"Tea baggers" come in THIRD in Kentucky.

[Dawgs]

Jack CONWAY (DEM) 228,531
Daniel MONGIARDO (DEM) 224,989
Rand PAUL (REP) 206,812
C.M. 'Trey' GRAYSON (REP) 124,710

Total (DEM) 520,412
Total (Rep) 351,927

Oops!!

[rpannier]

1. In a state that's supposed to be 'Oh-so Very Republikkan'

[DrDan]

2. that is a hard claim to make - although I have heard it many times this morning

it was 2 different groups of voters. To try to position the candidates as though it were a single population of voters is just not valid.

[Dawgs]

5. Agree, but almost every "analyst" is trying to claim some huge win for the tea party.

And, outside of this one Republican KY race, there is really not one good argument based on all of last nights results.

I'm just showing that, even in KY; with a supposed fired up tea party, Rand Paul couldn't even get enough votes to beat the top two Democrats.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. It's called 'spin'

you can spin it to make it look the way you want it (especially if you are the MSM)

[Dawgs]

9. What is spin?

The tea party couldn't even get enough turnout to beat the top two democrats in a red state - hardly spin in my opinion.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. the MSM spins for the Right

[DrDan]

10. there ya go

[Ian David]

3. See also: Rand Paul (R-Teabagger) Refused to Take Concession Call from Trey Grayson (R)

Rand Paul (R-Teabagger) Refused to Take Concession Call from Trey Grayson (R)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8366529

[SocialistLez]

11. Well isn't HE classy?

[Deep13]

4. Is Kentucky an open primary state? nt

[Dawgs]

7. No. You must be registered as a Democrat to vote in Democrat primary.

But, that's not really my point.

The turnout for a race that no one was talking about outnumbered the more popular one by 60%. Not too shabby for a red state like Kentucky.

[Deep13]

8. true nt

[sinkingfeeling]

12. The Tea Party backed candidates lost big in Arkansas.

[Scurrilous]

14. K & R

:thumbsup:

[NJmaverick]

15. K & R!