The national Tea Party Express endorsed former state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle in her quest to uproot Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in November. (AP)
By all accounts, Sharron Angle beat Harry Reid like a scalded dog last night in their first debate. Coming after news that Angle raised close to 15 million dollars for her campaign in the last election, her improbable campaign is looking more and more like a winner.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the face of the GOP has changed dramatically since Sarah Palin ran as John McCain’s running mate. The stars of the party are no longer conservative, bespectacled, balding white guys. The stars of the party have distinctly more feminine features.
Besides Angle, the hottest Republican candidates (as far as fundraising) are Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, Linda McMahon, Christine O’Donnell, Nicki Haley, Kristi Noem, and Michelle Bachmann. Now, not all of these candidates are my cup of tea (so to speak), but all of them have created quite a stir with the media and with contributors. All of them are attractive candidates who are good with the sound bite. And all of them are painting themselves as outsiders (and in some cases, way outsiders).
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