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Assuming that a decent number of tea party candidates get elected, will Republican establishment be able to control them once in office? -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Sep 15 '10, 15:00

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their price tags for cooperation won't be any higher than most republican congressmen -- nm - Guy Sep 15, 15:25
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Looking at the Canadian Reform Party experience of the 90's...Real tastes of power will bring most of the renegades into line over time. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 15:09 3
- I love that word Re-FOOOOOOOOOORM!!!1 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 15:11
- in theory. See: Rob Anders. - Reagen Sep 15, 15:11 1
  - One clearly stated "most". ;-) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 15:56
I honestly don't think so, and if there's a critical mass of them I think it could lead to a serious fracturing of the party. - pmb Sep 15, 15:09
no Republicans are voting for anything Obama proposes as it is, so i don't know what the practical difference would be - bugsy Sep 15, 15:01 7
- I don't think it makes any difference who wins in 2010. Nothing's getting done the next two years no matter what. -- nm - nubby Sep 15, 15:07
- The practical difference is that if the GOP controls Congress they can't be the party of "no" - TWuG Sep 15, 15:05 5
  - Right. Say a GOP Congress tries to pass immigration laws that don't go far enough for the tea party. Do those members block it? -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 15:10 3
    - IIRC didn't bog standard Republicans do this just a few years ago? -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 15:39
    - in that specific hypo, i would think there could be enough Blue Dog Dems to offset any far-right votes they would lose - bugsy Sep 15, 15:15
    - It gets passed. IF it gets to a vote. They'll control committees and it'll take just one Teabagger to hold - TWuG Sep 15, 15:13
  - the same party that's already nostalgiac for the 1995 government shutdown? - bugsy Sep 15, 15:10
No, and Dems will sweep 2012. -- nm - nubby Sep 15, 15:01 2
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  - yup -- nm - nubby Sep 15, 15:06

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