Unless you are a political junkie, you may not know the name Erick Erickson. But my guess is that over time most people will come to know not only his name but what he symbolizes -- the next generation of conservative leadership in America. And what a direction that could prove to be.

I've had the opportunity over the years to know and observe some pretty obscure names that ended up making their way to the top of politics. That includes a once-unknown congressman named Newt Gingrich.
Erickson, who...












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The people who got him elected, white, independents are running from him like he had Ebola. A number of Democratic Senators have already announced they won't seek re-election in 2010...going to be a bad year for the DP. I don't expect to see the Congress shift, but that is a possibility.