What effect will the Tea Party have on the GOP and the Nov. Elections?

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   Ralph Deedsposted 14 years ago

   Charles Krauthammer says "Some Tea Party victories hurt conservatives."
   
   Last Tuesday in Delaware was a bad day not only for Republicans but for conservatives.
   
   Tea partier Christine O'Donnell scored a stunning victory over establishment Republican Mike Castle. Stunning, but pyrrhic.
   
   
   From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100921/OPI … z10GrUyUVk

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      Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Krauthammer is typical of the establishment republicans who want to maintain control no matter who or what they send to D.C.
      
      Whats real funny is how many libs are using him and Karl Rove as proof that the tea party are a bunch of wackos.
      
      Actually its kind of pathetic.

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         Ralph Deedsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Many in the Tea Party are wackos. Others are fearful, ignorant ordinary folks. They are all being manipulated for their own nefarious purposes by the likes of the Koch brothers, Richard Scaife Mellon and Dick Armey.

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            Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Only liberal democrats know the truth.
            
            Everybody else is a rube.
            
            That attitude is why democrats are going to lose.
            
            You don't get it do you?

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      maven101posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is about the retention of power...Eastern liberal Republicans are scrambling to hold power and, rightfully so, feel threatened by the Tea Party and its straightforward declaration of certain conservative values, such as:
      Fiscal responsibility.
      Constitutionally limited government.
      Free markets.
      
      Liberal racialists insist the movement is comprised of racists, homophobes, and worse...That dog doesn't hunt anymore. The impetus for the Tea Party movement is excessive government spending and taxation...As Clinton used so effectively in 1992, " It's the Economy, Stupid.."
      
      The Tea party isn't about winning every battle ( re Vermont ), but rather about winning the war. The message being sent to politicians, of both stripes, is clear: Fiscal responsibility, accountability, and competence will be demanded by WE, the people...

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   Abecedarianposted 14 years ago

   I think they've already shown the GOP what type of effect they'll have. They will take over the GOP party as they know it. Those old goats will be gone in the next 8 years and the Religious Right will control the GOP. Only if they can accomplish something once in office. What they fail to understand, as do their voters. They are simply a handful of candidates being elected to an office that requires more than 100 votes to pass anything. If they can't convince others to think their way, and I'm sure they won't. They can tell the average American what they want to hear and they'll get the vote, but you can't piss down the leg of a politician and tell them it's raining and their gonna buy it. If they can't accomplish anything. THE WILL BE EATEN BY THEIR OWN. The Tea Party will turn on them as quickly as Christine O'Donnell has on the Republican Party, remember "she runs under their ticket, but she said, she doesn't affect their elections because the Republicans are liberals  and her voters are Christian Conservatives."

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      Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      "They are simply a handful of candidates being elected to an office that requires more than 100 votes to pass anything. If they can't convince others to think their way, and I'm sure they won't. They can tell the average American what they want to hear and they'll get the vote"
      
      They don't have to pass legislation to be effective.
      
      Their stated goal is to counter what Obama and a democrat congress are doing.
      
      What are you afraid of?

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         Abecedarianposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         They don't have to pass legislation to be effective. How ignorant is that? If they don't pass legislation, then we have more of the same crap we have now. Distraction and Blocking of progress. How is that effective?
         
         You just said it plainly for all to see: THEIR STATE GOAL IS TO DISTRACT AND OBSTRUCT.
         
         Thank You so much for openly admitting to something we've been saying all along.

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            Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            "They don't have to pass legislation to be effective. How ignorant is that?"
            
            You asked how its possible to be effective without passing legislation.
            
            Then you answered your own question.
            
            Pssssst, It isn't a secret that we have been keeping.
            
            

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   kimberlyslyricsposted 14 years ago

   Ralph, found this but truly still have no clue on American Politics, good to see you.
   
   Kimberly
   
   

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      Ralph Deedsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ha! Pretty good.

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   Ralph Deedsposted 14 years ago

   Make your voice heard: While the media devote hundreds of cameras and barrels of ink to the teabaggers, there are many Americans who have a completely different view of what's wrong with government today.
   
   They think the government should be doing more, not less, to put the unemployed back to work. They think that we should be ending the policy of permanent warfare abroad in favor of creating jobs at home, and that tax cuts for the super-rich make no sense.
   
