Posted on 10/19/2012 11:30:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
There are those who say that the tea party is fading in influence, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the movement is on the cusp of achieving what once seemed nearly impossible: keeping the Senate Democratic.
A year ago, famed political handicapper Charlie Cook gave Republicans a 60 percent to 70 percent likelihood of capturing control of the Senate; now, he tells me the likelihood of it remaining Democratic is 60 percent.
The switch in fortunes can be attributed to many causes — a slate of lackluster Republican candidates high among them — but one thing is beyond serious dispute: If not for a series of tea party upsets in Republican primaries, the Republicans would be taking over the Senate majority in January.
There is a deep irony here: The tea party faithful, who claimed they wanted to shake up Washington, have wound up perpetuating the old system. In fighting for ideological purity in primaries regardless of the consequences, they have set back their own cause of limited government and expanded freedom.
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Pure unadulterated BULLSHIT.
Ken Buck also lost because his ‘no exceptions’ anti-abortion position was attacked. And he made some comments in the primary vs Gail Norton that helped the Dems run the ‘he is anti-woman’ playbook.
Had Norton been the nominee, she would have won.
And it didnt help that the Gov race was a Cluster-hickenlooper.
Add Connie Mack. He’s a consummate party guy. Most of the tea party candidates jumped out of the Florida race because Mack had all the ties to money and political connections to win the primary. Now he’s running a ‘less than optimal’ campaign against an unpopular incumbent.
I think Christine would have had a better chance of Karl Rove had been kept on a leash.
Delaware is within the Baltimore and DC broadcast areas BTW, and i'm pretty sure the ad wasn't run on 4, 6, 7 or 9 ~ but you've probably seen it several times as part of various documentary type news stories.
The Republicans in Delaware generally live in the South half of the state. The Democrats predominate in the North. The voters are becoming a bit more conservative every year as wealthy people from the Philadelphia suburbs retire to the shore.
it is entirely possible that in a century and a half the whole state will become prime Republican territory.
Sounds good.
Just before reading this article, I looked at the Senate races. I now believe that we are going to end up with 53-54 GOP in the Senate.
That goes nicely along with my belief that Romney is going to get 53-54% of the vote, although it seems that I may be a bit on the low side, as of now.
The reason for these numbers IS DUE to the Tea Party, and the energy we bring to campaigns. Milbank is off the reservation.
I hope you’re right. We need to right this ship.
Balony!
This guy lives to suck moisture and nutrition out of Barky's hemorrhoids.
Counterexample: Hildebeast, who grew up RiNO in Chicago, was a Nixon Girl in '68, then got glommed on to by lefty LUGS at Wellesley and wound up in the SDS and married to Slick.
Other examples will no doubt occur to other readers deeply steeped in political history. Starting with Jim Jeffords and Lincoln Chaffee.
Was this written back in 2010 or this year?
LOL!
I clicked on the thread and saw the two words, “Dana Milbank”.
No thanks! No newsroom rat operatives for me today.
Romniac = Mittbot
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