Time in House Could Be Short for Republican Newcomers

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It is miles to go before the 2012 Congressional races begin in earnest, but already some of the 87 freshmen who helped the Republicans win back the House last year are bracing for a challenge from within the party. At least half a dozen potential primary challengers to freshmen are considering a run, and there is heated chatter about more.

In some ways, the freshmen are responsible for their own predicament. Many won their seats after successfully challenging establishment Republicans in primaries, proving that a combination of gumption and the right political climate could overcome the advantages of incumbency.

Now, to some of the impatient and ideological voters who sent them to Washington to change things, the new House members may be seen as the establishment, and they face the disconcerting prospect of immediately defending themselves in the political marketplace.

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Groups aligned with the Tea Party movement, which helped push many new-to-politics candidates into House seats, are disenchanted with some of their new hires and are pondering if they can raise the money, and the firepower, to find someone to take them on.

“I do think it is going to be more competitive,” said Jenny Beth Martin, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots. “With the freshmen who claim to be Tea Party or claim to support the ideas of the Tea Party movement but haven’t kept their promise, I think it will be tough for them.”

Ms. Martin said she regularly fields e-mails from New York Tea Party groups, as well as others in Georgia and Mississippi, complaining about freshmen House members who voted for a disappointing short-term spending agreement with President Obama that fell short of the party’s budget-cutting goals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/us/politics/05freshmen.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

[mawilson 2,133]

“With the freshmen who claim to be Tea Party or claim to support the ideas of the Tea Party movement but haven’t kept their promise, I think it will be tough for them.”

Nobody likes Republican-Democrat regimers.

[Zero Sum 305]

But they keep getting elected. They must be doing something 'right' by their electorate.

[mawilson 2,133]

But they keep getting elected. They must be doing something 'right' by their electorate.

Lying to their electorate is what they do best.

[Zero Sum 305]

Lying to their electorate is what they do best.

Preach it brother man

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Ideally if this occurred for both parties in great numbers it would be good for the country. Imagine the sway (or lack there of) of lobbyist if the average congressman was a one termer. It would also likely help third party candidates.