Rove and the rest of the RINO establishment have been pushing the lie that “only a RINO can win” in New England, the west coast, and elsewhere for years. Despite the fact that the RINOs they saddle us with never win anyways. Instead, the ensure that the most liberal politicians in the country get elected.
If a real conservative ever got the chance to run, then the RINOs’ lie is in danger of being exposed. Usually the RINOs don’t need to worry about that since they always get their weak, hand picked candidates nominated.
But O’Donnell provides the first real challenge in a long time to the RINO narrative. If she does as well, or better, than the RINO candidates that usually run and lose, then the RINOs’ jig will finally be up. Their Henny Penny act will no longer work to keep Republican voters on the RINO reservation. That is why Rove and Cornyn and Michael Steal will stop at nothing to destroy her, even after winning the GOP nomination. They need to poison the well and do all they can to make her do as poorly as possible in November, to protect their turf. They cannot afford the possibility of her outperforming the RINOs they’ve been selling as the “best shot we have” since the Ford administration. Funny that the one presidential candidate they said had no chance — was too radical, too conservative to carry New England and the west coast — Ronald Reagan — was the last Republican to carry them all!
The election and success of Chris Christie belies their claims about electability.