Wow....that's huge.

Love it, its a start!

The "tea party" never was a party to begin with.
It was common folk of all stripes who were mad as hell and wanted change.
It was co-opted by right and demagogue by the left, as both sides saw the writing on the wall and tried to change the script  

Let this just be the beginning of a major purge of political hacks and operatives.....

Viva la folk!

raydawg wrote on 06/10/14 at 19:53:42:


+1  

He supported amnesty- albeit limited amnesty - for illegals, in a district where that was hugely unpopular. Like a lot of the GOP establishment, even very conservative members, he convinced himself that some sort of accommodation to the perceived rising political power of Hispanics was the only way to stay viable in national politics. Folks in his district basically saw him as a sell-out; on his way to becoming a RINO. Don't forget that this is a seat in the House of Representatives. Which is still really local politics. What you are in Washington doesn't always make the folks back home happy.

The guy that beat him will most likely win the seat. In the numbers game nothing is going to change in DC.

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I'm not sure if that was a response to my post. If so, you misunderstood what I said. I said the the numbers in the house are not going to change.

I said nothing about whether or not elections matter. I think they matter a great deal. I think Cantor lost because he was perceived, rightly or wrongly, as having become too much of a Washington insider. and the folks in his district no longer believed he represented their views. I think booting an incumbent out is a good thing. The culture in Washington sooner of later corrupts almost everyone. Unfortunately it is unusual for someone like Cantor to get the boot. Most of the time the incumbents get sent back over and over. And the longer they stay in that asylum the worse they get, regardless of their party.

That's why I'm a supporter of term limits.

Once upon a time our state guys were appointed and answerable to the people.. They could be recalled & fired in a day.. we need to go back to that.

Especially when ya take into account the dollars spent on the campaign. Cantor spent millions,,the winner just a coupla hundred thou..
The People really are waking up.. We CAN get DC to listen & we CAN change America back to what it was. Thats why I dont believe it was any real Tea Party connection in the shooting.. No NEED for such,, its only a loss..

thumperclone wrote on 06/11/14 at 06:38:43:

Close.. The power brokers made some bad assumptions. They used their position to force Romney onto every nomination in every state, and they burned any and everyone around to make that happen. The plan was to play nice .. AFTER he won and could make amends.

What we are seeing now, are the results of burning the locals. There simply is NO good will left (in some states). Further power-brokers using money to force their candidate..further infuriates the locals. ( ie 5 million spent versus 250k).
The same type thing is happening here... Thad's campaign is outspending Chris's by more than double possible triple. However, external monies have Chris getting the bigger bucks. However, as I see it, the real vote getter is not either campaigns nor external ads... its the locals being pissed off (after being pissed on).