DeMint: ‘I’d Rather Lose Fighting for the Right Cause’
- Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:35pm by
Meredith Jessup
- Print »
- Email »
With Christine O‘Donnell’s victory in the Delaware GOP senate primary Tuesday evening, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint once again proved himself as a formidable conservative force within the Republican Party. DeMint, along with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, endorsed O’Donnell in the days leading up to the primary, much to the chagrin of party leadership who backed Mike Castle’s campaign.
One day after O‘Donnell’s victory, DeMint is celebrating a victory for conservatives. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports:
I asked Senator DeMint if he’ll have any regrets if come November 3rd he realizes Republicans blew their chance at winning a majority because some of the candidates he supported lost.
“No. I’ve been in the majority with Republicans who didn’t have principles and we embarrassed ourselves and lost credibility in front of the country. Frankly, I’m at a point where I’d rather lose fighting for the right cause then win fighting for the wrong cause,” he told me.
And when St. Petersburg Times‘ Alex Leary asked the senator whether tea party-backed candidates may actually hurt the GOP’s chances of taking over Congress, DeMint replied:
“The GOP would not have a chance to take the majority in the House or the Senate if it weren’t for the tea party. To think that we could be where we are if we had Arlen Specter and Charlie Crist leading our ticket is just foolishness.”
Popular Stories
Does Misstated Marathon Claim Prove Paul Ryan Is Dishonest? (POLL) 679 Comments
‘Jumah at the DNC’ Speaker: ‘Muslims Visited America Prior to Columbus’ & ‘It Was a Muslim’ Who Guided Him to the ‘New World’ 531 Comments
Paper Details Obama Admin’s Alleged Secret Note Sent to Iran: If Israel Attacks, We Won’t Get Involved 430 Comments
Obama: RNC Like Watching ‘Black-and-White TV’ Because Romney ‘Did Not Offer a Single New Idea’ 373 Comments
Roseanne Barr: Most Billionaires ‘Violent Pedophiles’ & ‘Heartless’ Cocaine Addicts 329 Comments
Faith
This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 285 Comments- Pakistani Muslim Cleric Accused of Framing Disabled Christian Girl in Koran-Burning Case Read More
- ‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 290 Comments
Meet the Controversial German Imam Accused of Brutally Beating His Wife & Pushing Sharia Law Read More
‘Self-Proclaimed Messiah’ & Unification Church Leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Has Died — Here’s His Life Story Read More
Business
President Obama Issues Major ‘Green Energy’ Executive Order 174 Comments- Germany’s Upcoming Court Ruling Will be Huge for the EU Read More
Ford Looks to Beat Toyota for Best-Selling Car in 2012 With This Model 148 Comments
Bernanke & QE3: Here’s What You Need to Know Read More- ‘Extortion’: Why Did the Labor Department ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Oregon Farmers? 301 Comments
Technology
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 285 Comments
‘TaserDrone’: Hackers Weaponize Quadcopter With Actual ‘Shocking’ Technology Read More
Ever Heard of the Wild ‘Burning Man’ Festival in the Middle of the Nev. Desert? Here’s Your Primer Read More
Stanford Develops Technology ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athlete Recovery Read More
Have You Pretended to Know What ‘the Cloud’ Is? You’re Not Alone Read More
Submitting your tip... please wait!
Comments (119)
Tasteslikechicken
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:47pmDeMint is right on. The reason Republicans lost in 2006 and 2008 is because they tried to become dems and “get along’. The conservative base didn’t turn out and America lost. Run as a Conservative and you will win. The primaries in both parties prove it and it will allow the citizens to stop the marxists currently running the show. The democrat congress has had 4 years to screw us. It’s time to get a political abortion.
Report Post »30moves
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:45pmNice….the St. Pete times is horribly liberal – DeMint got the Crist comment in there.
Report Post »moelarrycurly
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:45pmI like what you said Mr Demint. but you‘ll forgive me if I’m in the ‘wait and see’ category. I’ve been disappointed before. Even as a Car salesman my profession has less of a reputation for lying than a politician. I currently remain optimistically skeptical. I am waiting to hear about the goals you and your team-mates (incumbents and tea party initiates alike) have for shrinking government, reducing the debt, and reducing or eliminating the need for entitlements. And I wouldn’t mind seeing it in writing. respectfully…
Report Post »Charodej
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:11pmTo see all this in writing, very plainly spelled out go to https://senateconservatives.com/takeamericaback
This is Jim DeMint’s website. He has a conservative checklist that all his “people” must live up to. For example, even though he knew Scott Brown would win, he wouldn’t officially endorse him. He didn’t measure up.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:50pmYou could just vote for the democrats since we only have 2 choices most of the time? Don’t wait and see too long even a good ege has to hatch someday. DeMint is one of the few good conservatives that is already in DC. Go to his website and check out his conservatives fund if you truely want to make a difference. Do not give conservative money to the GOP party ever. They will use it to give you Lindsey Graham and withhold it from any non party cultivated conservatives.
