Brian Murphy and that Surprise Endorsement (Md Gov.)

Red Meat Conservative ^ | 08/11/2010 | Daniel

[red meat conservative]

There has been much discussion among Maryland conservatives about the insurgent candidacy of Brian Murphy for Governor in general, and Sarah Palin's endorsement in particular. Some conservatives are outraged at what they view as an intrusion into a fragile political landscape by Palin. They view her endorsement of Murphy as an ill informed exercise that will do little to strengthen Murphy, while undermining our only realistic way of taking back the state. They assert that Bob Ehrlich will win the primary anyway, and all this endorsement accomplishes is the undermining and weakening of our Republican standard-bearer.

Other conservatives, such as the Baltimore Examiner, echo the sentiments expressed by the Ehrlich campaign, and predict that the Palin endorsement will only enhance Ehrlich's tireless efforts to appeal to the liberal-moderate Maryland electorate. They welcome this endorsement as a stealth political flanking maneuver that artfully depicts Ehrlich as a rationale centrist.

[J Edgar]

Bob Ehrlich is a RINO. Electing RINOs is counter-productive, if not down right destructive, to getting conservatives elected. I therefore think that Palin did Maryland conservatives a great favor by endorsing the conservative candidate over the RINO. I just wish she had done the same for Arizona.

[84rules]

Ehrlich's tireless efforts to appeal to the liberal-moderate Maryland electorate.

And hence the reason for Gov. Palin's endorsement of Brian Murphy. Didn't the GOP already try Bob Erlich's strategy in 2006 and 2008? How did it work out?

[red meat conservative]

I agree 100% and I always hate how people say that the more conservative challenger has no chance of winning. However, in this case it is true. I could even swallow the idea that Murphy would have a chance in the general if he would win the primary and raise some $$$. Unfortunately, there is no way he can win the primary with only one month left. He barely has name recognition outside of those who closely follow Maryland politics. This is why I am hoping that he will get enough attention so he can have a future in Md politics.

[ken5050]

Here’s my theory..Palin endorsed Murphy to get even at Erlich for elevating Steele to national prominence..

[spintreebob]

A primary is like a scrimage game to see who will sit on the bench and who will be a starting player in the real game. Of course, the scrimmage is necessary to prepare for the real game.

So some are arguing that we should not have a scrimmage and we should not prepare for the real game.

In politics, the real game is to build an army of ground troops that get-out-the-vote. The scrimmage is a necessary exercise in building that ability to get-out-the-vote