Fine. Keep losing.
Perhaps, and only perhaps NY-23 will show us that a third party (although he’ll caucus with the GOP) can win. Right now, you’re merely losing.
But more to the point, calling Bob McDonnell a RINO is simply ignorant.
The lesson from this race is that all three on the top of the ticket have run as conservatives. Granted Ken Cuccinelli is the most conservative of the bunch. But they’re doing that, and they’re winning. Potentially by historic margins.
We have the choice of Republicans running (and winning) as conservatives or conservatives running (and losing) as independents.
Corin - I should have included the tag, but I thought my posts on here were well-known enough (or notorious, depending on your POV) that the sarcasm in my statement would have been apparent.
I’m repeatedly taken the stick to people suggesting the abandonment of the GOP and third partyism.
And I’ve blogged repeatedly in favour of both Bob McDonnell and Doug Hoffman. IIRC, I think it was Rush who pointed out that the Hoffman/Scozzafava split is really just the GOP primary that wasn’t allowed to take place by the out of touch powers that be. Despite his running on the Conservative Party ticket, Hoffman is a Republican - as he himself has said.
I think third partyism is as foolish and destructive to the conservative cause as you do.