NEW YORK: The Chamber has had it with conservatives mucking up their agenda on issues like immigration reform, the Export Import Bank reauthorization, and highway spending, as Politico reported. The group is ready to start picking off troublemakers.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is threatening to run primary challenges against incumbent conservative members of the House of Representatives.But the move is likely to backfire against corporate America’s voice in Washington, D.C., by inflaming grassroots conservatives.
As much as the Republican base loathes big government, it despises big business profiting from the favors of big government almost as much To many conservatives, that is exactly what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents.
The Republican brand will suffer as the bedrock of the party comes under assault from the Washington establishment.
