I see.
So fault lies with the base that they cannot turn out wins for conservative Republicans, even though the Republican Party is the one that recruits most of the candidates we're given a choice to support? Uh-huh.
Oh, there is an argument to be made we can start putting up our own candidates, and we are, but that's 25 or so years away from being a potent force in politics. In the majority of races we're stuck with the choice the GOP provides.
If the RINO's screw the GOP, and by so doing, us, it is the GOP's fault. They picked them. They don't enforce discipline. This is the result.
If the RINO's screw the GOP, and by so doing, us, it is the GOP's fault. They picked them. They don't enforce discipline. This is the result.
Oh please - How do you expect hard core GOP'ers to be elected in most Blue States? - The Republicans we have in the Northeast...are (surprise, surprise) RHINO' types - Because the base can't get hardcore GOP'ers elected in those States -
Just as GWB couldn't carry NJ, IL, WI, VT, MA, MD, DE, CA, OR, WA, etc, etc - How do you expect the GOP to get other solid GOP candidates elected in the Senate in those States when someone as popular as GWB (is with our base) couldn't get enough to carry those states!
Therefore we have to actually put up Republicans in those States that have a chance at winning (and in turn those republicans that do win from those states conference with the GOP in both Chambers so we have control of those chambers to a large extent).
That means living with reality - Where one has to make choices that are actually available to them - Not have pie in the sky "wishes".
Therefore in a number of States we will either go with a RHINO type candidate who can possibly win...or go with someone more to the right who has no shot.