The "I'm almost as liberal as my opponent" strategy. Brilliant.
Forrester will lose by 30 points. He deserves to lose by 60.
I can't believe I give money to the RNC to help spineless, soulless RINO's like this jerkweed.
Being someone from a blue state with a Republican governor, let me just make the point that hard core conservatives don't win in states like New Jersey, or California where I'm from. We have to be a little pragmatic and realize politics and Republicanism are not one size fits all in a nation as divided as this.
Yes, if in Alabama or Utah the Republican party was running moderate Republicans for governor I'd question it all day long and think it's wrong. But the kind of social conservatives you get running for office in the South or in other red states just won't make it in the Northeast or West Coast.
The fact is, on economics these governors/candidates are quite conservative, holding the line on taxes or even cutting them, reducing spending and standing up against illegal immigration. On social issues yes they have to take more liberal positions. But on many of these they're things they'll have no power on anyway, like abortion. So why cut off our noses to spite our face? I would rather have a moderate Republican as governor than a liberal Democrat. They may not do everything I want but they'll do a lot less of what I don't want.