I hate to say this but they’ve got a point.
Here in Illinois, we had an election where the original GOP establishment candidate got exposed in a scandal and ended up withdrawing. The conservative wing pulled for a particular candidate whose views were well to the right of what the electorate would support. The GOP establishment decided that if they withdrew and let the conservative wing have it’s way the candidate would lose. The conservatives would be discredited and they would not longer have to worry about sharing power with them.
Well, the GOP establishment was right. The conservatives’ candidate did lose, in a landslide. The conservatives did lose credibility and they have no say in the Illinois GOP to this day. The GOP establishment retained such power as they have, a consideration secondary (to them) to retaining the office.
Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate won a Senate seat previously held by a Republican. That candidate was then-State Senator Barak Obama.
So I applaud the winning candidate, but fear the eventual outcome.
I wonder what election you were referring to.
Local elections often turn on local issues, but this time Obama and Obama’s policies will have a big impact and I'm sure that will happen in Delaware.
All too often conservative nominees loose elections because the machine GOP professionals not only refuse to support them, but because they actively assist the Democrats.
Rove’s actions and comments as well as those of Cornyn and his political action group with respect to O'Donnell’s victory demonstrate VERY WELL where RINOs stand on primaries:
IF THEY CAN'T WIN THEY DON'T WANT THE CONSERVATIVE TO WIN, so they can come back later, say “I told you so” and continue business as usual, pandering to and cooperating with, the enemies of our Republic on the other side of the aisle.