The Rats are shovel-ready for the dust bin of history.
Posted on 10/21/2010 11:15:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Will Election Day turn into Tea time?
With crucial midterm elections less than three weeks away, Tea Party candidates are running strong in enough races to give Congress a taste of their anti-government political flavor.
According to separate analyses of the Congressional races by The Associated Press and The New York Times, up to 41 Tea Party-backed politicians have a solid shot at winning in November.
Tea Party kingmaker Sarah Palin has helped the upstart movement gain traction, with her endorsements helping 25 candidates win primaries.
Senate hopefuls Marco Rubio, Sharron Angle, Joe Miller and Ken Buck are leading their races, recent polls show.
A deep-seated anger at Democrats has fueled the Tea Party's rise.
"It's taken a different turn now that the Democrats have the White House," Larry Grisolano, a media consultant to President Obama's campaign, told the AP. "Now they have something to be against."
That outrage could translate into millions of voters turning out to kick Democrats from office.
"There is nothing that will keep them from turning out," Democratic pollster Andre Pineda said.
"The real enthusiasm gap is between Tea Party folks and everybody else," Pineda said. And, on Election Day, he said, "They will be there."
Republicans need to win 39 races to take over the House, and 10 races to win the Senate.
A Bloomberg National poll this week shows four out of five Tea Party supporters want to vote for Republicans next month.
The poll also showed that 80% of backers think the recently unveiled Republican agenda, "Pledge to America," is a good idea.
While the party has no official platform, slashing taxes and government spending, along with reversing Obama's health care overhaul, are popular stances.
The Times's analysis shows South Carolina, Massachusetts and Arizona have the highest number of Tea Party candidates.
Of course, not every Tea Party politician is having a successful run.
Christine O'Donnell, whose shocking upset over longtime Republican Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's GOP primary made her a Tea Party darling, is trailing her Democratic opponent by double-digits and has become the butt of many late-night TV jokes.
Still, the Tea Party's steam is a force. Just ask Bob Bennett, the conservative Utah senator who lost his primary.
Bennett's campaign manager, his son Jim, told the AP the Tea Party wants to "burn down anything that had anything to do with Washington."
"The Republican Party in Utah doesn't exist anymore."
In addition to calling voters ignorant and racist and confused, the democrats have also succeeded in favoring the ruling class over the little guy, non-Christians over Christians, illegal aliens over American citizens, and a two inch fish over hard working farmers. They’ve told the State of Arizona that they are bigots and sued them and reported them to the U.N. for human rights violations. Then they ask you to vote for them and wonder why you’re so angry.
“The Republican Party in Utah doesn’t exist anymore.”
I think he must mean that the Ol’ Boy, Rino’s DO NOT exist anymore!
Right. The party still exists, but the party boys don’t.
The Rats are shovel-ready for the dust bin of history.
What would you do for a kit kat bar.
Cerealushly can we replace that face and revert back to the Helen pics?
I am going to start taking rolaids.
I thought that was Klondike.
“A deep-seated anger at Democrats has fueled the Tea Party’s rise.” Understatement of the century....
1) Is our current income tax system too expensive to comply with and discourages Americans from keeping their savings and capital investments in the USA?
2) Are the excesses of Wall Street causing serious harm to the economy by benefiting only the biggest investors?
3) Do we need to finally break up the biggest companies in the USA to protect assets and foster more competition?
4) Is the sheer size of governmsnt turning into an expensive waste of resources?
5) Is the Federal Reserve Note fiat currency a good idea today?
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