Ted Cruz’s filibuster was about energizing the people and forcing Washington, D.C. to hear what we have to say. And in that respect, it was overwhelmingly successful. Establishment Senators’ D.C. and district office phone lines blew up, resulting in many of them simply taking the phones off the hook.
D.C. has heard our voices, but not all have listened. In fact, many establishment Republicans- like John McCain and Peter King- are attacking those who did listen. This makes today’s vote to invoke cloture ever the more relevant in defining the Republican Party, as we will see whether establishment Republican Senators choose to stand with Harry Reid, or with conservatives. Read more »
