Politico Shows Its True Colors

Politico proclaimed this morning that Tuesday's primary election results were somehow "good news" for Democrats nationwide. They focused mainly on the Colorado Senate race.

In Colorado, moderate incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet stayed off a liberal challenger in his primary, while tea party backed conservative Ken Buck beat a moderate GOP establishment favorite in his.

Politico was quick to pick up the theme that conservatives and tea party backed candidates will not fair well in general elections, yet the polling says just the opposite: Buck fairs slightly better in general election polling than his vanquished RINO primary opponent did. In the last poll to include both GOP hopefuls against Bennet, Buck polled nearly 3 points better.

The take away point is this: What many in the media and on the left don't see is that despite whatever flaws or rough edges candidates like Ken Buck, Sharron Angle and Rand Paul have they are far less of a liability on election day than boring establishment moderates who will put their base to sleep instead of driving them to the polls. (Think John McCain.)

Furthermore, the Colorado results support our contention that this year is a conservative year and not an "anti-incumbent year" as many on the left have tried to spin it.