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Originally Posted by cykoe6
Are you saying that a politician running for public office is not actually an idealistic activist but rather a self serving political operator??? I am shocked. My whole world view is crumbling.  |
but Rand is different in that he's an eye doctor who doesn't owe his allegiance to the political system, he is funded by small donors like these other candidates and in most cases beat establishment candidates in primaries.
I really can't speak of the others. Buck and Miller are lawyers with a similar profile to a lot of pols but Mike Lee was a constitutional lawyer so I think he understands the issues better and can be an ally.
When Rand goes to the Senate he is going to force them to confront the issues and he will have allies I'm sure of that including some who are already there but haven't had the courage to pipe up like DeMint and Coburn.
A block of 5-10 senators can bring everything to a halt, fillibuster, stall and force them to get 60 votes which is going to be difficult and will mean the GOP moderates will have to cross the lines and that is going to be dangerous for those up for election 2012 and 2014 as they will see what happened to Bennett and Murkowski who faced primary challenges.
Should be fun but won't happen unless you support these candidates. Support the ones you like or think are genuine.