Why didn't the tea party try to primary Wicker in 2012?
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Del Tachi
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« on: May 16, 2014, 02:15:45 PM »

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MS_0407915.pdf

39% of voters would have preferred a "more conservative challenger" to Wicker, while only 40% would back Wicker in such a scenario.

Wicker's too moderate for Tea Partiers, yet would be easier to take down than Cochran because he's not as entrenched?

So, why didn't the TP go for it in 2012?  We're they waiting for Cochran in 2014?
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2014, 12:40:33 AM »

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MS_0407915.pdf

39% of voters would have preferred a "more conservative challenger" to Wicker, while only 40% would back Wicker in such a scenario.

Wicker's too moderate for Tea Partiers, yet would be easier to take down than Cochran because he's not as entrenched?

So, why didn't the TP go for it in 2012?  We're they waiting for Cochran in 2014?

They did.
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2014, 07:44:45 AM »

>implying the Tea Party is an organized group
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2014, 05:26:54 PM »

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MS_0407915.pdf

39% of voters would have preferred a "more conservative challenger" to Wicker, while only 40% would back Wicker in such a scenario.

Wicker's too moderate for Tea Partiers, yet would be easier to take down than Cochran because he's not as entrenched?

So, why didn't the TP go for it in 2012? We're they waiting for Cochran in 2014?

They did.

Why didn't organizations like Club for Growth or FreedomWorks get involved?
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