Senator Scott Brown is impressive. He was ushered in to take the Massachusetts Senate seat held by Edward Kennedy for decades. Brown also was supported by the local tea party from that region. He ran as a Republican and appears to be his own person, which is refreshing.
Sharron Angle(NV) , Carl Paladino(NY), and Christine O”Donnell (DE) are NOT impressive. The women mentioned are far right social extremists who simply do not reach the mainstream voter. O’Donnell has some fairly well documented ethics problems. She is not new to politics. Carl Paladino comes out of the gate with pornographic email issues and a problem with racists remarks and jokes. Angle performs so poorly in front of the media her handlers kept her away from it just to preserve her campaign. She has said she will debate Harry Reid.
If the tea party wants to convince the American voter of its prowess and concern for the country, it will have to do a better job offering up candidates. From an outsider’s point of view, it looks like the tea party is trotting out old, well used, candidates like O’Donnell who appeared on the Bill Maher Show in the late 90’s. Frankly, the set of three winners look ridiculous. If they manage to pull off a win and actually go to the Senate, then the American people will look ridiculous. Right now, it appears that Beck and Palin are the leadership and the chosen are Angle, O’Donnell, and Paladino. That selection might appeal to the tea party masses but it doesn’t to the people who aren’t part of a special interest group. In fact, most I have talked to laughed, and then got very quite because of their concern for their country.
If the tea party wants to reach American voters, they are going to have to throw in behind candidates who are properly vetted by someone, anyone, and they are going to have to offer up candidates who address fiscal responsibility issues as a main platform, rather than these extremist social conservatives who just talk the talk about fiscal conservatism. Regardless of the mood of the country, we need more Scott Browns and no people who are just jokes. These lastest ‘winners’ are a sure fired way to have defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
