Moore Capito finally taking the plunge!

[Svensson]

Unfortunately, I fear that she may be a TP target.

I wouldn't worry. Consider that Capito is one of maybe four recognized Republicans in the entire state of West Virginia, and then look at the competition:

*David McKinley, too busy growing roots around his House seat.
*Bill Maloney, now approaching professional loser territory.
*John Raese. Just...John Raese.

I'd say Capito's looking fine. The Tea Party has an astonishingly weak influence in West Virginia compared to the rest of the region, and the place loves their career officeholders.

[Svensson]

Unfortunately, I fear that she may be a TP target.

I wouldn't worry. Consider that Capito is one of maybe four recognized Republicans in the entire state of West Virginia, and then look at the competition:

*David McKinley, too busy growing roots around his House seat.
*Bill Maloney, now approaching professional loser territory.
*John Raese. Just...John Raese.

I'd say Capito's looking fine. The Tea Party has an astonishingly weak influence in West Virginia compared to the rest of the region, and the place loves their career officeholders.

Huh? The Tea Party received credit for Maloney's upset primary win over Betty Ireland just last year.

Where Maloney more had the benefit of having an absolutely embarrassing amount of money to blow on the campaign. I mean, you could make the case that Raese was Tea Party as well, but when you consider he was literally the only person who dared to run against Manchin...

[Svensson]

Unfortunately, I fear that she may be a TP target.

I wouldn't worry. Consider that Capito is one of maybe four recognized Republicans in the entire state of West Virginia, and then look at the competition:

*David McKinley, too busy growing roots around his House seat.
*Bill Maloney, now approaching professional loser territory.
*John Raese. Just...John Raese.

I'd say Capito's looking fine. The Tea Party has an astonishingly weak influence in West Virginia compared to the rest of the region, and the place loves their career officeholders.

Given that Christine O'Donnell beat Mike Castle, Raese being...well...Rease doesn't disqualify him.  I could see him beating Capito in the primary...maybe.  I definitely think she will face a tough primary challenge, the Club for Growth has already started taking shots at her.

Lucky thing West Virginia is an extremely establishment place in terms of politics, then. Ireland just struck unlucky in 2011 due to a combination of being out of office for a good while, not being a very good candidate in general, and running against a man with s**tloads of money.

[Svensson]

I'm hoping Christie's inevitable landslide in New Jersey, in the face of the far right going absolutely apes**t on him for daring to give Obama one inkling of praise, will help usher reasonable Republicanism back in again. After his initial election and the absolute electoral massacre that it seemed to foretell, it wouldn't be the first time Christie has been the harbinger for political change.

[Svensson]

NRSC dipping their toe in.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/11/moran-defends-capito-against-attacks-shes-too-moderate-150410.html?hp=r4

Hopefully Moran will prove more competent at defending decent candidates than Cornyn ever did.

[Svensson]

You liberals are getting too excited too early. The Tea Party era is over. People will start to realize that things need to change in the GOP.

This, essentially. What people don't seem to realize is that, even for their earth-rattling stupidity, Akin and Mourdock were establishment. The latter was just less so than Lugar.