It seems to me that so-called “Tea Party candidates” SHOULD look “odd” and “unconventional” and even “kooky”. If the Tea Party movement stands for removing as many of the career political hacks now in office and replacing them with people who believe in the Constitution and individual liberty then those candidates will almost certainly not fit the template for the “successful” career politician. If what is wanted is more of the same mendacious preening and hypocrisy that so typifies those in office today then certainly one should vote for the “mainstream” candidate who will spout whatever is expedient to get elected and then loot the public treasury for everything not nailed down. If, on the other hand, what is wanted is a free man or woman of principle then vote for the “oddball” because it is only “oddballs” who refuse to toe the party line or spout meaningless nonsense to avoid offending the media slime that are likely to work to roll back the oppressive mess that is today’s government.
Point well taken but it’s another thing entirely to look unserious.