2010 Election: GOP “K Streeter” Or “Tea Partier” How To Tell

By Victor Hatley on August 27, 2010, 7:45 am

The 2010 elections may have candidates forcing to choose between a K Streeter and a member of the Tea Party Movement may or may not be a member of Tom Delay’s K Street Project. The K Street Project was a push designed to hire more Republican lobbyists and reward people loyal to the party. The difference between a K Streeter and someone who supports limited government lies more in attitude. If a candidate favors limited government and financial responsibility he is more likely to party like it’s 1773 rather than attend a business as usual dinner in Washington.

Sure Ways To Guarantee A Candidate’s Tea Party Backing

The Tea Party, despite claims to the contrary, is a national grassroots effort whose primary goals are to reign in spending and to get government to start listening to the concerns of the people rather than play political games. Many of the most prominent supporters, such as Michelle Bachmann view the United States congress as the enemy. They also support measure that reign in the out-of-control spending of the federal government. They may or may not be Republican, the Tea Parties are mistakenly associated with a political party when the organization generally supports more restraint in Washington. In fact, the movement is more Libertarian than Republican in Nature.

 

How To Tell A K-Streeter

A K-Streeter is someone who has gotten used to how business is done in Washington and may have multiple terms under his belt. Before switching parties and ultimately losing his state primary, Arlen Specter was one. The K-Street congressman have gotten used to power and privilege. It does not mean that an individual candidate is a bad person, but that he has become too used to life in Washington and has fallen out of touch with his constituents. Voting for one of these candidates ensures that the needed changes in Washington will not occur. If a voter is comfortable with that, vote for an establishment candidate.

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