Lindsey Graham warns GOP against going too far right [defends Fiorina, attacks DeMint, Hoffman]

Politico ^ | 2009-11-04 | Manu Raju

[rabscuttle385]

The morning after Republicans lost an upstate New York House seat, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned that conservative activists will bring destruction to the Republican Party if they drive out moderate candidates across the country.

“To those people who are pursuing purity, you’ll become a club not a party,” Graham told POLITICO in the Capitol Wednesday. “Those people who are trying to embrace conservatism in a thoughtful way that fits the region and the state and the district are going to do well. Conservativism is an asset. Blind ideology is not.”

Graham, who has sparred with his party’s right wing on issues ranging from climate change to Guantanamo Bay to Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination, warned that those concerned about the state of the GOP should help find candidates who are electable — not ones who adhere to a particular type of ideology. And he said that both the GOP nominee, Dede Scozzafava and the conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman were both out of the mainstream of the upstate New York district – which lead to the victory of Democrat Bill Owens Tuesday night.

[rabscuttle385]

[Doohickey]

This clown is the Republican Al Franken.

[BornToBeAmerican]

Lindsay, as if we really care what you think. For you are very much on our radar

[Loud Mime]

Graham focuses on politics while forgetting the constitution.

[SandRat]

[rabscuttle385]

Oh holy sugar.

[RowdyFFC]

Graham’s just another democrat hiding behind an (R). He needs to be voted out! He’s been in DC since 1995, he’s one of the dead stumps we need to get rid of!

[Jemian]

LINDSEY GRAHAM: GET OUT. GO. LEAVE NOW. MAKE IT OFFICIAL. YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT. SO GO BE ONE.

[omega4179]

How do we get rid of him? vote for the dem?

[wolfcreek]

OK, SC. Who you got to oust this MoFo?

[HerrBlucher]

FULG

[a fool in paradise]

If the moderate RINOs go BACK into the Democrat Party, then we can move the DNC away from the Socialist infused party that drives their agenda these days. AND the GOP becomes more conservative.

When a Republican drops out and endorses the Democrat candidate, it makes me suspect that they would switch teams after election to keep the Democrats in charge of Congress.

[tobyhill]

The GOP has taken Conservatives for granted for far too long and then they expect us to just jump to their demands but I'm for the scorch earth policy at this point.

[hope]

After seeing how RINO’S lead, what have we got to lose?

[taildragger]

How do you purge a giant Rino? Exlax? right now we are on the receiving end of this excrement, and we need to purge the every darn one of them!!!

[DirtyHarryY2K]

NO MORE RINOs

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[Dawgreg]

Hey Twinkle Toes........YOU and your ilk are whats wrong with the Republican Party! Conservatives will make it their life’s work to unseat you in the next election! You are a boor!

[rabscuttle385]

OK, SC. Who you got to oust this MoFo?

How do we get rid of him? vote for the dem?

You can neuter Lindsey (until his removal in 2014) by purging his mentor, Juan...in next year's Arizona Senate election.

[TheConservativeParty]

Like the RNC, little Lindsey doesn’t get it, never will.

[tobyhill]

***”those concerned about the state of the GOP should help find candidates who are electable — not ones who adhere to a particular type of ideology”***

In other words,”throw away your principles and just vote for who we give you”.