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kpete

(72,031 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 12:25 PM Jan 2012

Teaparty: Lack Of Clout-Evident For Everyone To See

Now that Herman Cain and Sarah Palin are lining up behind Newt, the lack of clout of the tea party is evident for everyone to see. Their candidate is going to lose, and the candidate they most dislike is going to win. But open civil war is healthy for the country, even if it's bad for the Republicans. Sooner or later, they were going to have to deal with the "birther/Obama is illegitimate" nonsense in their party; it might as well be now.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/29/1059679/-Five-things-to-know-about-Florida-and-the-GOP-race?via=blog_1

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Teaparty: Lack Of Clout-Evident For Everyone To See (Original Post) kpete Jan 2012 OP
It is a sad day for the GOP when Lady Blah Blah and Hermain Vain rustydog Jan 2012 #1
Oh, My! Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #2
Rick would know for sure! BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #3

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
1. It is a sad day for the GOP when Lady Blah Blah and Hermain Vain
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 12:31 PM
Jan 2012

are still quoted in the media long after their shooting star disappeared over the horizon.

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