tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141981908768031036.post7387299465056256603..comments2023-12-19T23:32:30.695-05:00Comments on Below the Gnat Line: Fear of a Tea Party PlanetKen Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942720211291749961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141981908768031036.post-28069670749649102852011-10-11T12:58:19.659-04:002011-10-11T12:58:19.659-04:00I don't think the Dems are looking at OWC (or ...I don't think the Dems are looking at OWC (or any of the other O's) as counter-Tea Party. I think they looked at the rabble and realized that's their base! The rabble that looks to the Nannies-in-DC for all their answers. And handouts.<br /><br />The big donors (funny how those seem to be the very folks OWC is so against) are firmly in place. But, the small contribs are falling off. The rabble is the small contribs. How to get them back? How to insure their votes? The large bloc that helped put this administration in place.<br /><br />Easy. Go public in support of them, whether you actually believe anything they're screaming or not. It's a brilliant piece of political strategy. And if there's one thing the Chicago pols know, it's political strategy.Harry Leemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228810975013356171noreply@blogger.com