The GOP’s Position: Not All Gravy

By Katy Steinmetz | @katysteinmetz | October 19, 2010 | +

With predictions of 50-seat gains and chamber sweeps abounding, TIME took a closer look at what threats remain for the GOP. This interview with our Washington bureau chief, Michael Duffy, breaks down the dark lining to the Republicans’ silver cloud, as he sees it.

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Mmmm, gravy….
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“The Dog caught the car and is shaking the bumper.” A reference to the Tea Party getting Republican nominations.
Alex Vallas

It is incredible that the Tea Party has produced so many candidates that are clueless, offensive, and just plain nutty.
pelhamite1

If I may submit a “friendly amendment”: the candidates that you describe are not, in formal terms, Tea Party candidates (although they are generally backed by the TP) but rather Republican ones. The assumption must be that they reflect the views of a major U.S. political party and its leadership.
herby002

No, they are Teapublicans. They are teaparty candidates who have hijacked the Republican nominations. The Republican party has embraced most of them, and given them financial support in order to defeat Democratic party nominees. The Repubs are holding their noses as they shovel cash into the Teapublicans’ warchests, and sending out party operatives to oversee their election campaigns and advertising in the attempt to make the Teapublican candidates appear more “moderate” than the crazy ideas that got them nominated.
The Repubs plan that any Teapublicans who get elected will be ignored as far as their stupid promises to voters are concerned, but will be expected to vote NO on any legislation that Democrats propose, just because.

The assumption must be that a major U.S. political party and its leadership will prostitute its historic legacy of remaining true to its REAL conservative values, while working with its Democratic opponents to craft compromise legislation for the good of the nation as a whole.

To put it simply, they are whoring for votes.