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Tea Party brews Republican vote
MIDWEST CITY — Most members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation say they welcome people getting involved in the populist Tea Party movement but doubt it will lead to the formation of a third political party.
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Palin predicts a good year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress will be short-lived. Palin told the national "Tea Party” convention in Tennessee on Saturday that a string of recent Republican victories at the polls, including Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts, bodes well for conservative candidates this year. She said that if there’s hope for the tea party movement in Massachusetts, there’s hope everywhere.
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"I like them, we agree,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne. "They’re a little intense. They’re a little more focused.”
Lucas said it’s challenging to create, maintain and grow a successful third party.
"Can they create a third party movement?” Lucas said during Saturday’s midwinter meeting of the Oklahoma Press Association. "I have a hard time believing that they can ultimately elect someone president.”
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, said he expects to see Tea Party supporters recruit candidates to run Republican congressional and state races. In November, they are more likely to support Republicans.
"If I were a Democrat, I would be very worried,” Cole said. "Republicans will deal with this probably mostly in the context of their primaries.
"The reality is it’s going to be pretty much in November an anti-Washington, anti-political establishment movement.
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