Two More Tea Party Torpedos Sink Mainstream Republicans

On the last night for Primaries until the November 2nd mid-terms, two more Republicans have fallen to the radical right elements of the Tea Party. In New York, Carl Paladino snatched the Republican nomination for Governor away from Rick Lazio the GOP's preferred pick. In Delaware, a shocker has unfolded with Christine O'Donnell coming out of nowhere to beat long time Delaware political fixture Mike Castle for a chance at the U.S. Senate. In New Hampshire things at this hour stand to close to call, with mainstream Republican Kelly Ayotte holding a slim 1000 vote lead over Tea Party favorite Ovide Lamontagne.

So what does this all mean? Well The Tea party has nominated candidates that won't win in November. Rand in Kentucky, Angle in Nevada, Lee in Utah, Buck in Colorado, Miller in Alaska, and now Christine O'Donnell in Delaware, with Ovide Lamontagne waiting in the wings in New Hampshire. The only exception being Lee in Utah, who is considered a shoo-in in Utah. All the rest have turned Republican locks into competitive races. The best example here being O'Donnell's upset in Delaware.

Before the Delaware Primary Mike Castle was projected to have a 97% chance of taking that Senate seat. In early polling Christine O'Donnell starts her run with a 26 point deficit against Democratic challenger Chris Coons. 31% of people in Delaware say she is not fit for office. The insurgent Tea party is ecstatic, "...no more business as usual in Washington." and no sure thing come November.

I have said this before, but it bares repeating. For the sake of ideological purity, and the mass expulsion of moderates from Republican ranks. The conservative electorate is putting forward people who do not appeal to the 40% of Independent voters out there. It's comical, because they're tickled pink and going nowhere fast. It is mass delusion on a grand scale, and Democrats should be jumping for joy.

It is this same prospect that I hoped would save the House of Representatives for the Democrats, but local politics has many masters, and in the districts that are not gerrymandered to one party or the other, is where the battle will be joined.
There is a fight brewing on the hill about the Bush tax cuts. Republicans have once again entrenched themselves in total opposition unless the rich continue to get their breaks. VOTE ON THIS! Get the Republicans on record before November supporting tax cuts for the rich, at the expense of relief for the middle class. Democrats have to get energized, this could do the trick. Get fired up, vote, get your friends to vote. We still have a chance if we mobilize, but time is running out so get cracking.

Note: Mainstream Republican Kelly Ayotte has been declared the winner in New Hampshire's Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate seat there. She won a close victory over Tea Party Challenger Ovide Lamontagne.