The Politics of Bravado

Some time ago, I noted that it was poor strategy for the President to taunt the majority of Americans ("go for it") who opposed the passage of his health care plan

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In the same vein, the President, Democrats and the MSM have repeatedly insulted and attempted to marginalize the Tea Party movement as a bunch of racist wackos (here, here and here -- just for a few examples).

Now it turns out that 41% of the supposed crazy racist Tea Partiers are Democrats or independents -- and thus, in all likelihood, were once Obama supporters. That's right, almost one of two. That should send a chill through Democrats' blood, thinking about the upcoming elections.

Sure makes all the taunting and name-calling look smart now, right? Well . . . not so much. Lots of those people the President and others have been maligning turn out to be his former supporters -- who've just learned a valuable lesson about the validity of the charges of racism that routinely emanate from the left.