Presidential Proof
Tea Party Candidates Like Christine O’Donnell Are Getting Nearer To Election
The Tea Party thing has been a hot topic for a while now, but whether it really is a success will be determined in the November 2010 election cycle. The movement has certainly made a name for itself in the media. Tea party candidates seem to have real momentum. An additional Tea Party preferred just won a Republican Primary election and will run for the upcoming Senate election for an open seat from Delaware. O’Donnell was chosen over previous Delaware Governor Michael Castle, also a longtime member of the House of Representatives. Leadership within the Republican party is questioning whether any Tea Party candidates will do more harm than good.
Tea Party isn’t a party
The Tea Party is not a political party. It is actually more of an interest group, and almost all of them are Republicans. The relationship isn’t dissimilar to other voting blocs within parties, for instance the Democratic Freedom Caucus and the Log Cabin Republicans, which are for libertarian Democrats and LGBT rights-friendly Republicans, respectively. If the Tea Party groups were to register as a political party, the next step would be the administration of the Last Rites. The third party with the greatest success for the record was the Progressive Party in 1912, also called the Bull Moose Party, and the electoral college gave them less than a quarter of all electoral votes in total. The Bull Moose candidate was a better candidate than Beck and Palin might be by light years, the candidate being Teddy Roosevelt. Since then, 3rd parties have performed dismally in presidential and congressional elections. The most successful 3rd party candidate after Roosevelt was segregationist George Wallace, as outlined by Wikipedia, who picked up the electoral votes from 5 states in 1968.
Delaware Republican Primary election
The recent Delaware Republican Primary determined whether O’Donnell or Michael Castle would be able to run for the U.S. Senate. Castle has more experience than one can shake a stick at. He was governor of Delaware for two terms, and has served within the US House of Representatives since 1993. O’Donnell doesn’t have any experience in any office anywhere. Yet, the Tea Party likes her. That, however, did not deter voters, according to the New York Times. She won the primary by a margin of 57 percent to 43. That said, her inexperience was balanced out by something else. She was, after all, endorsed by Sarah Palin. Palin’s endorsements mean a lot to some people, however Alaskans bear in mind she barely completed half a term as governor of the state. She also wasn’t able to serve a single year before being investigated for possible violations of ethics and laws.
Results make a difference
The Tea Party doesn’t have any real success. Real success from a political movement is determined by elections. The Tea Party can put on as numerous rallies as they want, and wave as numerous misspell as numerous signs as can be, but the November elections will determine the success. Some members of the Republican party have indicated concern that Tea Party candidates lack enough experience and will alienate more voters than they can reach.
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NY Times
nytimes.com/2010/09/16/us/politics/16elect.html?_r=1
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_third_party_performances_in_United_States_elections
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