3.5 million went to its own independent campaigns, including TV and radio ads benefiting those conservative challengers. That year SCF helped knock off Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a 36-year veteran, and helped elect Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over an establishment Republican.
In the 2014 elections, SCF raised another $16.6 million, directing $5 million in contributions to candidates and spent $3.6 million on its independent campaign to benefit conservatives. This year, however, SCF’s finances crumbled — as of June 30, the group had raised just $4 million and spent less than $600,000 on its own campaign for conservatives.
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The 2016 field looked moderately promising for insurgents, given it included a trio of octogenarians with at least six Senate terms under their belt. Also, the retirement of Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) set up an ideological clash in that primary, and before Rubio reversed course to run for another term, the GOP race in Florida was fertile ground.
All those races fizzled for conservatives.
Their finances fell to a fraction of past insurgent campaigns and the candidate quality was subpar. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, running in Indiana, went through multiple layers of campaign staff. Stutzman received modest from SCF and Club for Growth, a conservative group that remains well-stocked financially, while Rep. Todd Young’s campaign had millions of dollars in support from establishment-friendly super PACs. Young won convincingly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-strategy-to-quash-the-tea-party-is-working/
In the 2012 elections, SCF raised $16 million, $6.5 million of which were funds steered directly into the coffers of the most conservative candidates; another $3.5 million went to its own independent campaigns, including TV and radio ads benefiting those conservative challengers. That year SCF helped knock off Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a 36-year veteran, and helped elect Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over an establishment Republican.
In the 2014 elections, SCF raised another $16.6 million, directing $5 million in contributions to candidates and spent $3.6 million on its independent campaign to benefit conservatives. This year, however, SCF’s finances crumbled — as of June 30, the group had raised just $4 million and spent less than $600,000 on its own campaign for conservatives.
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The 2016 field looked moderately promising for insurgents, given it included a trio of octogenarians with at least six Senate terms under their belt. Also, the retirement of Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) set up an ideological clash in that primary, and before Rubio reversed course to run for another term, the GOP race in Florida was fertile ground.
All those races fizzled for conservatives.
Their finances fell to a fraction of past insurgent campaigns and the candidate quality was subpar. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, running in Indiana, went through multiple layers of campaign staff. Stutzman received modest from SCF and Club for Growth, a conservative group that remains well-stocked financially, while Rep. Todd Young’s campaign had millions of dollars in support from establishment-friendly super PACs. Young won convincingly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-strategy-to-quash-the-tea-party-is-working/
