| Some
political lives are simply not worth saving. We need to pull the
plug in the next election. The voters of each
state and Congressional district have to make their own choices in that
regard. There are 15 Democratic US Senators up for election in
2010, and 23 more in 2012,
as listed
below. Which politicians have to get
voted out of office for the "greater good" of our country and those who
they represent? We have to organize as political primary "death
panels" to end their careers now. It's time to send a "dead fish"
message to every Democrat in the House and Senate in their primaries.
That's the Chicago way.
What are you prepared to do? These are local
decisions, but their combined impact can limit the abuse of federal
power over us. It's not that all Democrats in the Senate or House
are evil or wrong. The problem is that, as a group, they are
abusing their power to destroy our tradition of limited government.
They have their "nuclear option" now to destroy our country. We
have to be ready for nuclear retaliation - to vote them all out of
office. |
|
Congressional primary schedule for preliminary reference (2010 may not
be the same as 2008)
Here is a convenient reference list (PDF
file) for all the primary dates. |
Primary elections - your next chance to pull the plug on specious
politicians in Washington
 | Massachusetts had a special election primary
already to replace US Senator Ted Kennedy. The special election
to replace him is January 19. Scott
Brown won the Republican primary http://www.brownforussenate.com
Refer to:
Massachusetts Election Division |
| Illinois - primary
February 2,
2010 - action recommendations for voters follow below - refer also
to our list of Illinois candidates
for Congress in the 2010 primary election. There are other
important state races - such as for governor, comptroller, etc.
See Surge: Illinois resources. |
| Texas - primary on March 2, 2010 |
| Ohio - primary on May 4 -
2010 election calendar |
| Indiana - primary
May 4, 2010 |
| Pennsylvania - primary
May 18, 2010 election calendar |
| Mississippi - primary June 1, 2010 -
2010 election calendar |
| Virginia - primary
June 2010 - local primary dates may vary, check for details later |
| California - primary
June 8, 2010 |
| Florida - primaries are
August 24, 2010 - but FL 19th has a special election primary
2/2/10 to replace Robert Wexler, with the general election for FL 19th
on April 13. |
| Maryland - primary
September 14, 2010 |
| candidate lists
for other states and their primaries are being developed at this time |
| The
CQ Politics map of 2010 US Senate races may be of interest just
for reference. There is a similar map for
2010 House races reflecting their assumptions about "projected
gains" |
|
|
Take action -
become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in your county.
Learn
about taking the country back at the grassroots level by helping to
select and turn out the vote for better candidates. For more
information, refer to
The
Precinct Project's Blog. Network with conservative
committeemen. In Illinois, look at
http://www.conservativeprecincts.blogspot.com/
All the Tea Party rallies, petitions, and online networking to share
information and organize locally have been helpful to attract public
attention to harmful national policies and to limit the damage, but at
the end of the day it is the next election results through effectively
organized party work at the local level which will determine the
outcome. Do it today. Deadlines are approaching. There
are many local vacancies in such volunteer positions.
Look up campaign resources such as
Political Net
Press - Candidate's Handbook, checklists. There are also
groups which offer conservative campaign training services, such as
American
Majority. |
|
Work to replace US Senators nationwide
- primary by primary, month by month, in 2010 |
| 15
Democratic Senators are up for election in 2010. Some appear
to have "safe" seats, but as shown in the recent New Jersey election, we
need strong candidates to run against ALL of them.
18 Republican Senators are up for election in 2010.
We need to hold those seats - even if not necessarily with the
incumbents. Once again, some may appear to be "safe", but there
will be some primary fights and challengers in the general election, so
we need to focus on the challenge of picking up as many of the 15
Democratic seats as possible, without losing the 18 Republican seats, so
that the "balance of power" shifts decisively from a Democratic
"supermajority" to minority status. |
| 23
Democratic Senators are up for election in 2012. That is
enough to open up the potential for a Republican "supermajority" to
block filibusters or vetoes and roll back harmful legislation.
