Invoice Maher looked at the entire giant elections this week and concluded that “perhaps the tea celebration has peaked” between the victory of the average Chris Christie and the defeat of the exhausting-right Ken Cuccinelli. Maher did admit, alternatively, that the experiences of the media rift between the tea party and the Republican establishment were vastly exaggerated.

Maher steered “Wall Side road Republicans” had been “spooked” by way of the debt ceiling combat and at the moment are seeking to kill the Frankenstein monster they allowed to breathe lifestyles within the first location. John Heilemann brought up Cuccinelli, pronouncing he was “so nutty from Republican donors’ perspective” and the tea birthday party shutdown helped kill his marketing campaign.

The panel debated over whether Christie would do very well outdoor of New Jersey, with Victoria DeFrancesco Soto pronouncing Christie is the “polar reverse” of everything the Republican base stands for. Avella introduced up Christie embracing Obama after Sandy, and when he tried to explain what the message used to be, Maher jumped in with, “I will be able to touch a Negro and nonetheless live!”

Maher brought up a new poll to point out most Republicans both suppose the tea birthday celebration has just sufficient influence or now not sufficient within the GOP, so the supposed rift is nothing more than a giant delusion.

Watch the video under, by way of HBO:

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