What Does Delaware Mean?

Delaware has set the Republican Party on its ear. Many of the high profile Repubs are moaning and twisting in the wind, complaining bitterly and publicly. Seems they were generally accepting of the winning Tea Party primary choices until Delaware.

In Delaware the Repub Party dug in its heels over Mike Castle, a nominee the Tea Party didn't like. So the Tea Party determinedly backed their choice, Christine O'Donnell, and guess what? The Tea Party choice won the Republican primary! Now she will go up against the Democratic choice in November.

The Repub Party's major complaint seems to be that Castle would have had a better chance of winning in November and moaning that O'Donnell has little or no chance. Truly, O'Donnell would be a hard sell in any case, but with her own Party carrying on like that, they are setting her up for failure.

This is not a pretty picture of the Republican Party powers-that-be. They seem more concerned about winning seats than they are concerned about seating people who are the voters' choice. And many American voters are tired of the parties strong-arming THEIR choices on them (and they have been); the voters want choices, real choices.

Castle is a candidate who's voting record seems quite in line with the Democratic Party, so why would the Repub Party want to seat someone who most likely will vote with the Dems? What good would it be to have a majority in name, but a minority in votes? Of course, no one should be expected to vote the party line every time, but on the major issues, major party stances, none of the promised changes could be accomplished without the votes.

I think this incident should make all voters look at the party shenanigans on both sides with a jaundiced eye. No wonder voters are organizing outside the party boundaries.

I'm thinking maybe the Tea Party Movement is only the first grassroots party. I'm thinking people with opposing views may want choices, too.