[Lancey Howard]

And since Republicans have been chasing the myth of the electable moderate for most of my adult life....

Yep. A myth.

"Schwarzenegger, far from representing the salvation of California's Republican Party, stands for its complete immolation ... Pragmatism in politics is self-defeating in the long run. It is a euphemism for the slow sacrifice of one's principles. The constant substitution of "electable" moderates for principled conservatives is what repeatedly kills the Republican Party and prevents it from ever realizing even a small part of its platform when it is in power."

Perfect!! (Deserved repeating.)

[goldstategop]

Just look at New York. The GOP there has fallen completely apart. All the Democrats are safe. This is what we get with "electable moderates;" a disappearing Republican Party.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")