Posted on 11/06/2013 12:24:33 PM PST by GrootheWanderer
So it turns out Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli were able to draw away enough votes to keep Robert Sarvis from winning Virginia’s governor’s race. I hope the folks who put those guys on the ballot are happy.
Last night, my Twitter feed had quite a few conservatives laying the blame on Sarvis for costing Cuccinelli the election (which really isn’t true according to polls, and it probably wouldn’t even had been a close outcome but for the Obamacare mess). So in the spirit of reconciliation, here are some tips from a typical third-party voter to major party movers and shakers who are trying to figure out how to approach us. Note: I live in California and therefore did not vote in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. If I had, I probably would have voted for Sarvis.
You need to make an actual case for your candidate. Once you wade out of the red team versus blue team fight, you have to set aside the mentality that comes with it. Too many folks were still making the argument that Cuccinelli was better than McAuliffe when they needed to be making the argument that Cuccinelli was better than Sarvis. Timothy Carney at the Washington Examiner took on this task later in late October and made some good points about Cuccinelli. It probably wouldn’t have been enough to get my vote, but it was at least enough to make me think it over.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
“The RNC also bears a part of the blame. They deprived Cuccinelli of adeequate funding. His campaign said they were abandoned.”
I don’t doubt it for a second.
yes, well, i HOPE the GOP of the legislature can stay agreed that McAwful’s agenda will be blocked....
Leftists are statists.
I agree the GOP is largely responsible for the loss.
Kind of negates the entire concept no?
You and me both.....
The only thing keeping me sane....
And FR...... ;-)
<....”this influx is due to both globalist influences and also just plain old American politics as the Dim party has used it to keep themselves viable”...>
Agree.... and of course now the Hispanics, Asians and Middle Easterners have been added to the black population as the Dims cannon fodder to win elections from here on in....... Though the blacks are slowly recognizing they are being outnumbered and pushed to back of the bus again by the Dims.... the Dims will not be placating them as much as they have in the past two elections. They will give them just enough to keep them from rebelling.
I read that earlier today...interesting article and certainly shed some bright light on Christy as well...IMO he should have helped...but of course that’s not what the GOP wanted and Christy is their boy.
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