The midterm elections only demonstrate how stupid people are. Most people who align themselves with

[still_one]

the "tea party" are not wealthy, yet they demand lower taxes for the richest 2%. They demand the dismantling of Social Security and Medicare, even though many of those idiots use those programs.

I know someone who was infuriated about the off-shoring of jobs, yet during the midterms voted for Carly Fiorina over Barbara Boxer.

As long as people continue to vote against their own interests, this country is doomed

[HopeHoops]

1. The so called "tea party" is the bottom of the barrel of morons.

Seriously - you have to be pretty fucking stupid to even consider Sarah Palin to be a viable candidate for president.

[still_one]

2. It is a good thing no viable candidate choose her for VP /nt

[HopeHoops]

5. Frankly, that's what killed his potential viability. If he had chosen someone with...

...more than three functional brain cells, McCain might have had a chance. Damn. Now that I think about it, where the hell would he find a Republican running mate with more than three functional brain cells? I guess he could have picked a Democrat.

[RevStPatrick]

6. He wanted to...

He wanted Leiberman as his running mate.
Well... a supposed Democrat.
His handlers wouldn't let him.

[RevStPatrick]

7. dupe

[RevStPatrick]

8. Ooopsie Dupsie...

Silly software!

[treestar]

3. It's the distraction of the social issues

People don't understand economics and such things. But they do understand social issues and they know who they hate and disapprove of and the Republicans are pretty good at exploiting that!

[newfie11]

4. what I can't figure out is how do these people have so much power

I don't think they have the numbers that dems or repigs have (maybe I am wrong). So why do they have so much control over congress?.

[dawg]

9. Because they show up at the primaries.

If liberals could build a similar movement within the Democratic Party, we would have more clout too.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. The midterms went well in your State and in my own.

So those elections demonstrated more than one thing. We had record turnout. Elected Democrats. Heck, CA sent Meg packing with all that money spent. Also Carly got the rail out of town. Carly lost. So if the nation is doomed because someone voted for Carly, does it not follow that the opposite is true seeing as Carly lost, and lost big? If you are waiting for 100% elections, that is folly. Carly lost. She did not win. So your 'someone' might be stupid, but your someone is outnumbered.

[LatteLibertine]

11. Old white conservatives

tend to vote. I'm amazed many of them still support the GOP the way the GOP are after SS and medicare.