[eyedigress]

Thanks, that pretty much sums it up. The GOP is picking a fight. Unfortunately for them it is these voters that pay attention. I will try to catch Rove and find out more about his calculation.

[tanknetter]

Unfortunately for them it is these voters that pay attention.

So long as those voters are also willing to open their wallets and directly contribute to TEA Party candidates such as O'Donnell, there won't be a problem. There's absolutely nothing that says GOP candidates must be funded through the Party apparatuses. Having a grass-roots movement, like the TEA Party, that is capable not only of getting Conservative candidates nominated but also funding them to the level necessary to win general elections is a good thing, as it ultimately works to de-power "establishment" organizations like the NRSC and RNC and place power in the hands of the GOP Conservative base.