   On Saturday, Oct. 2, a number of progressive groups plan a march on Washington called "One Nation Working Together." They include the NAACP, AFL-CIO, National Council of La Raza and many peace organizations.
   
   Al Fishman, longtime Peace Action of Michigan activist, tells me buses will leave from Oak Park on Friday evening, Oct. 1, and will return Sunday morning. E-mail peaceactmich@sbcglobal.net or call 248-548-3920 to go along.
   
   "Either we create a powerful demand for bold action by our government for jobs, justice and peace, or we allow a dangerous right-wing takeover," he said. Like the one we got eight years ago, or worse. This time, maybe we shouldn't all go gently into that really bad night.
   
   Jack Lessenberry
   http://www.metrotimes.com/news/story.asp?id=15389

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   Ralph Deedsposted 14 years ago

   "An honest politician is one who, when he's bought, stays bought."
   
   James Cameron Senator and member of Lincoln's cabinet briefly until he was fired for corruption and, of course, returned to the Senate.

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   GladYaMetMe!posted 14 years ago

   What effect indeed--the demagogue-able  mob will clamor for a hanging of the African Socialist (Code for the N-word)  . . .
   
   

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      Ralph Deedsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      WoW is in a bloodthirsty mood today.

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         GladYaMetMe!posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Arrgh!
         
         I'm sure the Cap'n understands.

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   Ralph Deedsposted 14 years ago

   THE FURY FAILURE op-ed by Gail Collins in the NY Times 10-21-10
   
   In Delaware, the Republican voters were so angry that they rejected a popular congressman and gave their Senate nomination to an apparently unemployed 41-year-old woman whose major life success had been an ongoing performance as Wacko Conservative Girl on late-night talk shows. In Alaska, they were so mad that they tossed out their incumbent senator for Joe Miller, a lawyer who believes unemployment compensation is unconstitutional, except when his wife is receiving it.
   
   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/opini … ef=opinion

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   There are simply not enough teabaggers to win the.  You hear a lot about the tea party, and tehy have a loud voice, but nearly every one in teh tea part IS vocal, and when you look at the numbers, well it is a small number of people making a lot of noise.
   
   The probably vote will yet again come down to republican vs democrat voters.
   
   I only recently found out that the teaparty was actually formed in opposition against Geaorge bush shortly before he left office. Kind of funny how they will seemingly argue against anyone to continue their 'cause'.

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      Ralph Deedsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I hope you're right. The Tea Party has had a profound effect on the GOP in many states, pulling it sharply to the right--against global warming, against Rowe v. Wade, against gun control, against health care reform, against gay rights, against Social Security and Medicare, against taxes, against stem cell research, in favor of teaching creationism and allowing prayer in public schools, and so forth.

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         rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         after reading what happened in London yesterday, you wonder how far the right would go. those crying about the Obama administration may be sorry to see their social security disappear and all the entitlements they take for granted if far right takes control.

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         thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I actually would be interested to see what would happen if an IQ test was performed on the teabaggers and compared to the rest of humanity.
         
         I was reading in the telegraph today hwo Sarah Palin was tlaking about national health care 'death board' who decide if someones treatment is worth the cost it represents to taxes.
         
         She somehow seemed to think that it would be inhuman to allow this to occur, how could they have a board that decides if people should live or die based on monetary value.
         
         It seemed insane to me that nobody pointed out that maybe the current system where no one gets treated at all, and the people with high cost terminal illenesses still die, is probably worse.
         
         Yes I know you can get treated over here if you have a serious illness or accident.  But minor ailments can become more serious, and just being bandaged up and sent home is rarely enough, especially when you compare national healthcare systems where you get post treatment care such as physiotherapy.
         
         There is a lot wrong with Americas current healthcare system, and it seems absolutely insane to me that some people are actually opposing a healthcare reform which would see a huge improvement in healthcare for Americans, and might even help bring them up to a standard that meets the quality in most westernized countries.

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            Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I actually would be interested to see what would happen if an IQ test was performed on the Vice President.
            
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-eeWow … re=related

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   rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

   I voted yesterday. no 'angry' signs or statues of liberty standing outside. all was peaceful. it felt good to get it done. people working at the polls were upbeat, friendly.
   
   from people I talk with or overhear, the average person is very tired of hearing the angry rhetoric. now I'll continue to mute their commercials, recycle the flyers and ignore the political phone calls.

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