For many, the election of Senator Scott Brown in January of 2010 began the political ascendancy of the teabaggers. The Tea Party sure claimed him as their first victory. But, Brown must have seen a poll that shows being too close to the right-wing ideologues could be costly, because he's openly dissing them. Via The Hill:
"You're talking about being an ideologue? If you're looking for one, I'm not it," said Sen. Scott Brown.Sure sounds like a defiant challenge to the Tea Party. Be interesting to see how this plays out. From a quick check of the comments at The Hill's article, it doesn't seem like the teabaggers are taking this well.
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said he doesn't consider himself a member of the Tea Party movement and would welcome any primary challenger.
Brown, the Republican senator from deep-blue Massachusetts whose win in a special election last year in part catalyzed the Tea Party movement, said he considers himself just a Republican, though one with sympathies toward some Tea Party issues.
"Hey, nothing wrong with a primary. I welcome all challengers," Brown said Tuesday morning on MSNBC.
And, there is nothing wrong with a primary. There should be more of them -- on both sides of the aisle.
