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
I’m not going to apologize for having stated basic civics 101.
Norm, did I ask you to apologize for anything?
You have your Opinion as do I. No big deal.
We are here to discuss things and state out points of view.
I don’t fault you for your remarks, we just disagree.
Whatever differences FReepers have, it does not diminish the fact that we are all on the same Team and we all want the best for our Nation.
Have a good day my FRiend.
You stated an opinion as fact. But your opinion of there being 2 choices isn’t consistent with fact.
I stated a fact, not an opinion. It is not an opinion that we have more than 2 choices, Dem/GOP every election. That is a documented and factual statement.
There are a lot of freepers that are looking for ways to save face over the clear mistake of voting to empower republican liberals, since the biggest blowhards demanding lesser evil and pragmatism arent so vocal these days and hung them out to dry. Their mission was a success. I get that. But it does not help matters to make statements that anyone can pick up a ballot and see is clearly false.
Norm, I have nothing more to say to you.
It is obvious that we will just have to agree to disagree.
Have a good day.
Whatever works for you.
Your screen name is you blowing smoke up your own patoot. If you're willing to vote for a Republican who is a functional Democrat, as was Romney and as McCain would have been, then you are the gift to Democrats that keeps on giving.
You may kickass, but "conservative" applies to a different critter than you.
I agree that you lie to yourself and to others when you describe yourself as a "conservative." It's too bad that you have so blinded yourself to the reality.
It's working alright, Kickass -- it's working well for the Democrats because liberalism wins either way, and you vote for liberalism.
Yeah, I’ve heard it before. Sorry I didn’t help Obama get Reelected as you apparently did.
Disprove my earlier Statement, you can’t.
Your Job is to convince People to support your Candidate in the Primary so they can be the Nominee in the General against the Rat, whoever that Rat might be.
You failed and we ended with Obama again. Good for you.
I was a Newt Supporter and he bailed. I guess I failed to get others to support him. I live in CA, so outside of the Money I sent him to support his Candidacy, nothing I could do here would end up with him winning CA, even the Primary.
Heck, he was out before we even had our Primary.
You got your shot in and made Norm your BFF in the process, congratulations. Don’t Post to me again.
Do you believe me now about these people WANTING liberalism? In light of everything they have seen in the last two years alone they still bitterly cling to the very mentality that gave them the problems of today.
It’s right there in the open for all to see.
Bhoner mitch on Planned parenthood, attacking conservatives in office, attacking the conservative voters, campaigning on working with barry, arming terrorists, passing Obamacare funding 5 times and on and on and on.
And whats their position? Elect more Bhoners and Mitches and Romneys no matter what.
They W A N T liberal governance because they keep voting for it.
I second that.
The Republicans would rather lose than be conservative. If they lose, they still win, because they are progressives just the same as the Democrats.
I wrote and called my critter, gave him a dressing and an ultimatum... his Votes from now on match what he campaigned on or he is gone ... JUST ONE STEP OUT THE BOX and he can write me/us off (We worked hard on his Campaign, We can work just as hard on someone else’s)
We also are frequent callers on local Radio and spank him their as well.
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