Tea Party?

[spence]

Originally Posted by justplugit

I thought they were a bunch of rowdy, flag waving, racist,trouble making astro- turf bums
who couldn't make a difference in the mid terms.

Certainly the Tea Party helped fuel the anti-establishment flames, but I'm not sure it was the Tea Party as much as it was poor turnout among young voters (down 60 percent from 2008) and independents frustrated with Obama's inability to clearly articulate the value of his policies.

I think had the unemployment rate dropped just a bit things could have looked a lot different.

-spence

[scottw]

Originally Posted by spence

Obama's inability to clearly articulate the value of his policies.

-spence

"again...let me be clear"

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by spence

Certainly the Tea Party helped fuel the anti-establishment flames, but I'm not sure it was the Tea Party as much as it was poor turnout among young voters (down 60 percent from 2008) and independents frustrated with Obama's inability to clearly articulate the value of his policies.

-spence

I would think it's more likely their disillusionment with all his Unfulfilled Campaign Promises and lack of change in Washinton.

Ya know like, bringing people together, transparency, allowing 5 days for public
comment before signing bills, negotiating health care reform on TV for all to see, and on and on.

The young were very easily influenced by the "hope and change" slogan as were a lot of people who really believed him.