Tea Party Leader: 'GOP Sounding More Like Us' (TPX)

Newsmax.com ^ | Aug 25, 2010 | Staff

[Syncro]

Tea Party Leader: 'GOP Sounding More Like Us'

Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 02:29 PM

Tea Party Express leader Sal Russo tells Newsmax that Sen. Lisa Murkowski had "lost her bearings" in Washington and says the grass-roots conservative movement is now having a sweeping influence on the primary races around the country.

"The victories we are seeing today [show] that candidates from both parties are trying to sound like 'tea-party candidates,' which means the issues we feel our vital for a safe and prosperous Americans are now being placed center stage," Russo tells Newsmax.

The Tea Party Express endorsement of political newcomer Joe Miller was key to mobilizing Miller's activist base.

Miller, however, singled out the endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with appearing to put him over the top.

Miller leads Murkowski by fewer than 2,000 votes, with the hand count of more than 7,000 absentee ballots scheduled to begin Aug. 31.

[Syncro]

This is a short article, so I couldn't excerpt much.

It's a good read, check it out.

[Izzy Dunne]

the hand count of more than 7,000 absentee ballots scheduled to begin Aug. 31.

Why do they wait a whole week before even STARTing the count?

[KarlInOhio]

They have to be postmarked by election day, but there is a window (sorry, don't know it off the top of my head) after the election where it can come in the mail.

[Syncro]

Here is a link to another article, the source of which denies Free Republic the right to do even an excerpt.

They only allow title and link, so here it is. It's good reading

Alaska primary undecided, but Palin a winner

[Bratch]

It gives them more time to “find” lost ballots.

[screaminsunshine]

Right. The old RINO will have a complete caniption fit of rage if she is thrown out. 5 get ya ten she runs as a skunk independent like Crist.

[Izzy Dunne]

I guess that makes sense. Time for the mail to get there.

[Syncro]

I believe they give 10 days for in state ballots to get to the vote counters.

And 15 for overseas.

As has been mentioned, they go by postmark.

I many states, the ballot has to reach the registrar of voters by closing time of the polls on election day.

[McGavin999]

Why do they wait a whole week before even STARTing the count

Because they don't want to have to announce the count only to have the requisite number to win suddenly come in.