Thus spoke the Duc de La Rouchefoucauld-Liancourt to Louis XVI when the king said that storming of the Bastille was a revolt – a Ruling Class which didn’t understand the depths of the crisis. I believe our own Ruling Class is similarly out to lunch on what is happening. Event after event in 2010 has indicated a brewing revolution in American political affairs and yet the people in charge continue on as if they’re going to weather the storm. As if, that is, we’ll vent a little bit and then let them get back to normal. Ain’t gonna happen.
Right now, a political unknown is leading in the vote count (PDF) in the Alaska GOP Senate primary. My bet is that Joe Miller pulls it off – but even if he ends up not quite making it, the fact that he’s got this far is a harbinger of things to come. He’s an unknown who had only two things going for him, TEA Party and Sarah Palin support.
Yesterday, I couldn’t watch or read much news as I was on the road – but I did hear some TV talking head opine that Murkowski’s expected big win shows that Palin Power is fading. Yeah, right – Palin Power isn’t derived from Sarah Palin, but from the people who admire her as a gutsy spokeswoman for average folks…until those folks are happy, Palin Power will be phenomenal – as will be the influence of the TEA Party.
If Senator Murkowski loses, she’ll be the third sitting Senator in 2010 to be ousted in a primary. I cannot recall this ever happening – it may never have happened ever before. But if it has happened before, I bet that it’ll be found as precursor to massive changes in the political system. Incumbent Senators are simply not rejected in the primary in any common political climate.
The only thing which can be expected now is that the results will surprise everyone in November. People who were supposed to win in a walk over will lose while some who looked in danger will triumph. Democrats, being the party in power will bear the brunt of the voter’s anger, but don’t be surprised if a few entrenched GOPers fall before the wrath of the people…as some already have. It is the Ruling Class which is being rejected – from coast to coast and border to border, the winds of change are blowing to hurricane force.
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