So how do you think the Tea Baggers did?

RawAlex · 11-03-2010

I personally think they pretty much failed. In an election where you could pretty much run a ham sandwich against a democrat and win, they lost a number of key races that would have given the Republican party control of both houses.

The failures include the poster child for the baggers, Christine O'donnell, who pretty much crashed and burned. Also on the "what the fuck happened" list is Sharon Angle, who went from neck and neck to a 7 point loss in a very short period of time. It also looks like the write in vote for Murkowski in Alaska will stop another bagger from making it to office.

The other question is how this plays in the whole "Palin 2012" situation. It would appear that many of her hand selected candidates didn't do very well, potentially even alienating the Republican base, while giving very little to the middle ground to latch onto. Is Palin really a powerhouse, or just a bunch of smoke and mirrors that the party will now blow away?

Also, what do you think of Rand Paul getting elected? Is this one going to be the wingnut that pisses away any republican advantage?

11-03-2010	#1
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	So how do you think the Tea Baggers did? I personally think they pretty much failed. In an election where you could pretty much run a ham sandwich against a democrat and win, they lost a number of key races that would have given the Republican party control of both houses. The failures include the poster child for the baggers, Christine O'donnell, who pretty much crashed and burned. Also on the "what the fuck happened" list is Sharon Angle, who went from neck and neck to a 7 point loss in a very short period of time. It also looks like the write in vote for Murkowski in Alaska will stop another bagger from making it to office. The other question is how this plays in the whole "Palin 2012" situation. It would appear that many of her hand selected candidates didn't do very well, potentially even alienating the Republican base, while giving very little to the middle ground to latch onto. Is Palin really a powerhouse, or just a bunch of smoke and mirrors that the party will now blow away? Also, what do you think of Rand Paul getting elected? Is this one going to be the wingnut that pisses away any republican advantage? __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds