There is no one to blame on that score except Ganske himself. In the House, he voted with the Dems almost as often as he voted with the Republican caucus.
As they say, he left the Party, not the other way around. That is one of the key reasons that we can't allow him to win the nomination.
The only people who are going to be mad if Salier wins are Ganske and his inner circle, and a few RINOs.
As far as the general electorate, they love Bill...he is cut from the same cloth as Grassley...a farmer who is known as a straight shooter. For those who don't know, Grassley wins reelection with over 70% of the votes.
Conservatives are not as forgiving of past transgressions. We have the Deformed Party and the Constitution Party here in Iowa. We go with one of those or simply sit an election out.