Translating the August 3 elections while Newsweek roots for the Ruling Class

• Translation of 8/3 election results
  
• (vs Newsweek's interpretation):

Losers: Gingrich, Romney, Rove, Hannity. Winner: Michele Bachmann.

• 1. The Republican candidate endorsed by Gingrich and Romney for Michigan governor (Hoekstra) lost.

• 2. The Republican candidate endorsed by Karl Rove and Sean Hannity for US Senate from Kansas (Tiahrt) lost.

• 3. The Republican candidate endorsed by Michele Bachmann for US Senate in Missouri (Blunt) won.

• 4. 73% of Missouri voters rejected being forced to join Obamacare. (Newsweek says this is meaningless and would be shot down by courts. They must know some judges.)
  

Newsweek cheers for their pals in the GOP ruling class:

• "All in all, their success is proof that

• mainstream Republicans are tightening the reins

• and figuring out how to keep their party from—to borrow a phrase—going rogue."

Labeling the Tea Party as 'not moderate' is almost as helpful as calling them 'racists' and prevents real issues from being discussed such as character and honesty.

• Newsweek's characterization of the Tea Party will please both the far left and the GOP ruling class.

The idea is to frame them as a radical right wing bunch of demented Neanderthals

• "shaking their fists" at their masters.

While reading Newsweek I had to double check that I wasn't reading more Journolist emails. The 4 losers mentioned at the top of this post are members of the GOP Ruling Class.