Dr. Paul's victory comes just after Utah Sen. Bob Bennett was denied a place on the primary ballot by a GOP state convention dominated by tea party activists. In Kentucky, Dr. Paul beat a GOP establishment candidate by calling for spending restraint and an end to "Bailout Nation" policies. A new Rasmussen poll shows him leading his Democratic opponent by 25 points. Tea party-backed candidates also won key House primaries in Pennsylvania and Arkansas this week.
Democrats, fearful of the grass-roots enthusiasm that candidates such as Dr. Paul are able to generate, immediately accused him of being an elitist for holding his victory party at a country club. They also slammed him for suggesting physicians like him deserve to earn "a comfortable living" while supporting an end to farm subsidies.
Liberal attacks on the tea party have flipped completely. Largely gone are dismissals that they are rednecks and rubes. After a New York Times survey found tea partiers are generally better educated and wealthier than the general public, they are now attacked as aloof and out of touch with the concerns of average voters.
The criticism will only mount because tea party activists represent an injection of fresh blood and enthusiasm that threatens Democratic incumbents. They certainly expand the GOP voting base: A March Gallup poll found that 43% were registered independents and 8% declared themselves Democrats.
The rise of the tea party makes Democrats even more dependent on organized labor. In this week's Pennsylvania special election for the late Jack Murtha's seat, the AFL-CIO alone sent out 80,000 mailers on behalf of Democrat Mark Critz, along with 100,000 robocalls.
In Arkansas, unions showed their clout by forcing Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a June runoff with labor-backed Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. Unions decided to make an example of her after she opposed the "card check" bill that limits the use of secret ballots in union elections. Unions, especially the Service Employees International Union, spent more than $3 million against her.
In contrast to the tea party, there has been far too little scrutiny of the SEIU, whose membership of government and health-care workers is the fastest-growing of any union in the country. Andy Stern, the just retired head of the SEIU, was found to be the most frequent guest at the Obama White House last year, stopping by 22 times between January and September, more than all congressional leaders and cabinet members.
The SEIU's close ties to the discredited group Acorn have largely been ignored. The same is true for the violence perpetrated by some of its members.
Last August in St. Louis, tea party supporter Kenneth Gladney was set upon by SEIU members during a town-hall meeting on health care. They were apparently angry that an African-American was supporting the tea party and hurled the "n" word at him while beating him to the point where he required hospitalization. St. Louis County officials waited until November to press assault charges against two SEIU members. Four others were charged with interfering with police during the incident. All six have pleaded not guilty.
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The liberals (and the regime) are scared to death of the real people in the tea party. It is about time an organization came along that has good common sense and hopefully enough clout to throw the trash out in Washington (and elsewhere).
It doesn't help when Obama cut a deal with the Union's and is making private industry triple there employee minimum pay on government funded projects just to give Union's a better chance at winning a job contract. We know who's pockets the Union's are lining.
Unions have destroyed many companies and the workers don't realize it or don't care. A good example are major car companies
i.e. General Motors , but they are now "government employees". So , you have the most mis-managed system in the world bailing out the second most mis-managed car company that are paying employees a ton of money to do nothing.
I am a very conservative republican
and I don't believe this country can be turned around with the administration in office. I also believe that within a year this country will be poverty strickin to the point of no return. Many people will not survive , Their will be little or no food , gas will be to high to purchase and crime will be uncontrolable.
I will take a brief moment to thank mr. obama , well done , you idiot.
Unions in the USA are planning to spend 100 million just in the Congressional campaign in 2010 to get democrats elected!Stop buying union made products.
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You are the idiot.
The U.S. President is a mere figurhead. He works for the corporations who are stealing American's paycheck and gauging us for goods and services.
Obama is the same as Dubya' who was the same as Billyboy Clinton who was the same as Georgieboy who ran things during the old actor's pretend Presidency.
Wake up and stop calling criminals idiots. Idiot.
We are ready and willing to support non-democratic candidates and insure their victory.
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