“Why run a weak liberal Republican when those who are middle of the road will vote for the Democrat every time.”
I do not think you are correct about the “middle of the road” vote.
But why would they vote for a weak liberal Republican when they can get a full strength liberal backed by the media?
Give them a real choice with a rock solid, articulate conservative, and lots will vote for the Conservative.
Yes, that’s the message I was trying to say, you said it more eloquently.