Original Blog Entry: Biden: Tea Party could motivate Dem base

truesee — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:15:37 GMT

Biden: Tea Party could motivate Dem base

Sam Youngman

The Hill

09/23/10

11:06 AM ET

Vice President Biden said Thursday the conservative Tea Party movement might be the best thing to happen to Democrats with the midterm elections approaching.

Biden, speaking at a fundraiser in Chevy Chase, Md., for Sen. Barbara Mikulski, said the energy of the Tea Party might inspire a lethargic Democratic base to turn out and vote in November.

Maybe the best thing to happen to us lately is the Tea Party wins, Biden said. Maybe it ll shake some of our constituency out of their lethargy.

The vice president also offered a guarantee that Democrats will defy predictions and maintain control of the House.

I guarantee you we re going to have a majority in the House and a majority in the Senate. I absolutely believe that, Biden said.

The vice president conceded that voters are angry against whoever is in power, but he said that Democrats have a heck of a record, a heck of a positive record to run on.

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