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I know all too well how it works, I live in Oregon. Our state GOP is shattered and in ruins. However, accepting these "RINOs" give us the kind of creep that is inching us leftward as a whole each day. Besides, this strategy is flawed. Look at Mr. Maverick. Even better is Gordon Smith. His TV ads here were trumpeting how much the Democrats like him, and didn't mention one word about conservative principles. He got his ass handed to him.

The thing that really fried me about this is the way that the so-called "moderate" Reps are taking a crap on the conservative Reps (such as Palin). There's a war on for the soul of the GOP, and I'm going to side with the conservative wing over the globalist, me-too Republicans.

The conservative wing is on the politically endangered species list.

Social conservatives cannot win statewide office in roughly 38 of 50 states right now.

So, what's the plan?

Gordon Smith lost because of the third party candidate to his right. His strategy may have attracted a reasonable number of moderates but he lost because some conservatives bolted. Smith was the best that conservatives could hope for in Oregon. The alternative is much worse.

Then get used to being marginalized even further.

Fact is that no party ever purged itself into power.