The Danger of a Republican Sweep
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 03:21AM As Republicans take both Virginia and N.J. what does it mean? At this point a hell of a lot of nothing.
The danger here for the Republican Party is Cockiness. If the RNC take these victories as a bell weather mark that they will sweep in 2010, they could be sadly mistaken. As it stands right now the Republicans have as much to worry about in 2010 as the Democrats do.
There is an internal battle raging inside the party. The Conservatives are winning that battle. but the incumbent moderates control the money and the party apparatus.
The one race the N.Y. 23rd was the true race for the Republican Party. The party establishment picked a Rino to endorse as their candidate, and was undermined by the base in the last month before the election. Upsetting the establishment Republicans to the point that when their candidate resigned she endorsed the Democrat candidate instead of the Conservative in the race. When this post was written the winner in this race was still not decided. Whether Hoffman Wins or loses the Republican Party Establishment lost.
The party elite in Washington are not fighting for what the base wants. They are not being vocal fighting the Dems on Health Care, The Budget, or The Crap and Tax Climate Bill. If they do not get vocal the gains in 2010 will not be automatic.
In 37 Republican seats that are up for election next year challenges have already been filed by grass roots conservatives against the incumbent Republican.
The question still remains will the party powers that be listen to the growing thunder of the base and give them what they want, setting up what could be a landslide in 2010, or will they ignore them? Ir they choose the later the base will not come out to support the party and 2010 will be nothing more than a Republican fizzle.
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Reader Comments (7)
"As it stands right now the Republicans have as much to worry about in 2010 as the Democrats do."
I totally agree, Troll. Also, the defining energy behind the Tea Parties, and the Conservative movement is fiscal conservatism, and small government. The energy in politics right now is ANTI Big Government.
The media mistakenly seems to think that Hoffman became a player in the race because of social conservatism (abortion, gay marriage) but I don't think that had anything to do with it. Sazafava backed the unions, and backed the Stimulus Package and that is why the Conservatives rejected her candidacy.
And the New York 23rd, a heavily Republican District, appears poised to elect a Democrat to Congress.
Goodness.
Mahons
Like that is something to crow about? The Conservative was an unknown 30 days ago and the Dem I believe was ahead the whole time.
As I said the ONLY sgnificance of that race was that the Republican base forced out the establishment party bosses choice.
The only race that really counted as anything substantial was Corzine, he spent 30 mil of his own money and Obama was there with him almost every other day and he still lost. That race should scare the Dems
Republican Sheep.
Oh wait, wrong thread.
Troll if the far right won in the 23rd you'd all be posting about it with feverish glee.
Hoffman actually had a lead as late as last week in several polls.
I do agree that it was good to get Corzine out in NJ.
The struggle in the Republican party has been going on for awhile now. Atleast since the Specter/Toomey debacle in PA several years ago. That was the last straw for me - and for many conservatives in PA with whom I have discussed the issue.
The Tea Party is all about conservatives (not 'far right wing' - thank you) standing up in challenge to the GOP establishment that refuses to understand that if they continue to run and financially back RINO's - they will continue to lose.
Scozza wasn't even just a RINO - she was a flaming leftist. The GOP had no business trying to shove her down anyone's throat.
Hoffman did good - the margin was small. Amazing, really. Perhaps the Republican party bosses will get the message and if they don't - they will continue to lose.
Monica
This was a midterm election in the 23rd CD.
New election next year
Lets go Hoffman who has one year to make himself properly known.