It is also important to defend the independence of the Supreme Court to
protect our Constitution. Other vacancies are
possible in addition to the usual schedule, such as resignations. |
|
Target House races
nationwide, too - primary by primary, month by month, in 2010 |
| More
on this later. The same logic applies, but there are far more
races, so targeting is important. Democrats hold 258 of 435 US
House seats, so we need to pick up more than 40 seats nationwide to
shift the "balance of power". Estimates vary as to how many races
will be "competitive" in 2010, but that means little at this stage.
They will only be competitive if we do the hard campaign work to win.
We aren't aiming for 40 seats in this fight. We're
fighting to win the majority again, not to stalemate or lose again.
We need to target 100+ seats so that there will be no "safe" seats in
any district where Republicans have any plausible chance of victory.
All 258 Democrats who have voted for harmful legislation this year
should face strong local opposition so that Democratic resources will be
tied up and spread thin on defense, rather than targeting against any
weak Republicans. |
|
We can't leave them drunk with power,
driving our economy and lives into a total wreck. |
|
Some politicians are demonstrably doing harm to the traditional
American principles and values on which this country was based, such as
the concept of a limited role for federal government.
Others are simply perceived to be contributing little or no redeeming
social value to the future prosperity of this country through their
actions in office. Voters need to make tough choices, as when
George Washington warned in his
farewell address of 1796 about the dangers of party politics.
We can't just leave them in office until they harm us further or die.
The liberal insurgents are destroying our country. No more
"political correctness". We can show tolerance of moderates after
the radicals are defeated. They are acting as tyrants, so we need
to vote them out of power ASAP.
We
have to take away the keys to their offices before these "public
servants" drive our
country into a total wreck by willful blindness to the risks of their
actions. Regardless of any good intentions, or how nice they
may seem to be personally, some are demonstrably a threat behind the
wheel of a large and increasingly powerful government. We need to
be responsible and stop them before they harm us or others. They
are drunk with their own illusory power, and are recklessly driving our
country to ruin. |
| This
doesn't mean that these politicians have never done anything of any
redeeming social value in their political careers. Their political
obituaries can praise all of the accomplishments of their lives.
Just as they may think that it is appropriate for
government bureaucrats and politicians to make life or death choices and
quality of life and cost choices in our personal and family health care,
we need to make tough end-of-career choices about when their political
lives are no longer worth prolonging.
Their political party can provide long-term care or
hospice care as their political lives come to an inevitable end.
We just have to pull the plug on their power to do continued harm to our
country, regardless of any alleged good intentions or good things which
they may have done in the past. Some seem to be
political Alzheimer's cases - they have clearly forgotten our history
and what really works. They are now becoming a danger to
themselves and to others, even if they just seem to be confused and
harmless. Regardless of good intentions or an honorable past, they
can't lead us now. |
| This
is the solemn responsibility of American voters under our Constitution.
The founders trusted that we would inform ourselves and vote responsibly
to replace politicians before they do irreparable harm, or to simply
find others who will better represent our interests and better respect
our Constitution. |
| The
2010 and 2012 election cycles are an opportunity by voters to develop
their own "political health care" system and political "death panels",
such as through the Tea Party movement. We need to find better
candidates, and actively support them. We need to pull the plug on
many incumbents. They have demonstrated by their actions that it
is no longer safe for us to prolong their political careers. |
|
Which politicians deserve to be voted
out of office at the first opportunity to do so? |
Many factors may contribute to end-of-political-life
choices by voters:
| Who voted for the "Stimulus" bill?
Know their names.
