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.

[bruinbirdman]

"I think at our next 9/12 meeting down here I’ll suggest a recall of Graham."

I see this J. Gresham Barrett won Gramnesty's 3rd District seat. Perhaps he would be interested in challenging Lindsey in 2014 primary? There are other fine Republicans in that state as well?

yitbos

[o2bfree]

Lindsey Graham is a Democrat. He needs to switch parties.

[ChicagoConservative27]

RINO PING!

[Jim Robinson]

FULG! Dump this RINO!!

[TXnMA]

One of the top priorities in South Carolina should be finding and running a top-quality Conservative Republican to roust Lindsay Grahmnesty out of the Senate once and for all!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

[Rastus]

Hey, Lucky Lindy!

[Revel]

Let the conservatives find a really special candidate to run against this Rhino.

[Rastus]

No, he was reelected in 2008 and has five years to go. If we can’t remove him, we should at least force him to switch parties.

[convertedtoreason]

Agree. They virtually became Democrats.

[AUH2O Repub]

Somebody should do a Larry Craig on this guy. Just follow him around long enough, you’ll catch him.

[Defiant]

In other words, Democrats are right about everything, we just want them to take their time about it.

Why oh why did you keep this guy, SC? Please rid us of him next time around, PLEASE.

[Clintonfatigued]

Don’t blame me, I didn’t support him.

It’s amazing that this is the same man who did such a good job in the Clinton Impeachment Trial.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Bleh, he such a creepy little weasel.

[Dawgreg]

LOL!

[musicman]

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

[dangus]

If you like Grahamnesty, you’re going to looooooove Charlie anti-Crist.

He loves those open borders, if you know what I mean.