[quote=Eugene][quote=greekfire]And yet tea party candidates, by and large, somehow seem to keep winning in the elections. Perhaps this a referendum that both major political parties are on notice?
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They keep winning in Republican primaries. Not the same as capturing hearts and minds of median voters.
[quote]in which she suggested support for making alcohol consumption illegal. [/quote]
Isn’t that anti-libertarian and contrary to tea party agenda?[/quote]
I thought that the Republicans gaining many seats in this mid-term was a slam-dunk, but with the tea clatch putting forth such radical candidates, I’m now thinking they are going to scare independents to the democratic candidate in the fall.