GOP establishment more of a liability than the Tea Party ever was
By: J.P. Freire
Associate Commentary Editor
11/05/10 2:20 AM EDT
North Carolina Republican Renee Elmers thought she had beat Democrat incumbent Bob “the Hug” Etheridge, but with the threat of a recount looming, Elmers turned to the National Republican Campaign Committee for help with legal fees. The NRCC, strangely, refused, providing a stark contrast to the NRCC’s claim over Tuesday night’s victory. It also undermines the narrative parroted by the press from Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-S.C., claim that the Tea Party movement somehow bungled the 2010 Republican victory.
Instead, we have a much different narrative: The GOP establishment, Graham included, has been more of a liability because of its refusal to help candidates
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/gop-establishment-more-of-a-liability-than-the-tea-party-ever-was-106747538.html#ixzz14RNcMMGr
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