Politico on Beck rally: “Is 'Beckapalooza' about cause or Glenn Beck?”

In an August 24 Politico article, Kenneth P. Vogel and Giovanni Russonello question whether Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” rally this Saturday is about “advancing conservative causes - or whether his main cause is advancing Glenn Beck.” From the article:

Is 'Beckapalooza' about cause or Glenn Beck?

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Even as he prepares for a Saturday rally that could cement his status as an unparalleled force in conservative politics, Glenn Beck is facing quiet but persistent questions from some on the right about whether he can be a reliable partner for advancing conservative causes -- or whether his main cause is advancing Glenn Beck.

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Influential conservative blogger Erick Erickson said Beck won't be able to answer what Erickson has called lingering questions about “whether he's doing it for himself or doing it for the movement,” even with a successful event this weekend.

“People are going to want to see what comes out of this weekend long term -- is it a flash in the pan or is it something longer term?” said Erickson. “Part of the problem is that he didn't hold onto the 9-12 stuff and it's kind of descended into competing factions and chaos. He is going to have to be careful, I think, to make sure that he perpetuates this in some way or it's going to start becoming a punch line.”

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“I call it 'Beckaplooza,' because it seems to be all about Beck,” said Andrew Ian Dodge, the Maine state coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, a coalition of local groups that has helped stage several big rallies, including the seminal Sept. 12, 2009 tea party rally that drew tens of thousands of people to Washington's National Mall to protest what they saw as unchecked government expansion under President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress.