“All I’ve said is that the Tea Party candidates have to go to some kind of boot camp to teach them how to handle the vicious attacks of the MSM.”
Yes, you’re right. But we’re learning. And being beginners, we STILL did better than the establishment candidates. And we have the Senate Conservatives Fund up and running, to vet and endorse candidates.
“Yes, you’re right. But we’re learning.”
We simply can’t wait for a good process for vetting candidates. As the previous poster points out, the Senate seats are much harder to win than the House. A guy like Akin or Mourdock can prevail in a House race because his constituents are most likely more homogeneous than the state as a whole. The problem now is compounded because not only do Tea Party candidates have to face the withering fire of the RATs but also the GOPe (who see this as a fight for the “heart” of “their” party). Of the two, the GOPe is far more formidable.