Posted on 05/18/2010 7:19:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a rout in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, jolting the GOP establishment. Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter lost his struggle for political survival in Pennsylvania, a five-term incumbent offering experience to voters clamoring for change.
Another Democratic incumbent, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, led narrowly in early returns in her race for nomination to a third term in Arkansas, but she risked being thrown into a costly run-off.
In a fourth race with national implications, Democrat Mark Critz moved ahead of Republican Tim Burns in a contest to fill out the final few months in the term of the late Rep. John Murtha in Pennsylvania. Each political party invested nearly $1 million in that contest and said the race to succeed the longtime Democratic lawmaker was something of a bellwether for the fall.
The conservative Paul, savoring his triumph over Secretary of State Trey Grayson, told supporters: "I have a message, a message from the tea party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words: We have come to take our government back."
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Excellent point, and that is why we are always, it seems, losing ground.
Sen. Arlen Specter Concedes Defeat in PA Dem Primary; Thanks Obama for His Support.
Obama, the kiss of death.
Well Spit it out Arlie-eee !
I sorta remember that. Wasn’t Joe Biden the donor?
Yes, Reid is next...and Pelosi, Boxer, etc., too! They all need go, and then with them gone, we can work on the big stinking fish.....Barry Sotero.
Maybe he can run for office somewhere in Scotland!
What do you have against the Scots?
Rand Paul is what a true Republican is. He supports getting rid of the socialism Obama has created.
He leaves without a single bullet...
From the article
But the same energy that helped Paul to victory presented problems to be handled carefully by the Republicans in the run-up to November, when control of both houses of Congress will be at stake.
Uh, control is at stake every November congressional election.
The far-flung races took place a little less than five months before the midterm elections.
Six months. Less than 6 months. The guy can’t count to six.
President Barack Obama backed incumbents in his party’s races, but despite the stakes for his legislative agenda the White House insisted he was not following the results very closely.
Yeah, right.
When you’re King, you don’t pay much attention to what the peasants are doing.
Remember how he couldn’t be bothered to look out the window when there were 1,000,000 Tea Parties in the streets of DC ???
....which is why I wanted him to win. He had no chance against the pub; Sestak does.
But I have to say I love seeing him getting bitched by the rats. They got what they wanted out him, then tossed him like a piece a used toilet paper.
He’ll probably just go Nixonian, but I’d rather see him go Cpt. Queeg instead.
I agree. Although I LOVE seeing Arlen get bitched by zero the way he did, the pleasure is short-lived - sort of like eating white bread - “a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips”.
Although I would have much preferred for Arlen to win for general election purposes, I must admit it is SO sweet to see him get SO bitched by the rats. The only thing sweeter would be to see McShame get bitten by Hayworth.
LOL hideous! Mr. ‘Magic Bullet’ is gonzo!
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