That is pure BS! It's the other way around. It's due to the fact that Republicans are acting like Democrats instead of Republicans that's turning people off! Just look at what ran for a so-called Republican President last time. How did that turn out for us?! It wasn't until Sarah Palin joined McCain that he got a shot in the arm (so to speak)! Can you imagine what his numbers would have been without her? Obama landslide.
I like Palin, but I think you are wrong...she lost McCain votes in the suburbs. She did bring out the base which unfortunately shows we need more than the base to win elections as we lost badly in 2008...keep this in mind while throwing out all the RINO’s.... committees are decided by the number of GOP and Dem...we will lose important committee memberships.