They lost because they had a "R" behind their names, not because they were moderates.
The party did not purge them, the voters in their districts did because they were vulnerable.
If you note, the most conservative members were also purged, as you call it...
This was a referendum on republican leadership and direction, and to suggest that more of the same is the answer, is at best foolish, and really stupid IMO....
Attacking the moderates in the party did contribute to the losses, and to expect any other result is political idiocy...
It's going to be interesting to watch as conservatives flail about, trying to ignore the reality of what happened. I doubt they will figure it out for some time, and in 08 will dig the hole even deeper.
Damn shame....I worked most of my politically aware life to put republicans in charge, and what I got was a right wing attack on the structure of the party, and it resulted in a complete rout at the polls.
Damn shame....
Damn shame....I worked most of my politically aware life to put republicans in charge, and what I got was a right wing attack on the structure of the party, and it resulted in a complete rout at the polls.
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Looks like someone has forgotten that the Republicans are supposed to BE the right-wing of politics...
Then why are you pi$$ed, you have liberals in charge?