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Why Ted Cruz’s win isn’t all good news for Senate Republicans
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Aug 01, 2012 07:46pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, August 2, 2012 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Cornyn said he “could not be more pleased with the nomination” of Cruz. Cornyn, who also happens to be the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, remained neutral throughout the primary and won’t need to worry about Cruz holding the GOP seat in November.
That said, Cruz’s victory will almost certainly make Cornyn’s life — and the lives of the other members of the Senate Republican leadership more difficult.
Here’s why.
As chairman of the NRSC, Cornyn belongs to one power center in the chamber — one primarily concerned with majority making . Conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) belongs to an alternative one, which is concerned with building a coalition of conservative senators.
And that reality means DeMint has even more reasons than Cornyn to celebrate Cruz’s win. |
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