TEA Party Failures In Florida This Week Are A Warning

RantPolitical.com ^ | 8-16-2012 | PolitiJim (@politiJim)

[rightjb]

I’m concerned about the unrestrained euphoria of conservatives who believe that the Tea Party is unstoppable and that the election will be a rout in November. As a Cub fan I haven’t dealt with it often, but I’ve heard that over confidence can lead to disaster. (Somehow the Cubs are able to invite disaster without it.)

The TEA Party candidates lost Tuesday in Florida and Wisconsin. Even after flirting with attractions to elements of ObamaCare, former Governor Tommy Thompson won in Wisconsin. The Queen of TEA herself endorsed Rep. Sandy Adams but even that couldn’t create a repeat of the Texas grassroots tsunami experienced by the Palin/Cruz combo. What happened?

If this brings new calls that the TEA Party is dead, that is just as ignorant as thinking that it can’t be stopped.

I’ve been trashed for trying to bring a little perspective to the real TEA Party power, and no doubt the Pollyannas will think I’m trying to water it down. Nothing is further from the truth. What I’ve learned in 30 years of business is that while faith may move mountains, NOT accurately understanding your predicament can bring a mountain crashing down upon you. Even in Texas where the Cruz win is cited as a TEA Party victory, only 1/3rd of GOP voters would self-identify themselves as with the movement. This fits with national statistics that only about 27% of Americans drink the TEA. The more sobering stat is that 24% support Occupy Wall Street. But you won’t hear that in conservative media. TEA Candidates have not been dominating as some might think. Statistics show...

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[poobear]

Sandy Adams was running in my district. She did her job last election by beating the Rat that somehow won before her. Adams ran a p@ss poor campaign and Mica coasted to the win with 10,000 more votes. We did manage to put some conservative judges on the ballot locally and send another on to the State Legislature. It was quite a snoozer of a primary around here.

[arasina]