But the WaPo this morning has a lead article saying that the TEA Party wave has crested and is receding. And the folks leaving comments on the story are quite in agreement.
Who to believe?
Tea Party candidates will win primaries as long as they are the right candidates. Lessoned learned from 2012.
I think that is the real issue: who are those “right” candidates?
Typical, expected reply from RINO Cornpone Cornyn.
Guess what? It's NOT thin gruel...it's just one of the MANY reasons we Texans are sick and tired of John Cornyn, career politician. He only veers to the right at campaign time. He's slung mud at fellow senator Ted Cruz. He's well past his welcome.
Let the second American Revolution begin
I am starting to think McConnell/CoC’s idea of going against Tea Party candidates in an organized, public manner is going to backfire.
A lot of these incumbents are not that well known outside of their homestates, and many of them have some decent votes. BUT, when you group them together with the McConnells, Grahams and Cornyns, suddenly you can define that canidate nationally in a way you couldn’t before. This legitimizes the Tea Party opposition, and help people get past the “He’s good enough” stage.
These primary challenges also keep these politicians up for reelection looking over their shoulders at the watching people.
McConnell, Cornyn, Enzi, Cochran, Graham, Roberts, etc. will all be tacking hard right until their primaries, which will probably frustrate Harry Reid because he can’t pull any of them along to protect Pryor, Begich, Landrieu, etc.
Support Dwayne Stovall or Steve Stockman to oust John Cornyn in TX
Support Joe Carr to oust Lamar Alexander in TN
Support Lee Bright to oust Lindsey Graham in SC
Support Chris McDaniel to oust Thad Cochran in MS
Support Katrina Pierson to oust Pete (NOT Jeff) Sessions in TX-32
Support Bryan Smith to oust Mike Simpson in ID-2
Support David Hale to oust Adam Kinzinger in IL-16