Another Tea Party candidate pulled off an upset win tonight in the Delaware Republican Senate primary.

 

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/14/christine-odonnell-stuns-mike-castle-in-delaware/?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%7C170643

 

Karl Rove said this win guarantees the Democrats will win the Senate race in Delaware.

 

The article states that this is the eighth Republican Senate race won by a Tea Party candidate over the Republican Party's candidate, all of whom were also backed by Mitch McConnell.

 

Can these Tea Party candidates win in November? Or are these primary losses dooming the Republican hopes in the Senate in November?

She's 38, single, and hot. ThinkProgress says she has "zero chance of becoming the Senator from Delaware in November." The Democrats can't even get Biden's own son to run out there, so they pickup Coons. I like her chances.

She's also a bit Looney Tunes and has some checkered history ... if Karl Rove concedes that she has said some "nutty things," imagine what the rest of the electorate will think.

She's 38, single, and hot. ThinkProgress says she has "zero chance of becoming the Senator from Delaware in November." The Democrats can't even get Biden's own son to run out there, so they pickup Coons. I like her chances.

 

They couldn't get Biden to run because they thought he would have to run against Castle. He is probably disappointed he did not throw his hat in the ring - now.

 

Dems are going to shock everyone and keep both houses.

They may keep both houses BUT they will lose ground in the Senate so that a few RINOs can't stop a filibuster. However it happens Obama's Socialist agenda will be halted.

 

You know I threw that word around a lot during the campaign just to get under some people's skins. It worked. Unfortunately after almost 2 years of Obamunism I'm not so sure I wasn't accurate.

She's also a bit Looney Tunes and has some checkered history ... if Karl Rove concedes that she has said some "nutty things," imagine what the rest of the electorate will think.

 

Honestly, I place zero, absolutely zero, credence in what Rove has to say on any thing. I blame him for a lot of the mis-steps and mistakes of the Bush presidency. In my opinion, he's a big part of the Republican establishment that is being taken to the wood shed by the Tea Party and is a major cause of it happening. Karl can wither up and blow away as far as I'm concerned. He's just another example of the "party first, country second" mentaility found inside the belt way.

Castle is nothing more then a Liberal with an R next to his name. So if O'Donnell doesn't win in November the republicans haven't really lost anything.

Here is what amazes me about the Tea Party movement ... the R's and D's still don't get it!! Look at the R's and D's talking points as we head to November. The R's are still stuck on their 30 year monotone "cut taxes" (aka bribe the voters) and anti Obama programs, especially health care. The D's are focused on the economy and jobs. This election is about one thing and the Tea Party movement is proving it - CUT GOVERNMENT and CUT THE DEFICIT. The R's and D's will talk about it in passing but that is it. People are cutting their own pocket books and they want government to cut theirs. When Obama was elected, I said the over riding theme he needed to focus on and Dems need to latch on to is they know how to efficiently run government. That is one of the big legacies of the Clinton administration. Say what you want about Clinton but he reduced the size of government and reduced the deficit. That should be the core value of Dems, especially on the heels of the Bush runaway spending years. Yet here we sit with Obama and the Dems just continuing on with Bush's rampant spending while all of us voters decide if we can afford to take the family to McDonald's this week. Voters look at the last 10 years and see no difference between the years of Bush and Republican control and the two years of Obama and Dems control - both parties spend out of control. So voters are using their voice to vote Tea Party and put someone in Washington who will say enough spending - get it under control. I think these Tea Party candidates have a chance if they can keep from putting their foot in their mouths because both Republican and Democrat voters are tired of 10 years of out of control spending.

Honestly, I place zero, absolutely zero, credence in what Rove has to say on any thing. I blame him for a lot of the mis-steps and mistakes of the Bush presidency. In my opinion, he's a big part of the Republican establishment that is being taken to the wood shed by the Tea Party and is a major cause of it happening. Karl can wither up and blow away as far as I'm concerned. He's just another example of the "party first, country second" mentaility found inside the belt way.

Rove's opinions don't doesn't carry any weight with me, either, but if even he isn't on board with O'Connell ...

So voters are using their voice to vote Tea Party and put someone in Washington who will say enough spending - get it under control. I think these Tea Party candidates have a chance if they can keep from putting their foot in their mouths because both Republican and Democrat voters are tired of 10 years of out of control spending.

