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The most important question may not be whether the Republicans win or how big their victory is. The bigger question may be which Republicans win. This year’s crop of Republican candidates includes a strong group of constitutionalists, conservatives, and reformers. But there are also opportunistic time-servers, party hacks, and the RINOs who got away. Somewhere in between are the candidates who will come to Washington, compile a sound voting record that earns high American Conservative Union ratings, but never really do anything to tear down what the liberals have built since the New Deal.
At this point, I won’t name names. I think most readers know where the various Republican nominees fit on the spectrum. The Tea Party activists made an impact on the GOP primaries this year. While not every nominee that resulted was the most polished, the most electable, or even the most qualified, they all were willing to fight — and push the party to the right. Now we’ll see how many of them win tonight and what it does to the composition of the Republican caucus.
Remember: For most of the existing Republican leadership, tonight’s probable gains are totally unearned. If the Republicans win back the majority, what kind of majority will they be? What kind of party does the GOP want to be? Will they keep their oaths to uphold the Constitution? Those are the real questions.
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Tim*| 11.2.10 @ 1:59PM
We Tea Party Rebels are purging The RINO-CINO Ruling Elitists in The GOP .
Lead, Follow or Get The Hell Outta Our Way.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Rise Up In Rebellion!
All Hail The Stupid Party!| 11.2.10 @ 2:34PM
The question is Tim, will ENOUGH RINOs & Ruling Class elitists be purged to make a difference this time around? I suspect no & there are alot of ruling class idiots in The GOP right now talking of compromise with Obama & The Democrats (Issa, McConnell, Boehner, etc.). It's going to take more than one election cycle to reduce the influence of RINOs & The Ruling Class "leadership". New leadership is a must & Steele, Sessions, & especially John Cornyn need to go & have less influence over the Party as a whole. It's also time to start ignoing the pathetic advice of The Ruling Class pundits like Gingrich, Tokyo Rove, George Will, & Charles Krauthammer. Anyone in favor of the status quo in a position of influence will steer the Party tothe left every time. Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but there is much more work to be done. It's a shame they don't make collars which could be put on Republicans to ward off leftist & RINO tendencies the way flea & tick collars keep parasites off of pets.
Tim*| 11.2.10 @ 3:22PM
Abso-Freakin' lutely, Al ! (May I Call Ya "Al ") I agree that there are still many RINO-CINO Ruling Elite.
This was Our First General Election Battle after Our Primary Battles.
There will be further Purging of RINO-CINO's in 2012.
We are in this for the duration.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Rise Up In Rebellion!
Too Many Tims| 11.2.10 @ 2:43PM
I would like to see them keep regular light bulbs legal. It wouldn't cost a damn dime while being deeply symbolic.
Conservative Bob| 11.2.10 @ 2:51PM
All Hail.
This is going to take more than a cycle or 2 to fix. We did not get everyone we went offer this time, and many of the most egregious sellouts can you say Lindsey or the twins from Maine will not be on the ballot for a while.
We have their attention, we stay in their face and support the folks we sent who stay in line and embrace those who see the error of their past ways. The rest we find replacement. If these actions should cause some to jump parties so be it. If we have the house and a solid conservative block in the senate we can hold until 12 and run in reinforcements.
None of those you named steared what is taking place today. They have run hard to get ahead of it or to avoid getting run over by it.
We are the flea collar.
PattyMor| 11.2.10 @ 2:59PM
Next up in 2012 is Olympia Snowe and Ben Nelson among others. Save your money. I think Senator Snowe already has an opponent waiting in the wings.
William Safire| 11.2.10 @ 3:27PM
Hey Conservative Bob, you need to learn proper diction and spelling before you bloviate here. "Stear" for steer and "offer" for after is, well, pretty darned embarrassing. You make the Righties look just like the caricatures the Lefties love to exploit.
Long Ben| 11.2.10 @ 4:35PM
Death by starvation to the Bureaucracy .