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Originally Posted by ottopilot
Time to wake up sleepy-head... it's here... you'll miss all the fun!
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Oh, I've been awake and watching and it is fun!
Seeing the Republican party move even further to the right as a result of the influence of the Tea Party candidates with radical positions that will be ripe for legitimate questioning during the general election campaign.
I'm under no illusion that the Democrats wont lose a significant number of sears this November and possibly the majority in either the House and/or Senate. From Obama's perspective, it is probably the best outcome for the 2012 campaign.
Many of the Tea Party positions play well in the Republican primaries, but simply criticizing, demagoguing and pandering as opposed to offering positive solutions do not make for popular governance among most centrists. One only need look at the positions (and outlandish statements) of folks like Rand Paul in KY and Sharon Angle in NV.
And in the long term, alienating most minorities and many moderates on social issues (as opposed to fiscal issues) is not a strategy for long term success.