The Tea Party backs some really good candidates, but other times they go down in flames because they simply are not ready for the big stage. I hate — hate! — Richard Lugar, but in hindsight it would have been better to keep him and his adult diaper in that Indiana Senate seat. Just sayin’.

Punchenko on November 17, 2012 at 4:31 PM

Perhaps you’re right about the diaper. Lugar was a petulant little crybaby who didn’t campaign for Mourdock after the primary was over. Imagine how it might have turned out if Lugar had accepted the will of the voters and took Mourdock under his wing to show him how and what to do to win in Indiana. After all, he did it for decades without actually living there.

The more I think about it, the more I think that it will be much easier to beat a Demonrat than it would have been to beat an established Republican in these swing states so maybe losing some of these seats isn’t such a bad thing.

You didn’t lose because of bad candidates.

Unless of course – you’re now admitting that Willard was a bad candidate!

Let us not forget that several of the brightest stars in the Senate GOP were backed by the Tea Party against the Establishment: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, Rand Paul.

Robert_Paulson on November 17, 2012 at 3:38 PM

The Tea Party backs some really good candidates, but other times they go down in flames because they simply are not ready for the big stage. I hate — hate! — Richard Lugar, but in hindsight it would have been better to keep him and his adult diaper in that Indiana Senate seat. Just sayin’.

Let us not forget that several of the brightest stars in the Senate GOP were backed by the Tea Party against the Establishment: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, Rand Paul.

Robert_Paulson on November 17, 2012 at 3:38 PM

And two of those “brightest starts” have come out in favor of blanket amnesty for millions of illegals (Rubio and Paul). IIRC, Rubio distanced himself from the TP after he won.

I’m hoping Cruz won’t disappoint. He came to alot our tea party senatorial forums and has said he’ll come speak at some meetings.

Agreed. Until the GOP finds a way of framing its message instead of letting the left/media frame it, there will always be one or two GOP candidates who will be the victim of the media meme.

For every Akin, there is an Allen. For every Mourdock, there is a Brown. And how the hell did Baldwin beat Thompson when the Wisconsin legislature went Republican and Walker just won his recall election?

The GOP and the media go out of their way to blame the election on Akin Mourdock and the Tea Party, but conveniently forget the GOPe backed candidates who failed.

NoNails on November 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM

This ^

Dems have some really extreme positions as well. Obama voted against giving a born baby medical treatment and yet no one is changing them. Why? Because they control the narrative on their candidates.

I hope these guys understand that when Todd Akins don’t exist the left will invent them.

While I agree Akin should have stepped aside, he’s not the overarching problem. Purging the Todd Akins from the party won’t automatically infuse voters with critical thinking skills.

Kataklysmic on November 17, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Agreed. Until the GOP finds a way of framing its message instead of letting the left/media frame it, there will always be one or two GOP candidates who will be the victim of the media meme.

For every Akin, there is an Allen. For every Mourdock, there is a Brown. And how the hell did Baldwin beat Thompson when the Wisconsin legislature went Republican and Walker just won his recall election?

The GOP and the media go out of their way to blame the election on Akin Mourdock and the Tea Party, but conveniently forget the GOPe backed candidates who failed.

I hope these guys understand that when Todd Akins don’t exist the left will invent them.

While I agree Akin should have stepped aside, he’s not the overarching problem. Purging the Todd Akins from the party won’t automatically infuse voters with critical thinking skills.

+1,000

BINGO! Republicans still have won the information war on whether or not they were instrumental in passing the Civil Rights. Do we really think if we capitulated EVERYTHING to the left except fiscal that suddenly we are going to be defined as loving, tolerant moderates.. Bahhhaaaawaaah