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Cruz's Staff's Listserv is Called “We Win, They Lose”
House and Senate conservatives unite against everyone else
As Republicans and Democrats squabble amongst themselves and against each other about how and whether to reopen the government, conservative Republicans in the House and Senate have remained on the same page, at times uncannily.
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mascots of the ongoing conservative-driven fight against Obamacare, on Monday floated the idea of passing tightly-targeted budget bills that would keep only certain government programs running. By Tuesday and again Wednesday, House Republicans were bringing such measures to the floor for a vote.
The apparent mind meld is no coincidence.
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House and Senate conservative lawmakers are not the only ones coordinating, either. A non-government email listserv organized by Cruz’s staff, called “We Win, They Lose,” has been a hive of activity before and during the government shutdown.
Members of the group have engaged in more than 100 email threads during the government funding debate, featuring discussions about legislation and messaging among Tea Party leaders, advocacy groups like the Senate Conservatives Fund, conservative media, and like-minded senior staff in the House and Senate.
One thread focused on a dispute over whether to call the government closing “Obama’s shutdown” or “Harry Reid’s shutdown.” They settled on the senate majority leader, and Cruz started using "Harry Reid's Shutdown" as a Twitter hashtag. Another discussion focused on whether the House should eliminate health care subsidies for members of Congress and their staff, a provision that was later attached to the House’s government funding bill. A few voices on the thread warned it could be shortsighted.
~snip~
In addition to organizing the listserv and leading many of its discussions, Cruz’s staff also use it to organize occasional conference calls. “The political benefit of this," said one House aide who belongs to the listserv, "is, if you’re Rand Paul’s people, you have an instant, non-stop communication with conservative organizations across the country.”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/house-and-senate-conservatives-unite-against-everyone-else/article/2536751
As Republicans and Democrats squabble amongst themselves and against each other about how and whether to reopen the government, conservative Republicans in the House and Senate have remained on the same page, at times uncannily.
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mascots of the ongoing conservative-driven fight against Obamacare, on Monday floated the idea of passing tightly-targeted budget bills that would keep only certain government programs running. By Tuesday and again Wednesday, House Republicans were bringing such measures to the floor for a vote.
The apparent mind meld is no coincidence.
~snip~
House and Senate conservative lawmakers are not the only ones coordinating, either. A non-government email listserv organized by Cruz’s staff, called “We Win, They Lose,” has been a hive of activity before and during the government shutdown.
Members of the group have engaged in more than 100 email threads during the government funding debate, featuring discussions about legislation and messaging among Tea Party leaders, advocacy groups like the Senate Conservatives Fund, conservative media, and like-minded senior staff in the House and Senate.
One thread focused on a dispute over whether to call the government closing “Obama’s shutdown” or “Harry Reid’s shutdown.” They settled on the senate majority leader, and Cruz started using "Harry Reid's Shutdown" as a Twitter hashtag. Another discussion focused on whether the House should eliminate health care subsidies for members of Congress and their staff, a provision that was later attached to the House’s government funding bill. A few voices on the thread warned it could be shortsighted.
~snip~
In addition to organizing the listserv and leading many of its discussions, Cruz’s staff also use it to organize occasional conference calls. “The political benefit of this," said one House aide who belongs to the listserv, "is, if you’re Rand Paul’s people, you have an instant, non-stop communication with conservative organizations across the country.”
Also: Wash. Examiner: Email List Organized By Sen. Cruz's Staff Discussing "Legislation And Messaging" With "Conservative Media"
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/03/wash-examiner-email-list-organized-by-sen-cruzs/196253
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