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To: NYRepublican72

“The problem with Maine is you either have Collins or a Democrat most likely. Too many country club Republican types to make anything but a RINO viable in that state.”

I’ve never bought into that myth. LePage won in Maine. And Scott Brown won here in MA when he ran as a conservative. He lost when he ran as a moderate.

That logic is just touted to convince us to never nominate a conservative because moderates are easy for democrats to beat.

Collins has a hard-line liberal democrat running against her. If she’s the nominee she’ll be beaten. Only a conservative can go toe to toe against a liberal because moderates don’t like to criticize or attack anybody but conservatives.


30 posted on 10/17/2013 1:17:53 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

I buy it as a political reality. Republicans are more liberal in the Northeast and states like Illinois and California.

While there are exceptions, a moderate is more electable there. All-in-all Scot Brown is a moderate.

The most viable tea party senators will come from states like South Carolina and Kentucky.


32 posted on 10/17/2013 4:07:56 PM PDT by NYRepublican72
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