Friday, October 29, 2010

Is Tea Party candidate on coast actually a Democrat?

Apparently the race on the coast is now a tossup between Gene Taylor and Steve Palazzo. There is also a third tea-party" candidate who apparently just endorsed Taylor:

"Tea party candidate Joe Tegerdine of Hattiesburg, who lost the Republican primary for South Mississippi's congressional seat to state Rep. Steven Palazzo, has endorsed incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor in Tuesday's general election." AP story

Weird? There may be a possible explanation. The American Spectator reported today:

"Yet the Democrats have other tricks up their sleeves this year. In many close races, third-party "independent" candidates appear to be running primarily as spoilers against Republicans, hoping to drain off enough anti-incumbent votes to enable Democrats to survive by narrow margins. In Nevada, for example, Scott Ashjian's is running as the "Tea Party" candidate for Harry Reid's Senate seat, although actual Tea Party activists there have denounced Ashjian as a phony, and Republicans suspect the Ashjian campaign is actually a Reid stalking horse. In other races, as Politico reported this week, Democrats appear to be "attacking" minor third-party candidates as a way to draw away conservative voters from the Republican challenger.

Here in Virginia's 9th District, businessman Jeremiah Heaton is on the ballot as an independent candidate. As Virginia conservative blogger Jerry Furhman notes, Heaton doesn't seem to be running against the incumbent Boucher, but instead "has chosen to devote his every energy to attacking the Republican in this race." With Boucher and Griffith in a dead heat, votes for Heaton might be enough to keep the Democrat from paying the price for supporting Obama's agenda in a district where the president is deeply unpopular." Article

Things are not always what they seem to be.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

I could see the Trojan Horse theory as a possibility, but it seems to me that Tegerdine has a point. He was the TEA Party Republican and he meant what he said. I don't want a Democrat because I'm a conservative, but I would prefer a Republican who could actually speak intelligently about the issues. All Palazzo knows to say is fire Pelosi. He hasn't done enough, and he is shallow. Politically, Tegerdine should have kept his mouth shut. But, it doesn't seem to me he gives a damn about politics, and for that reason his statements are so refreshing no one knows what to make of them. He is right in that what is wrong with both party's is the willingness for some to follow blindly even those who don't have any policy chops, like Palazzo. If Palazzo wins, I predict there is a scandal in his future.

bill said...

Politics is a nasty business. Candidates, parties, movements, groups of all kinds will pull any trick they can to get power or keep it. Democrats and Republicans alike may have Trojan horse candidates in this election and others, but Mr. Tegerdine is clearly not looking at the big picture. The current problem in Congress is completely partisan in nature so its only solution is to put the other party in charge. I believe that over the last four years - certainly in the last two -the Democrats have forced the voters to the point where party matters more than person. Mr. Tegerdine's statement of support for the the candidate he thinks will do the best job is admirable but ill-advised and short sighted if he wants change in Congress. Mr. Palazzo is obviously not be the candidate that Mr. Tegerdine preferred from the Republican side, but he's the nominee and needs to be supported by Republicans if we want to change the leadership and direction of the House.

If we lose our momentum at this point in the campaign and fail to make the gains we need to make because of fighting within our own party, then we deserve to be forced to stand aside and watch the Democratic Congress continue their plan. Has Mr. Tegerdine considered how ineffective Congressman Taylor is going to be if he's reelected, now that he's denounced the Speaker and admitted he didn't vote for the President? He was hard enough for the Democrats to accept before, and the political shenanigans he's pulling now will make it even harder for him to be taken seriously by the Democrats if he's elected to another term. Every pundit in the country, liberal and conservative alike, predicts the Republicans will take over the House, but Congressman Taylor won't have any clout with either side. Voters, don't be fooled by Mr. Tegerdine - Steven Palazzo is still the best choice for the Fourth District. Bill Billingsley

Anonymous said...

Joe Tegerdine is not that brave or clever. This isn't a case of strategy, only sour grapes. He isn't a plant, just a baby throwing his last relevant tantrum.

Anonymous said...

Tegerdine already shot his wad. He's little more than a has-been buck standing on the edge of the field watching the two big boys go at it. Back to the bachelor herd and pretend humping for the loser.

Anonymous said...

I'm an insider at the statewide organization called the MS Tea Party.

By NO means do rank and file tea party supporters and members support Tegredine's opposition to Palazzo. In fact most of us are chagrined with his actions.

There is a very small group who are with him, but most tea partiers are very disappointed with him for coming out against Palazzo and in favor of Taylor.

Our number one goal has been to change the balance of power in the house, and Palazzo will help us to that. Taylor will not.

Tegredine has no political future in MS.

Anonymous said...

I'm an insider at the statewide organization called the MS Tea Party.

Right and I'm banging Tiger's ex-wife.

Anonymous said...

If you doubt my credentials, please check with KF. I know what I'm talking about. Tegredine does not speak for the Tea Party, and he's now become irrelevant.

Anonymous said...

Someone in the Tea Party calling someone else irrellevant. Now THAT is funny!

Anonymous said...

Bill, you are a great American. I am going to spend some money at your business this weekend. I don't really need anything, but I approve so much of what you posted that I want to show support in the only way I can.

bill said...

Thanks for the nice compliment. I'm not sure what business you're talking about, but I'd just as soon you donate to the Republican Congressional candidate of your choice. They are all - yes, even Bill Marcy - in winnable races and need all the money they can get at this point. Anyone reading this who isn't already maxed out needs to dig deep, because money spent on media at this point is crucial. Just because it isn't your district doesn't mean anything. These races have statewide and even national implications, so help if you can. BB

KaptKangaroo said...

Anybody watch the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear?

I thought John Stewart was right on target.

Especially liked the comment regarding the Tea Party...

If the media can't distinguish the difference between a racist and the Tea Party, they are insulting racists who have earned their title and worked damn hard to hate for a lifetime; media pundits are insulting the intelligence of the general public who sees through their warped amplification.

Given some of the writings here on the interwebs, I found this particular comment very much on target.

BTW it is live on CSPAN.

bill said...

KK, did I read your comment wrong or are you being sarcastic? You can't possibly believe that Jon Stewart or anyone else is right to use such a damning stereotype on any group. I know lots of Tea Party activists, and none of them are racists. This is a tired argument that the liberals have been using against the Tea Party Movement in order to energize the Democratic base, and it simply strengthens my contention that anyone who disagrees with the left is automatically labeled a racist. To make a general assumption that the Tea Party activists are all the same - white, racist, what have you - is the very definition of stereotyping and intolerance. BB

KaptKangaroo said...

Bill you read it wrong. The comment was meant to say the demonizing of the Tea Party by media outlets and pundits is wrong.

KaptKangaroo said...

Bill,

If you start on at the point of about 2:45 you will see the gist of what I was trying to communicate.

The specific reference is at 5:00

bill said...

I thought so. You know, I like both those guys as comedians but have no use for them as political activists, so I didn't watch any of their rally. I heard it was pretty funny, though, and one writer said Stewart made some sense in his serious moment at the end. Maybe I'll look for it on YouTube later...BB

KaptKangaroo said...

Bill,

I agree with your take...the link above takes you to the conclusion of the rally.

He makes some "sane" points, especially regarding the media portrayal of the election and the "bullying" tactics of the politician's advertising.

Anonymous said...

Politics is the game; politicians playing like wrestlers who "hate" each other, while working out together to perfect their dance. So in the words from an old song "You take Sally, I'll take Sue; ain't much difference between the two" (politic games--rollin' all around my brain).



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