Enlist, but Avoid Speeches on the Constitution

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/weekinreview/19zernike.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=ig


By KATE ZERNIKE
Published: September 18, 2010

So you’re a Republican candidate and you want to take advantage of the Tea Party energy that jolted once-sleepy primaries. But you aren’t sure whether that means you have to take a stand against masturbation or urge your supporters to gather their bayonets — tactics that seem to have worked for a few Tea Party candidates so far. You’re not certain most Americans share the Tea Party enthusiasm for repealing the 17th Amendment (or even know that it established direct election of United States senators by popular vote). You don’t have Sarah Palin’s phone number.