Shelby’s Lesson For Tea Parties

IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 6/2/2010 | David Hogberg

[Slyscribe]

On paper, GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama should have been a great target for a Tea Party challenge. He’s a notorious porker, has a lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union of 75 (lower than Utah Sen. Bob Bennett’s 83), and switched parties from the Democrats to Republicans, although it was back in 1994. Shelby did attract a Tea Party challenger in the GOP primary, Clint Moser. Yet Moser played Bambi to Shelby’s Godzilla,

[Paladin2]

Hmmm.

Shelby County, AL is the heart of the heart of Dixie.

[SuziQ]

"In short, the Tea Parties may have the most success if they focus on open races and are choosey about which incumbents they target."

Sounds like good advice.

[donna]

A politicians should ALWAYS have an opponent in the primary. It reminds him that he is not god.

[society-by-contract]

Shelby voted for a full audit of the privately-held corporation named The Federal Reserve.