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The political shooting-star otherwise known as anti-incumbency fell on Alabama, taking down a first-term congressman who switched from Democrat to Republican just last December.
The hotly-contested health care overhaul was among the issues working against Rep. Parker Griffith, voted out by Republicans Tuesday in the 5th Congressional District in favor of Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks. With tea party support and the backing of local GOP leaders still bitter about losing to Griffith in 2008, Brooks won Tuesday's primary with slightly more than 50 percent of the vote in a three-candidate field.
Griffith's loss was the latest manifestation of an anti-establishment, anti-Washington, anti-incumbency fervor — a 2010 political phenomenom that has shaken the Democratic establishment and the Obama White House, and has also has caused angst in GOP leadership circles.
The Tea Party is a force to be reckoned with. Once conservatives get their candidates in place, the Ultimate Takedown will be in November when Out of Control Liberalism will be put to a screeching halt.
How does it make liberals feel to know that their ideology is about to be replaced with a tighter, more focused brand of conservatism?
Ask Al Gore, he got the boot too.
Maybe the light shines on why Tipper kicked him out.
Tired of living with a crook out to destroy the nation.
Even a 9 million dollar mansion isn't important when you lose your soul.
Oh my goodness. Surely you can see past one headline, right? Surely you understand that the trend is clearly towards conservatism, right? Surely you recall the MA/VA/NJ upsets, right?
Not sure what you're referring to? But if it's Arlen Specter, he was booted for multiple reasons, one of those reasons being a party changer and the desire of liberal Pennsylvanians to have a liberal candidate versus a DINO to face a formidable conservative in Pat Toomey. Specter couldn't rally liberals because of his GOP affiliation. I don't blame PA for choosing Sestak, to be honest. But can he beat Toomey in a swing-state match-up that has no problem leaning conservative in a conservative leaning environment?
Not sure what you're referring to? But if it's Arlen Specter, he was booted for multiple reasons, one of those reasons being a party changer and the desire of liberal Pennsylvanians to have a liberal candidate versus a DINO to face a formidable conservative in Pat Toomey. Specter couldn't rally liberals because of his GOP affiliation. I don't blame PA for choosing Sestak, to be honest. But can he beat Toomey in a swing-state match-up that has no problem leaning conservative in a conservative leaning environment?
Specter and Critz (sp?) in PA 12. That was supposed to be a good possibility for the Reps, didn't happen. I am aware of the Specter-Sestak issues; the point is, all elections have these issues.
Specter and Critz (sp?) in PA 12. That was supposed to be a good possibility for the Reps, didn't happen. I am aware of the Specter-Sestak issues; the point is, all elections have these issues.
I agree. Anti-incumbancy is a danger for both parties. Conservatives at least have the polls and past elections trending in their direction. Unlike other posters' on this thread, at least you get it.
The political shooting-star otherwise known as anti-incumbency fell on Alabama, taking down a first-term congressman who switched from Democrat to Republican just last December.
The hotly-contested health care overhaul was among the issues working against Rep. Parker Griffith, voted out by Republicans Tuesday in the 5th Congressional District in favor of Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks. With tea party support and the backing of local GOP leaders still bitter about losing to Griffith in 2008, Brooks won Tuesday's primary with slightly more than 50 percent of the vote in a three-candidate field.[...]
Think this might have contributed, too?
Seems to me that the guy's a natural politician: put yourself on the good side of the head honchos, find a grassroots-movement-ideology to cloak your ambition in, and voilà !
This way, the 'local GOP leaders' have the candidate they wanted, and the sheep in the grassroots-movement think one of their own has made it and will keep on supporting him.
But yes, of course, the tea party is a force to be reckoned with...
Seems to me that the guy's a natural politician: put yourself on the good side of the head honchos, find a grassroots-movement-ideology to cloak your ambition in, and voilà !
This way, the 'local GOP leaders' have the candidate they wanted, and the sheep in the grassroots-movement think one of their own has made it and will keep on supporting him.
But yes, of course, the tea party is a force to be reckoned with...
Does naivete run deep in the Liberal Mind? Because over the last 18 months that's all that I can deduce from you folks. Ignorance truly is bliss.
I'm not worried one ounce. History is on my side. Polling is on my side. Trends are on my side. The writing is on the wall and you still believe that conservatism is dead, huh? Does it get any more farcical?
Democrat Steve Raby ran as a "conservative" and beat out three more 'progressive' candidates in the primary (without a runoff).
Dem turned GOP Congressman Parker Griffith had a lot of baggage. Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks (R) is well-respected and received many crossover Dem votes (again no runoff).
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