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Tea Party Loses Key Battles, But Is Winning The War
thedailybeast.com ^ | 5/21/14 | Ben Jacobs

Posted on 05/21/2014 7:40:10 AM PDT by cotton1706

Defeats handed to Tea Party candidates last night only tell half the story—the Tea Party’s real success has been to change the very DNA of the GOP

The Tea Party got shut out on Tuesday night.

In Idaho, incumbent Rep. Mike Simpson easily defeated Bryan Smith, the Club for Growth-backed challenger. In Kentucky, businessman Matt Bevin got walloped by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and the two most establishment candidates made the runoff in the Republican Senate primary in Georgia.

Ironically enough, however, last night represented a big win for the Tea Party's conservative, small government ethos, and the extent to which Tea Party ideology is now cemented into the GOP is now plain to see.



Despite not having any candidates who draped themselves in Gadsden flags win marquee races on Tuesday, the election results showed the ultimate success of the Tea Party’s effort to change the very DNA of the GOP, as the median voter in a Republican primary has become far more conservative in the past few years. The “establishment” candidates may have won—but they did so by becoming increasingly conservative.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; teaparty; uniparty
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To: wku man

I agree with your entire observation and premise. I used to think a nuke dropped on DC was the worst imaginable thing.

Now, I only wish it could happen during a budget showdown or an election recount crisis so it can kill as many career DC pols and staffers on both sides of the aisle as possible.

It pains me to say that. Adams was right though - once you lose freedoms, they don’t return.


81 posted on 05/22/2014 7:49:50 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs (.)
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To: staytrue
I am GOPe.

Damn, they let liberal friends-of-Democrats post on Free Republic?

82 posted on 05/22/2014 7:54:15 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: cotton1706
The “establishment” candidates may have won—but they did so by becoming increasingly conservative.

Just like they always do... and in the general, they go back Left-wards... and in office, they continue to do nothing to advance the cause of small, limited government. TEA party, and the USA, loses again. :(

83 posted on 05/22/2014 7:57:19 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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