Is Wehby not a case of the establishment picking an inexperience, unvetted candidate? This should be brought up to Rove at every opportunity.
Correct on both counts. Whether Rovian or Tea Partyist, people who promote candidates should make sure that they know what they’re getting. As you know, I have been vocal about the lack of vetting by Tea Oarty groups, who in many instances seem to prefer supporting an unknown candidate with no track record and, far too often, a shady background (and many are closet Paulistinians). Well, the GOPe makes the same mistake from time to time, plucking potential candidates out of obscurity for silly reasons (”Doctor!” “Female!” “Social “moderate!””), and they deserve to be slammed as well. We need our candidates to be vetted adequately, whether they be red-meat conservatives in safe districts or more moderate candidates in liberal-leaning districts.
Supporting proven conservative Jason Conger over Monica Wehby in OR should have been a no-brainer; unfortunately, sometimes it seems that Republicans have no brains.