Erick Erickson, editor in chief of RedState.com, an influential conservative website, says if Tea Party Republicans don’t take over the Senate GOP conference, they will gain enough members to change the agenda.
“I don’t think they’ll have a majority of the conference, but they will have enough representation to give Mitch McConnell and the Democrats a serious headache,” he said in reference to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).
A senior Republican aide suggested, however, that McConnell could be helped by an influx of Tea Party conservatives in the Senate. The aide said it would help put the Senate GOP agenda more in line with House Republicans’…
Right-leaning groups such as FreedomWorks for America say their goal is to win a controlling share of the Senate GOP conference and insist that is within reach, pointing to Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) narrow loss to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in the race for Senate GOP conference vice chairman.
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