And they wonder why independents might choose to select a Democrat over a Republican? Why choose a Republican when you get the real thing?
Do they wonder why conservatives by the millions are going to sit out this election?
Posted on 09/06/2006 9:53:11 PM PDT by axes_of_weezles
TUCSON, Ariz. -- As Republican leaders work to retain control of Congress, a number of primaries around the country are pitting their party's conservative base against its moderates.
One such fight can be found in this socially moderate border district, where the National Republican Congressional Committee has spent more than $200,000 to help Steve Huffman -- a state representative who favors abortion rights and federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research -- win Tuesday's primary.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Here's the latest DC spin.
The primaries are what it's all about.
That's the time to take out the spineless "moderate" garbage.
Southern AZ Ping.
For those interested here are the threads on this topic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695907/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696338/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696193/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695885/posts
NRCC broke promise not to interfere with this Primary.
I'm no socialite, or tycoon. I have met Randy Graf by chance at a White Elephant parade in Green Valley, when my daughter was marching in a parade. Twice.
Randy is an accessible person, not asking for quid pro quo for supporting him.
What is upsetting is these primaries are supposed to be about political concepts and positions, not attack ads that cloud positions and upset folks. These ads are being financed by donors of the RNC who may not know how their campaign cash is being used.
Im not concerned about how the media portrays Randy, just give him fair access in the marketplace of ideas; which he was shutout from last time. As a result of him being a credible political threat, Kolbe resigned.
The candidates (not Huffman) are good, but have little estiblished track record or little legislative track record.
Prior to the NRCC funding attack ads they also had a chance in this primary.
The Tucson socialites and tycoons that persuaded the NRCC to enter this race and fund attack ads have the same opinions as the WSJ, which is not bounded in ground truth or reality, but business interests that collide with my interests. They are wrong IMHO. The NRCC violated their own May 06 promises to the candidates. Not a peep about that in the article. They are going to have a hard time buying support in the general election if Huffman wins. The other candidates may not support Huffman in the General election in November if he wins, and rightly so.
The Rats have a newsreader, daughter of a local tycoon and assorted dwarves running on their side with full support and cover from the local media, and support from their national fundraising and tycoon philanthropy. This district is not all urban leftist moonbats. There are two military bases and not much other than light industry, mines, construction, schools and a somewhat developed service sector in this district. There are more voters in rural or fringe suburbs than the Rat's think, since this area has grown so much in the past few years. The influx is mostly retirees, Florida and Katrina refugees, and Californians who do vote and are more conservative than they expect.
This race is still for the Liberals and RINO's to lose. Too bad the NRCC and RINO Republicans pulled this crap.
Yep, I'm extreme.
http://www.votegraf.com/downloads/Grafextreme60.mp3
And they wonder why independents might choose to select a Democrat over a Republican? Why choose a Republican when you get the real thing?
Do they wonder why conservatives by the millions are going to sit out this election?
the RCCC has taken a step down in quality with the current chairman. But its a tough gig so I can understand why Tom Davis wouldn't want a fourth term.
Somebodies in Washington need to be canned. This is simply so unbelievably stupid. This and the interference in R.I. Senate campaign is simply unbelieveable.
BTTT
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