Right here in CA - we had 3 very strong conservatives running for the Cunningham seat - and they were all rejected. Instead we are stuck with another RINO - Bilbray.
He used to be my congressperson - and while he was responsive to my questions, his vote for McCain's trashing of the first amendment turned me off in supporting him.
Cunningham has a machine that works well. To upset that... You have a lot of work to do. You need local ground support. Pick ONE candidate that is not a RINO.
We took out an incumbent during the primary. But it cost a lot of money. I donated the max, and had a bunch of friends that did.
We worked the door-to-door media to death. Put out signs. Paid for lawyers when our signs were taken down by the local pols.
CAMPAIGN. It is a word with a meaning. It used to mean blood and treasure. These days, it mostly means treasure.
And if you want to make a change, you have to pay for it. Every bit is expensive, and frustrating.
Learn to love it. Work hard to change it.
/johnny
It happens all to often.