Pudfark wrote:Speaking of ripostes.....
50 Days to Decide: O'Donnell Pulls Ahead of Castle in Delaware Senate Primary Poll
"Tea Party-backed candidate Christine O'Donnell has taken the lead over Rep. Mike Castle in the bare-knuckle race for the Republican Senate nomination in Delaware, according to a new poll.
The survey released by Public Policy Polling shows the race within the margin of error. O'Donnell leads Castle 47-44 percent."
Old Pudfark sez: " This oughta be interesting....both parties should be damned scared..... "
Pudfark wrote:Gee Slick, thanx fer the explain....Grasp this concept, the end result of the Tea Party effort....could resort/evolve in both established party's fielding better candidates in the future....such as folks with integrity, verifiable back grounds and a proven record of honesty....ya, know, non-self serving thieves, like what we have now......
http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/ ... y/19635010
How O'Donnell's Victory Will Realign the Republican Party
(Sept. 15) -- Delaware Tea Party insurgent Christine O'Donnell stunned the Republican Party establishment Tuesday night with her Senate primary win over U.S. Rep. Mike Castle. She's widely seen as a weaker candidate for the general election, which will diminish the GOP's chances of taking over the Senate. Nevertheless, her victory speaks to the strength of Sarah Palin and the tea party, which endorsed her candidacy. Political pundits are forecasting a new power shift in the Republican hierarchy:
Tea Party Mentality Will Take Over the GOP, writes Ezra Klein at The Washington Post: "Politicians are, by nature, a fearful species. But their nightmares became a lot more specific last night. The Tea Party, for all its unexpected successes, cannot topple every incumbent Republican in the country. But by toppling the right ones, it can make every incumbent Republican vote and speak and act with the Tea Party in mind. So though the Tea Party isn't likely to send all that many of its own Republicans to Washington, the likely outcome of last night's primaries is that the Tea Party takes over the Republicans who are already in Washington, and don't want to be sent home."
O'Donnell's Victory Is Evidence of a National Trend, writes Dan Balz at The Washington Post: "Her victory, which was almost unthinkable a few weeks ago, provided tea party and grass-roots activists one of their biggest victories of the year. But the defeat of Castle, a former governor and one of the most popular politicians in the state, jeopardized the GOP's once-high hopes of winning the Democratic-held seat in November's midterm election. O'Donnell is viewed as a far weaker candidate, and Democrats say she is too conservative for the state. But her victory was a reminder of the unpredictable forces at work in politics this year and the power and energy of the anti-establishment sentiment among voters nationwide that could be aimed at Democrats."
Old Pudfark sez: " These folks seem to
grasp the concept..... "