yep. it's all about money.
>>There are ways to promote your candidate without spending bucks, though.<<<
true. and this i did for Thune and Larry Deidrich R (who lost against Stephanie Herseth D). i had to even convince republicans to vote for Deidrich - to my amazement.
the biggest problem we face seems to be RINOs who are starting to fight dirtier and with more venom than the dems. they truly don't want fiscal conservatives in office.
I've noticed that. The party lines seem to be blurring together. We should be able to have a choice, but we don't when MSM doesn't mention other viable candidates. Maybe if people supported a candidate, they could hang that candidate's mission statement on doors, post them on laundromat bulletin boards, etc. It's just not enough though, and if shillery runs in '08, we had better vote for the Rep candidate :( In our local elections however, the tactic of papering the town could work.
We have to hold our elected representive's feet to the fire. Some of these folks don't know what it means to be conservative, nor do they uphold the constitution.