Report Post »Byuigrad
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:17pmWait and see is not a good strategy! Instead do your home work. DeMint is a conservative through and through. It is surprising that this article is the first time many are having their eyes opened to DeMint.
Report Post »Bryancpe
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:40pmBack to the principles. You can sleep well knowing you have not sold out.
Report Post »lukesmom
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:35pmAmen brother!!
Report Post »faktchekr
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:29pmglad to see at least 1 establishment republican back a true conservative. Wake up Newt and Karl…we don’t want the same old same old…we want real constitutionalists.
Report Post »sewserious
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 12:40amDeMint is NOT an establishment anything. He is far from it, in fact.
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:27pmI am proud to say I voted for Jim DeMint and will continue to do so. On the other hand I am totally embarrassed by Lindsey Graham and he will NEVER get another vote from me.One a true conservative and the other more left than most RINOs.
Report Post »ila
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:31pmI agree !!!
Report Post »FoundersKeeperUSA
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:47pmYea Lindsy Graham is a joke.He needs to just switch partys.Everybody knows hes nothing but a RHINO.The new Republican party has know room for Canidates like Lindsy Graham.Or RHINOs in general.
Report Post »Poverty with a view
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:17pmDemint is debomb!
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:16pmAnd I didn’t need to learn ebonics to understand him. Just saying
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:16pmGo to demints website and donate to his conservatives fund. This will help him get some friends in dc.
Report Post »Saralynn
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:15pmI second that Amen!
Report Post »izzyncade
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:10pmI love how the media is not sure how to take the tea party anymore… they pushed for so long that it was a branch of the right and now they are finally seeing it is about America not parties.
Report Post »TattooQ
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:55pmAgreed . It amazes me that the RNC can be so stupid as to think business as usual politicians like Olympia Snowe , Susan Collins , Scott Brown , and Michael (RIP) Castle are the answer .
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:05pmFor thge same reason that many here continue to respond to the trolls. So don’t wonder at the GOP establishment. The old saying… birds of a feather//
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:07pmAmen to that!
Report Post »cajungal
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:53pmIt is very nice to see a person stick to their principles, especially when it is difficult. This is really all that we are asking for. We need more people that believe the US constitution is worth fighting for. Thanks, Jim DeMint!
Report Post »Rob
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:53pmNo more RINOs. I will only support conservatives, that said, I will still vote for ANY republican if it is a choice between them and a democrat… but, we need to keep winning with conservatives in the primaries.
Report Post »klevalt
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:53pmLooks to me like our voice is being heard… Gotta love that!!! However, remember…. “trust but verify”.
Report Post »David
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:49pmIf ALL Americans had taken Sen. DeMints position we wouldn’t be in the position we are today. I totally agree with this.
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:48pmGod….I love this man. As a Gamecock, we need to now do something about the other S.C. Senator.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »ila
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:26pmI’m with you on that !!
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:26pmSix years was 5 years too many for Lindsey
Report Post »rocktruth
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:47pmI like DeMint. He stands for principles I can support.
Report Post »Please pray for him and others who do likewise.
nvydoc76
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:47pmHmm not sure he was on this platform the whole time. But I can say if he rather fight for what he believes and loses I can respect that. I for one not 100% on board with him but I can respect him if he stands for himself and does not flip flop
Report Post »gravedanger
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:56pmI can tell u that this has been his platform from day one. a very stand up man
Report Post »Byuigrad
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:11pmThis is not at all new for DeMint. He has been solid from the start.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:46pmJim Demints\‘s Senaty it up or allocate to the cria PAC is where I’m placing most of my political donataions. All supported candidates are for small govt, etc and most if NOT all are Tea Party candidates. You can donate $50 and let them decide how to allocate it or you can indicate it all for one candidate or any set of candidates. That is a pwerfect example of the free enterprise in practice. I”m left in charge. PLEASE DIRECT AT LEAST SOME OF YOUR LIMITED $S TO dEmINT’S pac.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:45pmMy respect for Sen. DeMint just shot waaaaay up!