Will they do it again? |
| Who voted to expand spending in the "Omnibus"
budget bill? Will they do it again? |
| Who voted for "Cap
and Trade" legislation? Are they still pushing this
agenda |
| Who voted for "health
care reform" legislation? Did they even listen to
objections? |
| Who is insulting independent voters and
refusing to listen to them? |
| Who is representing special interest groups or
their party, instead of their constituents? |
|
|
Recommendations - based on SurgeUSA
editorial research and Tea Party feedback |
|
Individual voters must inform themselves and make their own choices on
end-of-political-life decisions. |
| The
recommendations shared below are opinions - just like independent
"expert" panels of distant unaccountable bureaucrats. They would
allegedly look after our health care and end-of-life interests in a
benevolent and caring way, including decisions about how to tax us and
spend our money for our own benefit and the general welfare of the
country. We will be similarly sympathetic through end of
political career choices as we move to limit our shared tax burden and
keep more of our own money. |
| More
recommendations will be shared here for the 2010 election, starting with
primary candidates. We welcome
feedback from state and local Tea Party groups about candidate
recommendations, as well as feedback from
local Republican Party officials who personally know the
candidates, such as precinct committeemen or township or county
chairmen, even if the party is not making any official endorsement
(since RNC Rule 11 restricts national intervention in state or local primary
races). |
|
Fight primary
by primary, state by state, from early in 2010 - don't wait for November |
|
FEBRUARY PRIMARY ELECTIONS -
IL
MD |
|
Illinois - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election February 2, 2010 |
|
Incumbent |
Recommended Replacement |
|
Voting by Mail available to all voters - This information is
provided by the Lake County Clerk, but check with your own county
because the same process applies elsewhere in Illinois. |
In addition to the
early voting process, you can arrange to vote by mail -
which is not limited to "absentee" voting. |
|
US
Senator Roland Burris (D) |
There are
several good Republican challengers -
suggestions welcome Favorites at this time:
|
| US
Senator Dick Durbin (D) |
not up for election until 2014, unfortunately, but we need to find
and support a better candidate |
| US
Representative Bobby L. Rush (D - IL 1st) |
Review the
three
Democratic primary challengers
There is no
Republican primary candidate |
|
US Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D -
IL 2nd) |
Rev.
Isaac C. Hayes for US Congress -
IL 2nd (R) - (the only Republican primary challenger)
|
| US
Representative Daniel Lipinski (D - IL 3rd) |
Republican candidates for the Illinois 3rd Congressional District (only
one Republican)
|
| US
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D - IL 4th) |
no
Republican primary candidate |
| US
Representative Mike Quigley (D - IL 5th) |
Rosana
Pulido for US Congress - IL 5th (R) conservative - there are two
other Republican primary challengers -
suggestions welcome |
US
Representative Danny K. Davis (D - IL 7th)
|
2006 FreedomWorks survey reply - at least he was honest about
favoring more spending and deficits, and raising taxes. Other
candidates didn't even reply. |
|
Republican candidates for the Illinois 7th Congressional District (only
one Republican)
| Mark M. Weiman for Congress IL 7th (R) - no
information available yet - there are multiple Democratic
primary challengers |
|
|
US Representative Melissa Bean (D - IL 8th)
Tea Party
Nation group -
opposed to Melissa Bean with links to background about why
ResistNet - 8th Congressional District group
Corrupted
Politics
|
Joe Walsh for US
Congress IL 8th (R) - there are
several good Republican
primary challengers, but please share our focus on Joe Walsh.
We need to unite to defeat Melissa Bean in 2010 by getting
well-organized now - not in fall 2010.
