However, let's just remember that the Democratic Underground people could do the same thing to many of us.
I think anything I've said here on Free Republic would be viewed as middle-of-the-road moderate conservative positions in my circles, but out-of-context stuff can always be twisted.
I can respect an honest liberal. I've got a big problem with a union official who was “told (he) need(s) a more neutral car to win the election to city council next year. Last look” and then took off a lot of left-wing bumper stickers.
If you believe something, have the courage of your convictions to say it if you're going to ask people to vote for you.
We now have a president who managed to make Hillary Clinton and John Edwards look moderate. Obviously open-and-out liberalism can win elections — motivating the base can open checkbooks and energize volunteers.
Too bad it's the Democrats and not the Republicans who learned that lesson the best.
A little premature there, aren't you? Rommie hasn't even won the nomination, yet.