[Carry_Okie]

...the belief was that if an incumbent is defeated in the primary, then the democrats could use that as ammo against us, because the GOP position would be seen as weak.

There is a difference between a weak GOP and a weak candidate.

[af_vet_rr]

There is a difference between a weak GOP and a weak candidate.

Explain that to the win-at-all-costs types who take a poll on anything and everything, and would rather go with a crappy known candidate than an unknown.