Bush got him kicked out of the Senate, replaced with a moderate in “Sununu” who helped bring us Souter.
That’s why he endorsed Kerry. Not because of him liking Kerry but because Bush wanted him replaced with a RINO.
Overall Smith is to the right of Sununu but
A)Sununu Jr. is NOT a “rino”. (ACU lifetime rating 91%)
B)Sununu is much better than Smith on enviromental issues (Smith is almost an insane green)
C)Republicans dumped Smith because he was sure to lose to the democrat. The Bushes helped because he was the son of a family friend not because “they wanted a RINO”.
D)It was Sununu’s father (who I don’t like) who “gave us Souter” and it wasn’t on purpose he was fooled into thinking was a conservative by Warren Rudman. This has nothing to do with the son.
E)Sour grapes is not an excuse to vote for Kerry. Smith was not entitled to renomination. Especially after leaving the GOP only to return when a committee chairmanship opened up. It was probably that erratic behavior that lead him to became to damaged to win an election.