[Antoninus]

I'm really curious. How does losing an election by running someone you would consider a "true conservative" advance the cause of freedom?

You're talking to a guy from New Jersey. We took Medved's advice and elected a liberal Republican in the 1990s. Since then, the state GOP has imploded, the Democrats have taken over lock-stock-and-barrel, and when we do manage to put forward an excellent conservative candidate for statewide office, the liberal GOP leadership *publicly endorses the Democrat* (see Bret Schundler versus Jim "gay American" McGreevey in 2001).

Do you want that for the national GOP? How does having two liberal parties advance the cause of freedom?

[Sherman Logan]

How does having two liberal parties advance the cause of freedom?

It doesn't. It sounds like your problem is more with the local NJ GOP leaders. Why not clean out that particular stable? Of course a conservative candidate is not going to succeed while undercut by his "followers."