 

The real test will be if these Tea Party candidates maintain their campaign beliefs and promises when they get to Washington, or if they will just become a replacement Republican or replacement Democrat, going lock-step with party policies no matter what. Sadly, my money is with the latter.

They couldn't get Biden to run because they thought he would have to run against Castle. He is probably disappointed he did not throw his hat in the ring - now.

 

Dems are going to shock everyone and keep both houses.

 

No way they keep both with the economy where it's at.

No way they keep both with the economy where it's at.

 

They just lost a senate seat with O'Donnel that they thought they were going to pick up. Harry Reid will ultimately win his seat - that they thought there were going to pick up. 7 seats picked up in the Senate is not even going to come close. I think there is a chance the Rs lose the seat in Kentucky. The next two months will be very interesting.

 

I am not sure about the house yet . . .

Honestly, I place zero, absolutely zero, credence in what Rove has to say on any thing. I blame him for a lot of the mis-steps and mistakes of the Bush presidency. In my opinion, he's a big part of the Republican establishment that is being taken to the wood shed by the Tea Party and is a major cause of it happening. Karl can wither up and blow away as far as I'm concerned. He's just another example of the "party first, country second" mentaility found inside the belt way.

I agree... and I'm sure few were aware or even remember, Rove predicted Castle would win this one.

 

As VoR states, folks are tired of business as usual and traditional party politics. It's time to get things done, and we need some fresh meat in D.C. that haven't settled in or been bought out.

 

As far as baggage, how is it that Rangel won, Frank has won, or Reid, or...

 

I think it's too early for the Dems to start breathing easily on this. One way or another the O train is being diverted.

Here is what amazes me about the Tea Party movement ... the R's and D's still don't get it!! Look at the R's and D's talking points as we head to November. The R's are still stuck on their 30 year monotone "cut taxes" (aka bribe the voters) and anti Obama programs, especially health care. The D's are focused on the economy and jobs. This election is about one thing and the Tea Party movement is proving it - CUT GOVERNMENT and CUT THE DEFICIT. The R's and D's will talk about it in passing but that is it. People are cutting their own pocket books and they want government to cut theirs. When Obama was elected, I said the over riding theme he needed to focus on and Dems need to latch on to is they know how to efficiently run government. That is one of the big legacies of the Clinton administration. Say what you want about Clinton but he reduced the size of government and reduced the deficit. That should be the core value of Dems, especially on the heels of the Bush runaway spending years. Yet here we sit with Obama and the Dems just continuing on with Bush's rampant spending while all of us voters decide if we can afford to take the family to McDonald's this week. Voters look at the last 10 years and see no difference between the years of Bush and Republican control and the two years of Obama and Dems control - both parties spend out of control. So voters are using their voice to vote Tea Party and put someone in Washington who will say enough spending - get it under control. I think these Tea Party candidates have a chance if they can keep from putting their foot in their mouths because both Republican and Democrat voters are tired of 10 years of out of control spending.

 

I believe this quote matches your BGP name very nicely. Well put!

 

In many ways, I share some of the same beliefs as some of the tea-partiers. Whether or not the Delaware situation prevents the Republicans from gaining control of the Senate doesn't matter to me. Sometimes, you have to stand up for principled beliefs, regardless of what others think. The whining going on with the Rove/McConnell Republican-types reveals exactly why the Tea Party exists in the first place--because the party the TPers once aligned themselves with no longer fully represent their beliefs and values. They, like those on the other side of the aisle, seem solely concerned about power. If the Republicans think that people will flock to them in droves because Democrats have been unable to right the ship, they're sadly mistaken. It was a short time ago the Repubs had the executive and legislative branches, and we saw what happened there.

 

And I partly agree with Ace. Dems hold on to the Senate, with either 51 or 52 seats. For the Repubs to gain control, they'd have to beat Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, & maybe even win the Illinois seat that is a toss-up. I just don't see that happening. But I disagree on the House. The House will be under GOP control in 2011-12.

They just lost a senate seat with O'Donnel that they thought they were going to pick up. Harry Reid will ultimately win his seat - that they thought there were going to pick up. 7 seats picked up in the Senate is not even going to come close. I think there is a chance the Rs lose the seat in Kentucky. The next two months will be very interesting.

 

I am not sure about the house yet . . .

 

I am. Dems lose it. Senate probably not but it's going to be awfully close. Jobs/economy override just about everything.