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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs expressed confidence that the backlash against establishment Republicans by Tea Party activists in recent primaries would ultimately result in the Democrats maintaining control of Congress.
From ABC News
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today said that the victory of Christine O’Donnell last night “showed that there is a very vociferous debate going on inside the Republican Party for the hearts and minds of Republican voters,” one that had “practical implications” that would help Democrats keep control of Congress in November.
Gibbs had been asked about comments made in 2008 on Fox News Channel by O’Donnell, who won an upset victory yesterday in the Delaware GOP senatorial primary, defeating Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del.
O’Donnell had said then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., would be an easier Democratic presidential nominee to defeat because he’s “so liberal that he’s anti-American.” O’Donnell had been referring to Obama’s vote against English-only legislation.
Gibbs said that O’Donnell lost in her Senate campaign against then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and “comments like that are why she lost by a 2-to-1 margin and..why you have people in the Republican Party structure in Delaware saying that she will be hard to elect, because her views are outside the mainstream of what people in Delaware think now.”
Gibbs mentioned criticisms of O’Donnell made by GOP political strategist Karl Rove and the Delaware GOP chair saying she couldn’t “get elected dogcatcher.”
Speaking more broadly about yesterday’s primary results, including O’Donnell’s victory, Gibbs said the “practical implications” of “intra-party Republican anger has changed the complexion of a number of races at a state and a district level. And that has real-world practical implications for the outcome of what happens in November. Again, last night, I think — I think is a pretty good example, both in a congressional race and in a Senate race in Delaware, that makes winning those races for the Republicans a fundamentally harder task.”
Asked if the conservative voter anger would now turn against establishment Democrats, Gibbs said he remains “confident.. that on election night we’ll retain control of both the House and the Senate.
Gibbs along with his pals in the mainstream media can only dream that the perceived Tea Party anger will work against the GOP and keep the Democrats in power. What they are conveniently ignoring though is that despite the flaws (and who is perfect?) of the Tea Party backed candidates they are creating a surge in voting in the primaries that is likely to carry over to the general election.
According to American University’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate this year marks the first time since 1930 that Republicans have cast more votes than the Democrats in a mid-term primary election cycle which should concern the White House but based on Gibbs’ remarks they aren’t focusing on or publicly acknowledging at this time.
Turnout will be the key to many races across the country and if the Democrat base doesn’t get energized soon Congress will be awash in a sea of red come November.
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2 Comments for Gibbs: ‘Recent Tea Party Victories Will Help Dems’
Robert Gibbs just another of obamas big time blowhards keeping his liberal piehole flapping 24/7
I completely disagree with Mr. Gibbs. You have to first remember that each and every candidate that has been identified as or associated with the Tea Party are first and foremost…. a Republican, running on the Republican ticket.
So, even if voters perceive there are three parties, Republican candidates, in reality, have a two out of three ‘chance’ of being elected in November.
From analytical or political perspectives, I believe the Obama Administration really has no choice but to claim they have an advantage as they have in the media, when in reality, voter confidence and disagreement with current policies is vividly evident in every poll that has been taken, and more importantly, in the vast majority of primary elections just held this week.
In short, the stance taken by Mr. Gibbs and the White House is truthfully a desperation move. It’s like straightening out the deck chairs on the Titanic… without purpose, ineffective and futile.
The only real question waiting to be answered is how many current democratic politicians will choose to distance themselves from the Obama Administration and policies, come election time?