Rasmussen: Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot

Rasmussen ^ | Dec 07, 2009

[org.whodat]

Rush was wailing about this 3rd party movement and saying what a mistake it was. He was almost pleading for conservatives to not abandon the GOP. I have no qualms about abandoning the GOP, I will not throw a half hearted vote for a McCain, I will vote my principles results be damned.

Rush is wrong about many things, this is one of them, he'll probably come out and endorse Hillary again today.

[ExSoldier]

Rush was wailing about this 3rd party movement and saying what a mistake it was. He was almost pleading for conservatives to not abandon the GOP. I have no qualms about abandoning the GOP, I will not throw a half hearted vote for a McCain, I will vote my principles results be damned.

What is really needed is for all the third party voters who jumped ship for the Libertarians and the Constitution Parties to come back to the GOP and help foment revolution. Take the party BACK from the neo-con RINOs and re-establish the original Reagan Revolution under the young lions now surging. Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and even Ron Paul (adding a crazy old Lobo never hurts) could lead this party and the nation back to prosperity instead of where we stand on the brink of utter ruination and destruction.

[mek1959]

If the republicans understood the Enumerated Powers of Article 1. Section 8 of the Constitution they would NEVER have supported Medicare Part D

[rhombus]

I want an anti-federal government party. Goal 1: stop the growth. Goal 2: shrink it to constitutional proportions. I understand that goal 2 could take generations. Goal 1 needs to be accomplished immediately. Or we prepare ourselves for a revolution and to start over from scratch.

OK, goals are great but you need a few objectives to get to those goals. Objective 1: No more social security increases. Objective 2: No more Medicare payments. Objective 3: End the federal highway program and increase unemployment in every state in the union. Objective 4: Find a new job if the American people don't hang you from the nearest tree.

Yeah, just a little sarcasm. Yes, I agree with your goals but actual, real and concrete steps to get to those goals can be self-defeating if you make so many enemies and cause so much suffering that no one will listen to you.

[Sybeck1]

If you think you can trust the Blu Curs, they wouldn’t have voted for Pelosi and Reid as speaker and majority leader.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Stop believing all this crap. Do you not see that in congress right now we have ALL the Republicans holding together to stop this health care monstrosity and they're holding together to stop "Cap and Tax" and all other kinds of bad things.

These people deserve our gratitude and thanks and they also deserve for us to send them reinforcements. This Kool Aid drinking will divide us and just continue to elect Dimocrats.

Pay close attention to what happened in MN. Everyone of those 3000 "third party" voters should be ashamed of what they did. Because they were stubborn we are faced with socialized medicine. Those 3000 voters deserve our scorn.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Don’t tell me there’s no difference between the two parties. I know better.

[Notary Sojac]

Agreed. I do not think we will reverse the trend to socialism until Joe and Jane Sixpack see socialism failing, in their personal lives, every day.

Voting for GOP candidates who are 10% less socialist than their Dem opponents should be now be a completely discredited strategy, but alas it's not.

[dinoparty]

My concern is that there is a core group of people who are committed to being “independants” or “third-partiers” regardless of whether the GOP adopts the Tea Party “platform” or not. These people will still not vote GOP just because they are contrarian by nature.

[DManA]

I didn’t say that. The republicans are destructive in their own unique way. They are the same in that they are both destroying the country.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

What about "Republicans" who, in the positions they take and the votes they cast, are all but indistinguishable FROM Democrats...?

"Look, I don't like the Snowes, Collins, etc., any more than you BUT -- " [SNIP]

Long answer short, then: so long as they bear the requisite capital "R" next to their names on the voting ballot, they get your vote automatically, regardless of the demonstrably liberal nature of any position(s) held. If, hypothetically, Nancy Pelosi were to run as an "R" in your district tomorrow, your immediate, Pavlovian response would be to vote for her versus, oh, say, a pro-life Blue Dog Democrat. Gotcha.

Yikes.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Spot on, brother!

[listenhillary]

They also may not have shot down GWB attempts to partially privatize SS.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Do you not see that in congress right now we have ALL the Republicans holding together to stop this health care monstrosity

Pffffftt. Please.

OLYMPIA SNOWE, on voting for Obamacare: "When history calls, history calls."

[Earthdweller]

Tarp saved the American European oligarchy/dynasties Republican/Democrat crooks and their families...that's it...just them and they are on both sides of the isle. Small business and the average Joe are just in their way until it comes time to look for the money.

The thing no one seems to understand is that there are more of us. The Oligarchy is enjoying a wonderful depression..using our children's future. The Constitution is trashed, Religion is under attack and the average American is in financial bondage, conquered by a few hundred people...and they have plans to dispose of our widows in cruel fashion by owning their lives by owning their very health...all to keep their illegal slaves happy and balance the budget. There isn't anything left to loose in leaving these self serving fascists behind.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

When did “The Tea Party” officially become a U.S. political party? I missed that announcement.

[TADSLOS]

Long answer short, then: so long as they bear the requisite capital "R" next to their names on the voting ballot, they get your vote automatically, regardless of the demonstrably liberal nature of any position(s) held. If, hypothetically, Nancy Pelosi were to run as an "R" in your district tomorrow, your immediate, Pavlovian response would be to vote for her versus, oh, say, a pro-life Blue Dog Democrat. Gotcha. Yikes.

God, these "follow the losing status quo template" GOP for the sake of the party label fear mongers are tiresome.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

God, these "follow the losing status quo template" GOP for the sake of the party label fear mongers are tiresome.

"Tiresome," heck; as pointed out in #88, they're the primary reason we're all stuck where we are right NOW! ;)

[org.whodat]

The Oligarchy is enjoying a wonderful depression..using our children's future. The Constitution is trashed, Religion is under attack and the average American is in financial bondage, conquered by a few hundred people...and they have plans to dispose of our widows in cruel fashion by owning their lives by owning their very health...all to keep their illegal slaves happy and balance the budget. There isn't anything left to loose in leaving these self serving fascists behind.

True!

[SeattleBruce]

I want an anti-federal government party. Goal 1: stop the growth. Goal 2: shrink it to constitutional proportions.
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There are several Constitution parties. e.g. http://www.aipnews.com/index.asp and others. That said, they’ve done next to nothing electorally, although having been around in some cases for decades.

How should we pursue electoral success?