Now, as the title of this post may suggest, I am going to discuss the elephant in the room. And yes, the elephant is sipping tea.
So yesterday there were a couple of Tea Party wins in primaries. Christine O'Donnell (pictured) is one of them, beating a moderate Republican to try to lay claim to Vice President Joe Biden's old senate seat in Delaware.
All over the nation, these extremely right-wing conservatives, endorsed by Sarah Palin, have been winning against more moderate, mainstream Republicans. Now, these wins have only been happening in the primaries, and that is why I am not concerned just yet.
The primary elections usually draw in the most conservative of the conservative, for the Republicans, and the most liberal of the liberal of the Democrats. This is just the nature of primaries. Now, when the candidate wins the nomination they are seeking, they tend to drift more toward moderation to win the vote in the general election.
However, in the recent Tea Party wins, the candidates have not been taking a moderate stance after they clench the party nomination. They continue to spew ultra conservative values hoping to win the general election. But there is something that they are missing, the general population is moderate and independent.
So, when November 2, 2010 gets here, and voters step into the voting booth, what will probably go through their mind is, "Should I vote for the Democrat, who is moderate in his/her views, or should I vote for that right-wing nut job who talked about repealing health care?"
I believe somewhat in moderation, sure I am a "raging" liberal, as some may say, but I would take a majority of moderate Republicans, than a majority of Tea Party conservatives any day.
I hope this happens in every election precinct across the nation. When you pit a moderate, Democrat or Republican, against a "tea sipping elephant," who is going to win? I hope that Americans continue their moderate views, and decide against the latter for the sake of the country.
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