see this
video of Joe Walsh |
| US
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D - IL 9th) |
there are several Republican
challengers - Tea Party
suggestions welcome |
|
US Representative Mark Steven Kirk (R - IL 10th) |
there are several Republican
challengers - local Tea Party
suggestions welcome
Robert Dold
for Congress IL 10th (R) |
| US
Representative
Debbie Halvorson (D - IL 11th) |
there are several Republican
challengers - Tea Party
suggestions welcome
Adam Kinzinger for U.S. Congress
IL 11th
|
| US
Representative Jerry
F. Costello (D-IL 12th) |
Teri
Davis Newman for U.S. Congress IL 12th
Theresa Kormos
for U.S. Congress IL 12th
|
| US
Representative Bill Foster (D - IL 14th) |
there are several Republican
challengers - local Tea Party
suggestions welcome
Randy Hultgren for US Congress IL 14th |
| US
Representative Phil Hare (D - IL 17th) |
there are several Republican
challengers - local Tea Party
suggestions welcome |
|
All other Illinois Republican incumbents are
unopposed in the Republican primary with the exception of the one
below |
|
|
US Representative John Shimkus (R - IL 19th)
|
Tea Party
suggestions welcome |
|
For more information about candidates:
Illinois Tea Party Patriots
Tea Party
Nation
group - Illinois
Illinois
Patriots -
ResistNet group - Illinois |
Surge by State:
Illinois - reference sources - Tea Party groups, blogs,
party organizations, events
2010 Illinois primary
candidates for Congress |
| |
|
|
|
MARCH PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- TX |
|
Texas - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on March 2, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates - filing
deadline for candidates in January 4 -
primary election calendar - March 2, 2010 - Texas Secretary of State -
Elections Division Republican Party of Texas
list of 2010 candidates
http://www.texasgop.org/inner.asp?z=53 |
|
APRIL PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- |
|
none identified at this time |
|
MAY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- AR
ID
IN
KY
NC
NE OH
OR
PA
WV |
|
Indiana - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election
May 4, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to oppose Senator
Evan Bayh (D) Richard Behney for US Senate (R -
IN) - to replace Evan Bayh (D - IN)
www.richardbehney.com article in
New Patriot Journal about Richard Behney |
|
North Carolina - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on May 4 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
Ohio - US Senator and
US Representatives - Primary election on May 4, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Sherrod Brown (D) in 2012
check the
Ohio Secretary
of State website for voter and candidate information -
2010 election calendar |
|
Nebraska - US Senator and US
Representatives - Primary election on May 11, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to oppose Senator Ben Nelson (D) in 2012 |
|
West Virginia - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on May 11, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Robert Byrd (D) in 2012 |
|
Arkansas - US Senator and US
Representatives - Primary election on May 18, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Blanche Lincoln (D) |
|
Kentucky - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on May 18, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
Oregon - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on May 18, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Ron Wyden (D)
Jaynee Germond (R) for Congress, OR 4th District -
http://www.germond2010.com/
|
|
Pennsylvania
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on May 18, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Arlen Specter (D) in 2010 and Robert Casey (D)
in 2012 |
|
Idaho
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on May 25, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
JUNE PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- AL
CA
IA
ME MS
MT
ND
NJ
NM
SC
SD
UT
VA-varies |
|
Alabama - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on June 1, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
Mississippi - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on
June 1, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates |
|
New Mexico - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on June 1, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Jeff Bingaman (D) in 2012 |
|
California - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election
June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to oppose Senator
Barbara Boxer (D) in 2010 and Dianne Feinstein (D) in 2012 |
|
Iowa - US Senator and
US Representatives - Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - IA 3rd (D) Leonard Boswell - Republican challengers
include Brad Zaun, Jim Gibbons, and Dave Funk. |
|
Maine - US Senator
and US Representatives- Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Olympia Snowe (R) in 2012 and Senator Susan
Collins (R) in 2014 |
|
Montana
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Jon Tester (D) in 2012 and Senator Max Baucus
(D) in 2014 |
|
Nevada
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Harry Reid (D) Danny
Tarkanian for US Senate (R - NV) -
http://www.tark2010.org/
Sue
Lowden for US Senate
www.suelowdenforsenate.com
www.suelowden.com
Bill Parson for US Senate
www.parsonforsenate2010.com
|
|
New Jersey
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Robert Menendez (D) in 2012 |
|
North Dakota -
