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Re: WHY the GOP lost NY-23 |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Fri Nov 6 09:40:55 2009, in response to WHY the GOP lost NY-23, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Nov 4 01:45:11 2009. A house divided can't stand. A party is unwise to publicly air its ideological laundry.In a world in which Mr. Hoffman didn't contest the GOP's final judgment, the GOP likely retained the seat via Ms. Scozzafava's victory. If you're perceived as a nutjob - and it's not hard to be perceived as a nutjob when the GOP candidate turns around and calls you a right wing nutjob - you're quite likely going to lose the election. The GOP victors in NJ and VA were not perceived as nutjobs. (Indeed, there were months of coverage in the WSJ editorial pages targeting Mr. Christie as a mushy RINO moderate who didn't have what it takes to win). The GOP loser in NY-23 surely was perceived as a nutjob. The present habit by some in and around the GOP for picking on an alleged RINO isn't really going to pay off for at least two reasons. First, the GOP candidate in NY-23 can't be perceived to be as far right as their candidate in OK, and their candidate in VT should be seen as to the left of those in NY-23 and OK. Second, we all know that it's bluster in spots. E.g., let's see Senators Snowe and Collins get 'teabagged' by a 'grassroots' primary challenge, but that's not going to happen because the 'teabagger' would no doubt lose. Anyhow, let's see how it unfolds in the FL race with Charles Crist. Would some rather be angry than win? |
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