tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3282025230146764108..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Missouri Senate (including Old Senate Update)Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-46212862555326773482012-08-08T12:12:23.320-05:002012-08-08T12:12:23.320-05:00One of Todd Akin's adventures in theology was ...One of Todd Akin's adventures in theology was to declare that folks like ... well ... me, couldn't be Christians because we hate God. I hesitate to tell our pastor. he doesn't suspect a thing.Burr Deminghttp://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2011/07/03/enemies-of-god-country-and-the-pledge-ofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-16019670569938717312012-08-08T11:12:34.866-05:002012-08-08T11:12:34.866-05:00"OTOH Tea Party primary results move non-craz..."OTOH Tea Party primary results move non-crazy GOP pols towards crazy positions"<br /><br />As someone who read way too much Redstate during the 2010 cycle, I'd say that this is far and away the primary goal (no pun intended) of these Tea Party challenges. Buck and Angle (and to a lesser extent Odonnell) are viewed as victories for the movement, not embarrassing missteps. Winning seats is just so inconsequential in this calculation compared to changing the behavior of those already occupying seats.Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-67635072904709518042012-08-08T10:19:46.122-05:002012-08-08T10:19:46.122-05:00Agreed, and I probably should write a more careful...Agreed, and I probably should write a more careful post about that. There are a whole bunch of moving pieces here (e.g. it's possible that Tea Party primary results hurt GOP recruitment; OTOH Tea Party primary results move non-crazy GOP pols towards crazy positions).Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-33565951091028505872012-08-08T10:15:23.300-05:002012-08-08T10:15:23.300-05:00>but they're going to underperform in all o...>but they're going to underperform in all of those thanks to candidate.<br /><br />They could underperform in the polls relative to what they would otherwise have gotten and yet still win all the seats--and that's a gamble that, for a right-wing ideologue, might seem worthwhile.Kylopodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932528611103718373noreply@blogger.com