From TEA parties to the emergence of Glenn Beck as a phenom in television broadcasting one cannot ignore the fact that there is a growing sense of urgency among those Americans paying attention to what is going on around us. And from that growing sense of urgency there has developed a large, energetic and impatient new coalition of voters.
Drawing from conservative republicans, independents, libertarians and fed up democrats this new block of voters is perfectly situated to elect a whole crop of fresh faces to Congress, the United States Senate and, if the movement can sustain itself, the White House in three years.
Michelle Bachman has recognized this as well in an interview at Financial Times.
Reaction against Barack Obama’s “Bail-out Nation” is provoking the emergence of a coalition of conservatives, libertarians and independents increasingly alarmed over the growth of US national debt and budget deficits, according to Michele Bachmann, a rising rightwing star of the Republican party.
“What we are seeing is a real sense of unease among American people and not just Republicans,” Ms Bachmann contended in an interview with the Financial Times.
“Whether it’s the government bail-out of the banking system, or the White House sacking the chief executive officer of General Motors, or the bail-out of AIG, or the level of debt accumulation, more and more people are joining a coalition that is saying this is unconstitutional and un-American.”
“What I can say is that we are agreed on 70 to 80 per cent of the issues and that it is united around a defence [sic] of the constitution. The fabric of this big tent is made up of the very parchment of the constitution.”
To the extent that she is right, if this movement is able to capture the hearts and minds of Kentucky voters it bodes well for the campaign of Rand Paul who is seeking the seat being vacated by the retiring two term United States Senator and baseball hall of fame pitcher, Jim Bunning.
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