US Chamber Trains Its Sights On Tea Party Obstructionists

[UCmeNdc]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to challenge some House Republicans in primary elections, frustrated after much of its agenda has been stymied by a small pocket of conservative GOP lawmakers.

The influential and well-heeled business group is already eyeing several races, but the plans are still in their infancy and the targets have not yet been decided upon, according to more than a half dozen Republican sources on K Street and Capitol Hill.

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The group’s apparent new willingness to engage in hand-to-hand political combat to take out sitting Republicans would represent a major shift for the business community, which has largely shied away from targeting sitting lawmakers.


http://crooksandliars.com/2015/07/us-chamber-trains-its-sights-tea-party


Libertarians are in the cross hairs too.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Hmm crooks and liars is late

or the chamber made it so obvious

I remember reading a press release in this vein at the chamber a year ago...so plans are far from infancy.

[elias49]

3. Doesn't hurt to see it again!

Many may have not seen the 'press release' you refer to.

[pampango]

2. "has had enough of the ultra-conservative tea partiers standing in the way of their corporate agenda

The theory is simple: The Chamber spent some $70 million in 2014, mostly to help Senate Republicans build their majority. But many of their legislative priorities — immigration reform, the renewal of the Export-Import Bank and a long-term highway bill — have been held up by a clutch of conservative lawmakers in the House.

Good luck with that, US Chamber. You're going to go head-to-head with the Kochs and their organization? That should be fun to watch.

Interesting. Thanks for posting it, UCmeNdc.

[Gothmog]

4. The tea party has pissed off the Chamber and mainstream GOP types

It will be fun watching a fight between these groups