[quote=eavesdropper] I am partial to a (at the least) two-party system. And I don’t want those two parties to be Republican and Tea Party.[/quote]
Eaves: And yet… There’s an old saw in the Army that goes: “Amateurs discuss tactics and experts discuss logistics”.
For those paying close attention, yesterday’s election had nothing to do with “message” or Obama. Instead it was all about voter mobilization. I was very interested in what Democratic strategists like Gergen and Begala had to say last night, and it was clear to them that last night’s victory presaged and prefigured a larger GOP following wave. As one of the other Dem operatives opined: “Obama didn’t have a Movement, Obama had a Moment”.
The GOP effectively harnessed and then controlled the Tea Party last night. Where the Tea Party put forth realistic, credible candidates, they won. Where they didn’t (think O’Donnell), they didn’t. It was also about women in politics and Hispanics and here as well the GOP outshot the Dems.
Illinois (Obama’s home state) fell, as did Ohio and Pennsylvania. If you’re thinking 2012, this is galvanic. Nevada almost did and, let’s be honest, how credible was Sharron Angle really? Harry Reid barely eked out a win. California is now within striking distance for the GOP, and that is THE gzme-changer.
If I’m Rove or Armey, I’ve been handed the blueprint to marginalize the Dems for the next political cycle, as well as the next political generation.
The shrill stridulations of the hacks on the Left notwithstanding, this was a far larger victory than the Republican surge in 1994, and it sets the stage for a larger victory still.
