Posted by
GFC on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:24:05 PM
How is a win by the Conservative a bad thing for the Republican party? He will support them on just about everything in Congress, so what is the danger there?
Oh, but if he takes too many votes from the Republican, the Democrat could slip in. So? There isn't much difference between him and the Republican in this race. More importantly the Democrats are already in control and the left wing already can push just about anything it wants to through congress. Neither the Republican, nor the Conservative is going to be able to stop Pelosi this coming year, so it doesn't really matter if they lose.
If the Democrat is the incumbent, won't he have an advantage in 2010? Probably not in a strongly Republican district. Probably not in a year when Democrats and their policies are likely to be very unpopular.
Isn't it better to get rid of a bad Republican candidate now, than have that candidate and the potential vote split in 2010? If the Democrat wins, isn't that likely to encourage the Republican party to select a better candidate next time. Maybe that candidate won't be a pure conservative, but at least that candidate can be distinguishable from a Democrat unlike the current one.
One big problem with the Republican party at the moment is that it is in a battle with itself over its identity. This problem needs to be fixed and fixed soon if it is to reverse the losses of recent years. The party has been centrist during the past several years, and things have not gone well for it. It is time for it to move away from the center, to purge those who are indistinguishable from Democrats and to give the people a clear and distinct choice.
This race is a place where that process can begin. The worst thing that can happen for the Republican party is for the Republican in this race to win.