Tea party losing races but tugging GOP rightward

[alp227]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday's high-profile primary elections may extend a streak of sorts for tea party Republicans: losing individual races but winning the larger ideological war by tugging the GOP rightward.

Several tea party-endorsed candidates are struggling in Tuesday's Republican congressional primaries in Georgia, Kentucky and Idaho. In each state, however, the "establishment" Republican candidates have emphasized their conservative credentials, which narrows the party's philosophical differences.

Citing similar dynamics in other states, Democrats say the GOP candidates who are trying to give Republicans control of the Senate will prove too far right for centrist voters in November.

Republicans need to gain six Senate seats to control the chamber. Holding Kentucky and Georgia against well-funded Democrats, both women, is crucial to their hopes.

full: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/tea-party-losing-races-tugging-gop-rightward

[yeoman6987]

1. They won last week in some of the races

I do not like the Tea Party at all because they will win some of these seats and be as crazy as Cruise. We have 2 REALLY crazies on the Senate (Cruz and Lee) and in November may have 5.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. The GOP goes Hard Right, and the DEMS fill in the void left behind...

And that's called "finding the 'Center'"!!!

[kemah]

3. The history of third parties

Third parties are usually are motivated by a single issue. Once a major party adopts that issue the third party fades away.
Has happened historical.