[NoGrayZone]

"A tea party candidate who wins the primary will drive moderates toward the Democrat in the general election, the thinking goes,"

Are they ALL on crack??

[justiceseeker93]

"A tea party candidate who wins the primary will drive moderates toward the Democrat in the general election, the thinking goes."

Who exactly are these "moderates"? If you equate "moderate" with "Independent" - which admittedly is a bit of a stretch - you'll find that the Rasmussen Generic Congressional ballot has the GOP running better than 2 to 1 vs. the 'Rats among Independents.

I would imagine that most of these "moderates" have had it up to here with 'Rats who fancy themselves as "moderate" and vote the Reid-Pelosi line in Congress.