Posted on 10/19/2015 11:44:13 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Time and time again we see Republican leaders berate conservatives for allegedly taking their football and going home after a loss only to see those very same leaders be the ones who actually do leave the field. It is happening again in Kentucky where the prospect of a Matt Bevin win has so terrified the Republican Establishment, they are fleeing the state so a Democrat can win.
I have been beating the drum for Matt Bevin for a few weeks. I did not want to indict the Republican Governors Association because from numerous people I heard they were just prodding Matt Bevin to spend his own money. But here at the end, it appears certain Republicans in Washington would rather lose Kentucky than see conservatives win. Multiple people close to the RGA and close to the Kentucky GOP tell me the RGA has turned its nose up at Kentucky even though it is widely considered winnable.
This piece from Nathan L. Gonzales at Roll Call is damning. Get a load of this line:
“ He hasn’t built much of a rapport with sitting governors who could influence the RGA’s involvement in the race. And Bevin continues to struggle with the local GOP establishment after challenging Mitch McConnell in last year’s Senate primary.
Got that? Matt Bevin, the freaking nominee, has not blown smoke up enough Republican butts for them to help him because, woe as me, Bevin dared challenge Mitch McConnell.
On election day last year, when it was obvious McConnell was going to win, I manned up and contributed more than $200.00 to his campaign. Here at RedState, I had spent more than year pushing Matt Bevin as a viable and needed alternative to McConnell, but my side lost and I was willing to support McConnell.
But the Republican leaders think uniting is only something the grassroots have to do.
From Charlie Crist to Arlen Specter to Joe Schwartz to Wayne Gilcrist to Dede Scozzafava to Bob Bennett to Dick Lugar to Mike Castle, etc., etc., etc. it is the Republican establishment and their candidates who take their footballs and run left when they cannot win or get beaten by conservatives.
It is happening in Kentucky again. Republican leaders would rather let the Democrats win than let conservatives win. They would rather a man who refused to defend Christians in Kentucky win than a Christian businessman. They would rather the left than the right.
More from Rollcall:
“ In the end, Obama’s terrible job approval rating in the state could hand Bevin the governorship in spite of himself. But the president’s unpopularity isn’t exactly an October surprise. It’s been a constant factor for years. A Bevin win wouldn’t be surprising, but calling the race a pure Tossup doesn’t exactly fit the Republican’s challenge in the homestretch
See my tag line.
And lose they will. I will not for a GOPe pick.
The establishment uniparty must win!
Republicans (E) are far more evil, because they actually know right from wrong, and still sold their collective souls to the devil.
Pretty much like a lot of ‘conservatives’ here and in fact, across the right. Every year they find super extra special reasons to not vote conservative and instead, make all manner of excuses to vote for the liberal Republican that can ‘win’. And look what they ‘won’ for America. A party filled top to bottom with liberals now openly working with Democrats against conservatives.
It will be a fine day when we collectively realize how evil people who vote like that really are.
... It’s simple .... it’s called Divide and Conquer .... it’s one of the oldest plays in the book .... and Ted Cruze was right ..... The Republican Leadership dorks really are ‘Effective’ Democrats.
I think only a few establishment type republicans who are really democrats would rather see us lose.
And it’s okay, because there are some democrats that would rather see us win than for the country to go bankrupt.
We have a political cartel in DC, not a two party system.
That is the main problem with a lot of Republicans: they sold out & work against those who did not.
This conservative would rather lose than help RINOs.
Really? How many? And who?
I have a list of all the individuals, but it’s on my other computer.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. If you're not, I'll be grateful if you can share it when you get a chance.
“Republicans Would Rather Lose Than Help Conservatives”
I have been wondering if the gop-e/rinos do not want to win the presidency, regardless if it would be a gop-e/rino in the White House or a strong conservative because they know that an economic collapse is coming and do not want to have a repub in the White House when it happens.
LOL, Yeah I’m being sarcastic. My democrat mind reading machine only has a range of 3 states. No way I have a list of them all.
But there is some general truth to my comment. There was a poll that showed 25% of blacks were supporting Trump. He’s got the two sisters, he’s got rap artists, that group of black preachers, etc. And then Trumpka was talking about the union supporting Trump instead of the democrats.
So there is evidence that democrats will cross over this election. But no, I don’t have a list of names.
Another article making my point: voting is a waste of time, counterproductive, or worse.
Of course the gopscum are going to let conservatives twist in the wind: it’s just what they do.
No its worse than that: the gopscum are actively working to defeat conservatives. They want the rats to win because they happen to support them.
As I said, the Democrats are hated, but the Republicrats are contemptuous.
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