Oh, bull. Look at all the backstabbing the GOP-e did to Tea Party candidates who beat moderates in the primaries in 2010. After years of telling conservatives to support whoever won the primary no matter what.
“Look at all the backstabbing the GOP-e did to Tea Party candidates who beat moderates in the primaries in 2010.”
I agree with you. The GOPe always tells us to support the Republican who wins the primary no matter what, but they have a history of doing the exact opposite. I hope Cantor actually comes out and supports Brat, but the GOPe’s track record in this regard is pretty poor.
I believe we really do need to build a coalition of like minded voters in order to muster enough votes to defeat Democrats. The moderates often claim they want a big tent, too. So let’s see what happens here with Cantor.
His concession speech was terrible. I don’t care whether he was shocked or not, any politician knows you are supposed to congratulate the primary winner and offer them your unconditional support in the general election. That’s what’s in the best interests of the party and ultimately the country, because it’s very bad indeed when Democrats win because Republicans can’t get their act together.