The GOP's self-made woes just keep on growing. They gave the keys to the crazies and
can't even begin to do that, you know, legislating thing. They let Erick son of Erickson matter, and now he has
basically declared war on the Republican establishment. They're facing one more election where they should be able to regain the Senate, and they're probably going to screw it up again. Case in point, the clown show that is the
Georgia Senate primary.
Recent polling shows the two candidates Republicans are most anxious about—Reps. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) and Paul Broun (R-Ga.)—leading the pack. Whoever emerges from the clown-car primary, with seven candidates and counting, will face a candidate Democrats are high on in a state where shifting demographics benefit their party. [...]
The scenario that panics Republicans is Broun winning the nomination. The Tea Party-affiliated congressman has generated controversy by calling evolution and the big bang theory “lies straight from the pit of hell” and routinely referring to President Obama as a socialist.
He has some strong support in the GOP base and sports a perfect rating with the deep-pocketed, fiscally conservative Club for Growth, which could give him a big financial boost if they decide to get involved in the race. Many think they might, especially if Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), a longtime appropriator with a more centrist record, makes the two-candidate runoff.
Meanwhile, Democrats are likely to nominate a woman, Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn. So not only do you have the possibility of Broun and Gingrey being themselves about hell and socialism, but you've got them running around doing things like
defending Todd Akin and
voting against the Violence Against Women Act. In other words, running against a a woman and acting like typical Republicans.
Establishment Republicans have been more than happy to have Gingrey and Broun in the House, without giving a damn what crazy shit comes out of their mouths. As usual, it's only a problem for them when it's happening on the national stage and people are paying attention. It's only a problem when the real Republican party is revealed.