Report Post »BQI
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:52pmI had the respect, but boy, watching him work is like looking at a beautiful piece of art.
http://www.blackquillandink.com
Report Post »mallsniper
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:45pmThats thinkin with yor dipstick…JIMMY!!!!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:44pmIsn‘t that what we’re trying to tell the RNC?
Report Post »We’d rather lose a good fight than settle with a Rino.
Ccbn213
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:03pmThat has always been my stand. Glad to see DeMint is with us. We want real candidates and real choices! Even if she hasn’t got a perfect resume. Show me a career politician with spotless hands!
Report Post »2Corinthians3-17
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:41pmAgreed. Fight the good fight.
Report Post »John11211
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:04pmSeems even he GOP thinks they know whats best for us.
Report Post »jb1972
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:41pmFinally a replublican with some principles! I hope Karl Rove reads this article! Politics is now about substance and no longer about who you know!
Report Post »dressseller
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:51pmGod bless this man!.. Mr. Dement GETS IT!! ……….Now the rest of you republican machine people need to wise up and listen to what Jim Dement is saying. He is echoeing the sentiment of conservatives and you’d be wise to hear him.
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:04pmIm now a DeMint fan. He gets it. I have used these very words to describe my feelings. If we are truly going to wrest our country from the grip of government corrupt-o-crats, it must be done with folks who believe the principals and values, not the ones who can merely repeat them!
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:07pmI met this man at a Ken Buck rally and learned an important fact. You can find on DeMint’s website a conservatives fund to donate too. He uses this fund to back strict Constitutionalist and TP members. They always monitor where the money will be most effective, Angle, Rand, Buck , O’Donnell. It is the single best place if you want to use your $ to get behind building a colilition of like minded folkes to put the brakes on this out of control government……COME ON AND GIVE DEMINT SOME FREINDS
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:26pmThat’s MY senator!
Report Post »danglingbags
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:36pmDEMINT and the TEA PARTY is going down in Flames
tobywil2
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:38pmTHE DECISION IS MADE ON THE ISSUES AND THE ONLY RELEVANT ISSUE IS INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM OR TYRANNY! http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »Awakened One
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:49pmDanglebags, you seem to be running out of gas. And isn’t that all you ever posted here? Tell your mom to cut your steak a little smaller tonight. Those big bites are tough to chew when you’re depressed.
Report Post »Compete or Lose
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:38pmGod bless you Jim!
Report Post »You are the reason we need to judge people byt the content of their character
Dustyluv
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:56pmListen up Carl…You can get on board or get run over. It’s up to you…
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:02pmDeMint is having what Glenn would call, “a come to Jesus moment.” I hope it is genuine. People deserve redemption. IMO, he has one last chance to fight the good fight and join us.
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:02pmGeez, to listen to Rove and Krauthamer, the GOP has already lost the election; they have “no chance” to win the House or the Senate, ALL IS LOST. Well, I think the fun is just starting! Time to change things up! I live in upstate NY, and Carl Paladino is just what this state needs, not more of the same with Andrew Cuomo! DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE!!! Give ‘em hell in November!
Report Post »van
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:22pmThank you Sen DeMint for standing by your principles. If we had more like you in Congress this country wouldn‘t be in the mess it’s in now. DeMint/Palin in 2012.
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:42pmdanglingbags,
I will you not to make any more post! by the sacred image of Obama!!!
sewserious
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 12:39amVegasGuy,
You need to do a bit more research before you speak. DeMint didn’t have to have a “come to Jesus moment.” He has always been this way. The man is very principled and isn’t afraid to stand up for them. He is my senator BTW. He promised he would serve no more than two terms in the House, and he kept that word. He said he would serve no more than two terms in the Senate and has stated that he will not run for re-election in 2016 (he is up for re-election this cycle, so it will be his last term in office and I believe he will stay true to his word).
He has never voted for earmarks, voted against the Tarp bill, the stimulus, etc, etc. We need more like him in congress (both houses), and he is trying to help make that happen.
Report Post »klstj
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 2:24amoh, thank you! “I’d rather loose fighting for the right cause”! Thank you for your decency and common sense, we applaud your dignity, thank you!
Report Post »nassauplayer
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 8:35amattention to all: Dangelblahblahblah is in fact Cass Sunstein
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on September 16, 2010 at 9:07amI’ve had my eye on Sen. DeMint as a presidential candidate, for a long, long time. To me, he is Reagan — Southern-style.
Report Post »