Redstate
Nebraska
and the Status Quo
By:
Erick Erickson
May
12th, 2014
The
Nebraska Republican primary draws near and the race is clear test of
whether Republicans support the status quo. As Shane Osborn collapses
in the Senate polling and Ben Sasse’s lead grows, some Republicans
are flirting with Sid Dinsdale.
Dinsdale
claims to be a “life long” Republican, with a pattern of giving
to Democrats. He’s a pretty good example of a crony capitalist,
having used his bank to help push Washington to shape law and policy.
But it is the status quo of the crony capitalist back scratchers and
run of the mill Republican who the establishment want.
Don’t
just look at the Senate race; look at the Nebraska gubernatorial
primary too. Pete Ricketts is running against Jon Bruning. Ricketts
is a free market conservative. Bruning loved Obama’s stimulus,
supports universal health care, and at one point was fine with higher
taxes on social security...
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