US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Byron Dorgan (D) in 2010 and Senator Kent
Conrad (D) in 2012 |
|
South Carolina
- US Senator and US Representatives -
Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to SUPPORT Senator Jim DeMint (R) |
|
South Dakota
- US Senator and US Representatives -
Primary election on June 8, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
Virginia - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on
June 8, 2010
varies |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to oppose
Senator Jim Webb (D) in 2012 |
|
Utah
- US Senator and US Representatives -
Primary election on June 22, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates |
|
JULY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- GA
OK |
|
Georgia - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on July 20, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates Steve Tarvin (R) for Congress,
GA 9th District -
http://www.tarvinforcongress.org/ |
|
Oklahoma - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on July 27 |
| under
development - see
Candidates Miki Booth for Congress - OK
2nd District - Constitutional Conservative
www.MikiBoothforCongress.com |
|
AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- AK
AZ
CO
CT
FL
KS
LA
MI
MO
NV
TN
WA
WY |
|
Kansas - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 3, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates - note
that there may be many Republican primary candidates for the seat of
Dennis Moore (D - KS 3rd) who has announced that he won't run again in
2010 |
|
Michigan - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 3, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) in 2012 |
|
Missouri - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 3, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Claire McCaskill (D) in 2012 |
|
Tennessee - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on August 5, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates |
|
Colorado
- US Senator and US Representatives -
Primary election on August 10, 2010 |
| under
development - see
Candidates - such as to oppose Senator Michael Bennet (D) |
|
Connecticut
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on August 10,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Chris Dodd (D) in 2010 and perhaps find a
replacement for Senator Joe Lieberman (D) if he retires as expected in 2012
Peter Schiff for US Senate - to replace Chris Dodd
http://schiffforsenate.com
running against Linda McMahon (and Blumenthal). Independence
Caucus (iCaucus) has been supporting Peter Schiff through a "Let Freedom
Ring" phone banking initiative by volunteers.
Daria Novak for Congress, CT 2nd District (R) -
http://www.novakforcongress.com/ running to replace liberal
incumbent Joe Courtney (D).
John Pistone for Congress, CT 5th District (R)
-
http://www.pistoneforcongress.org |
|
Washington - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on August 17, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Patty Murray (D) in 2010, and Senator Maria
Cantwell (D) in 2012 |
|
Wyoming - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 17, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates |
|
Alaska
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on August 24,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Mark Begich (D) in 2014 |
|
Arizona - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 24, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates |
|
Florida - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on August 24, 2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Bill Nelson (D) in 2012 |
|
Louisiana
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on August 24,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Mary Landrieu (D) in 2014
If necessary, there is also a runoff election on October
2 at the same time as state office primaries |
|
SEPTEMBER PRIMARY ELECTIONS
- DE
HI
MD
MN
NH
NY
RI
WI
VT
(convention) |
|
Delaware
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Thomas Carper (D) in 2012 |
|
Maryland - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election
September 14, 2010 |
|
|
|
Massachusetts
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Paul Kirk (D) in 2012 |
|
Republican candidates in Massachusetts may be picked by a party
convention, not a primary? |
|
Minnesota
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) in 2012 |
|
New Hampshire - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates |
|
New York - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D) in 2010 and
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) in 2012 |
|
Rhode Island - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates - such
as to oppose Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D) in 2012
John Loughlin (R) for Congress, was expected to run against
incumbent Patrick Kennedy (D)
http://www.johnloughlin.org/
February 12, 2010 -
Kennedy won't run for re-election in RI |
|
Vermont - US Senator
and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Patrick Leahy (D) in 2010 and Senator Bernard
Sanders (I) in 2012 |
|
Wisconsin - US
Senator and US Representatives - Primary election on September 14 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Russell Feingold (D) in 2010 and Senator Herb
Kohl (D) in 2012 |
|
Hawaii
- US Senator and US Representatives - Primary election 0n September 18,
2010 |
| under
development - see Candidates -
such as to oppose Senator Daniel Inouye (D) in 2010, and Senator Daniel
Akaka in 2012 |
