By GottaLaff
The Senate Republican primary in Kentucky has emerged as a proxy battle between two leaders of the factionalized Republican Party, Sarah Palin and Mitch McConnell.
At stake is the direction of the Republican Party, which Republican leaders in Washington fear could turn off middle-of-the road voters if it lurches too far to the right.
Maverick v. Establishment? Rogue v. Entrenched? McBrainless v. McChinless?
[Andrew] Breitbart said people in the Tea Party “love” Sarah Palin because “they sense she’s not beholden to the Beltway [and] they like her independent spirit.”
She's not beholden to ethics either... Dude.
Republican leaders in Washington, in contrast, have had trouble winning over Tea Party partisans.
They should count themselves lucky on that score.
The emergence of the Tea Party and the hostility of its members toward the GOP establishment gives party leaders cause for concern because it reflects growing estrangement with the party base. [...]
It’s questionable whether Tea Party conservatives could develop enough strength and unity to upset the leadership hierarchy in Washington, but they certainly threaten to play havoc in primaries.
A "DC insider":
“McConnell truly sees the prospect that the tea baggers could veer his party further to the right, far enough to the right to turn off moderates trending his way,” said Cross, using a derisive term for Tea Party activists.
“The Democrats best chance of winning the seat is for Rand Paul to be the nominee,” he said.
Meanwhile, generally speaking, the D Party could do a little unifying itself, and in the process, attract a few independents and moderates their way.
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