Where do you come up with that ? A Republican primary contest need not always be made up of two folks of different ideological stripes. Both Avery and Dole were from the more Conservative side, at least Socially, although Avery was vulnerable on the issue that cost him reelection in '66, and that's taxes. Bob Docking got to the right of him on taxes.
"What was it that made Bennett and Hayden RINOs?"
I already answered.
"What was it, exactly, that made Tim the conservative."
His support of Conservative issues.
"And had he not shared your exact position on abortion, which of the other candidates would you have supported?"
Neither of the other main primary candidates, Kerr or Knight, were Conservatives.
"In your view better a Democrat in the office than someone who doesn't share your exact views on abortion."
No, what you don't get is that a liberal Republican in office does double harm, both to the party itself, and to Conservatism. It advances neither, and helps the Democrat party. If you're going to elect a liberal, better it be a rodent, let them inflict the harm and pay for it at the ballot box at the next election when a real Conservative Republican can win. Ya dig ?
No you didn't. You called Bennett the 'establishment choice' and to the left of his opponent, without giving your reasons. You failed to mention that Hayden spent time in the first Bush cabinet and ran the American Sport Fishing association for 8 years. But then you said, "Oh, and yes, he was a prominent pro-abort" so the truth did finally come out.
His support of Conservative issues.
Other than opposition to abortion which conservative issues are you talking about?
Neither of the other main primary candidates, Kerr or Knight, were Conservatives.
You didn't answer. Had Tim been even mildly squishy on abortion would you still have supported him? Or would you have supported one of the others? Or supported nobody at all?
No, what you don't get is that a liberal Republican in office does double harm, both to the party itself, and to Conservatism. It advances neither, and helps the Democrat party. If you're going to elect a liberal, better it be a rodent, let them inflict the harm and pay for it at the ballot box at the next election when a real Conservative Republican can win. Ya dig?
What I 'dig' is that to you unless the candidate is of the same mindset as you on abortion then he isn't a conservative. He could have detailed plans on how to shrink the size of government, spreadsheets showing how he would reduce taxes and where exactly he would cut spending to offset it, support a strong military, have detailed plans on how best to conduct a rational foreign policy, and unless he met your criteria on abortion then he's a RINO. Why is it so hard for you to admit that abortion is your sole criteria as to what constitutes a conservative? It plain in every post you make that you will not, under any circumstances, support someone who does not agree completely with you on aborition and you consider anyone who disagrees with you in the slightest degree to be a RINO. And yet you continue to insist you are not a one-issue voter.