Dems Think They Can Win by Linking GOP to Tea Party

Not going to work:

Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine will be accusing GOP leaders of being beholden to the Tea Party's agenda at a press conference this morning, mocking Republican plans to offer voters a legislative commitment modeled after the Contract with America.

As part of its initiative, the DNC is launching a website accusing Republicans of supporting a legislative blueprint in line with the Tea Party movement that includes repeal of the health care law and Wall Street reform, extending tax breaks, privatization of Social Security and the elimination of the Department of Education and the Department of Energy.

"The Tea Party is now an institutionalized part of the Republican party. They are one and the same," a DNC operative said, previewing Kaine's speech. "The positions espoused by the Tea Party is the governing platform of the Republican party. And as voters make their choice this fall it's important to understand what the Republican-Tea Party wants to do if elected."

Radical left-wingers think the Tea Party is full of racists and hate-mongers, but the problem for Democrats with this strategy is the most of America doesn't agree with radical left-wingers. Most of America realizes that the Tea Party is just like...well, most of America.

There are a great many Americans who would love for the GOP to tie their policies to the small government/low taxes agenda of the Tea Party. We've seen what out-of-control big government does and we don't like it.

And while we're eliminating federal agencies, let's dump the Commerce Dept., Labor Dept., and EPA. They're complete wastes of money.