Keep hope alive Tommy!!
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans > > By Amy Gardner > Washington Post Staff Writer > Thursday, October 28, 2010; 12:32 AM > > > > The tea party's volatile influence on this election year > appears to be doing more harm than good for Republicans' chances in > some of the closest races in the nation, in which little-known > candidates who upset the establishment with primary wins are now > stumbling in the campaign's final days. > > In Kentucky, a volunteer for tea-party-backed Senate candidate > Rand Paul was videotaped stepping on the head of a liberal protester. > In Delaware and Colorado, Senate hopefuls Christine O'Donnell and Ken > Buck, respectively, are under fire for denying that the First > Amendment's establishment clause dictates a separation of church and > state. In Nevada, GOP Senate nominee Sharron Angle is drawing rebuke > for running TV ads that portray Latino immigrants as criminals and > gang members. > > Perhaps the most dramatic tea party problems are in Alaska, > where Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller is suffering another > round of unfavorable headlines after it was revealed late Tuesday that > he had admitted lying about his misconduct while working as a > government lawyer in Fairbanks. > > Miller was conducting his own poll in 2008 in an effort to > oust a state GOP chairman, and he used his colleagues' computers to > vote in the survey, then erased their computers' caches to try to hide > what he had done. > > "I was beyond stupid," he wrote in a letter of apology > included in documents ordered released by a judge Tuesday. He was > suspended for three days without pay, according to the documents. > > Miller, who was considered a shoo-in just two months ago when > he defeated Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary, was already > falling quickly in GOP and Democratic internal polls before Tuesday's > revelations, strategists said. Last week, he was in the spotlight when > a campaign-paid security guard handcuffed a reporter who tried to ask > Miller a question. > > Such moments are giving Democrats hope that the few undecided > voters who remain may become turned off and move away from Republicans > in the closer races nationwide, including those in Colorado, Nevada > and Kentucky. > > "In state after state, Republicans nominated a less viable > general-election candidate, and that's more on display than ever in > these final days of the campaign," said Eric Schultz, a spokesman for > the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. > > Miller's latest travails are more likely to give the advantage > to Murkowski, who began a write-in campaign shortly after her primary > loss, than to Democrat Scott McAdams, the little-known mayor of Sitka. > But even in Republican-leaning Alaska, no one is counting out McAdams: > Both Murkowski and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which > is backing Miller, are running ads targeting the Democrat. > > The Miller campaign did not respond to inquiries Wednesday. > But the Murkowski team jumped on the latest disclosure. "The bottom > line is Joe cheated, he lied, tried to cover it up, lied again, then > finally got caught and had to admit it, just as he lied to Alaskans > when he initially denied any problems with his employment at the > [Fairbanks North Star] Borough, claiming his record was 'exceptional' > and 'second to none.' " > > Miller's most ardent supporters say they are unfazed. Asked > whether her group plans to pull its support for Miller, Amy Kremer, > head of the national Tea Party Express group, said via e-mail: > "Absolutely not! As a matter of fact, we are going back up on the air > for Joe Miller because he is the only candidate addressing the > important economic issues facing America while Lisa Murkowski is > following the Democrat game plan around the country of only making > vicious attacks on her opponent." > > In addition, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will appear > with Miller on Thursday at a rally in Anchorage. > > In Nevada, Angle's controversial advertisements about illegal > immigrants are airing at a time when questions remain about racism and > prejudice in the tea party. According to a canvass of 647 local tea > party groups conducted by The Washington Post, 11 percent of > organizers say President Obama's race, religion or ethnic background > is very important or somewhat important to their members' > participation in the movement. > > Also on Wednesday, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips > came under fire for an Internet column published over the weekend in > which he called for the defeat of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) because > he is Muslim. > > "Ellison is one of the most radical members of Congress," > Phillips wrote. "He has a ZERO rating from the American Conservative > Union. He is the only Muslim member of Congress. He supports the > Council for American Islamic Relations, HAMAS and has helped Congress > send millions of tax dollars to terrorists in Gaza." > > Ellison made the following statement late Wednesday: "I issue > a call to civility, and urge Americans to reject the divisive rhetoric > of Republican Tea Party leaders like Judson Phillips; including calls > for my defeat solely because of my religion." > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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