Weak candidates will hurt Republican hopes in midterm elections

[chat_noir]

By nominating more nuts than a sack of trail mix, the Republicans are making their task of winning much harder

Meet the 2010 model of Republican politicians running for office in November's elections:

• A candidate for governor who wants to see Barack Obama's birth certificate

• The Tea Party-backed candidate who thinks a bicycle-sharing scheme is a United Nations plot for world government

• A wannabe senator who made her fortune in professional wrestling

• A religious fundamentalist who thinks waiters get paid too much in tips

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/aug/11/republicans-nuts-democrats-midterms

[zipplewrath]

1. I do wonder

Sometimes I wonder if the GOP might actually LOSE seats. They have nominated some of the biggest dolts, in some of their stronger areas. Mostly a fantasy on my part, but they do seem to be making an easy job MUCH harder.

[dtotire]

2. Don't Underestimate the stupidity of voters n/t

[Demeter]

3. Alas.

I am on pins and needles in Michigan, wondering if the Libertarian mass idiocy will bring us a vulture capitalist as governor...

[Froward69]

4. "bicycle-sharing scheme-Tea Party-backed candidate"

not so weak.

he polls consistently higher than Bennet(D-CO) the incumbent Senator. Sadly Bennet is not the GREAT Dem the "establishment" touts.

I will hold my nose and vote for Bennet. but when/if he loses I will yell from the mountaintops That "We missed our chance with Romanoff... I told you so!"

As Romanoff(D) consistently polled higher than Buck(R)!!

Bennet(D) never has polled higher than ANY republican challenger, Buck OR Norton.

Holding Colorado's Senate seat Democratic... is in trouble/doubt at this point. (seriously)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41010.html

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41023.html

[flyarm]

5. keep believing that. You only fool yourself.

people are angry everywhere, all incumbents are in trouble!

[thelordofhell]

6. Yeah

People are so angry they only dumped 2% of the incumbents so far. Remember, for the most part, people only want to replace OTHER incumbents, not theirs.

[flyarm]

8. keep thinking that, you're dissapointment will be huge! do you listen to people around you?

I sure as hell do and what I am hearing is not pretty at all!

[thelordofhell]

10. Yeah I do.....I live in Phoenix, AZ......and I hear this..........

"Pelosi is crazy!!" "Bachmann is bat-shit insane!!"

Everything except, "I'm not voting for McCain."

I would love for J.D. Hayworth, the crazy r, to get the republican primary nod, because our Democratic candidate(whichever one of the 4 it will be) will wipe up the floor with him. But it's going to be McCain, the incumbent, and I live in a bat-shit crazy state.

Once again, when it's not their incumbent, they want them gone.

[tridim]

7. I'm almost giddy waiting for the Democratic campaign-proper to begin

It's going to be FUN!

The "crazy" demonstrated by these teabagger candidates is all recorded on video. :evilgrin:

More to come I'm sure, just wait until the teabagger town-halls start happening.

[KeepCongressBlue]

9. almost certain to take back the house?

i call bullshit