I have to disagree with the article and the comments above. I live close to that district, and have been watching it closely. Last two elections, Murtha was challenged by a conservative Repubican, Bill Russell. With little money but a lot of gumption, Bill put up a good fight, and did darn well against Murtha the 2nd time. When the special election opportunity came, instead of picking Russell to run the republican party picked Tim Burns, a guy with enough personal wealth to help him run. Tim seems like a nice enough guy, but Bill had built a loyal organization. This split the energy of the party, as Burns and Russell were competing in the primary. The republican party spent $1 million on Burns, and he did win the primary, but lost the special election. The ad about the fair tax could have been turned against the democrats very easily, with just a little thought. First, it was the SEIU that ran the ad, whose claims went unopposed. Toward the end it was the national democratic party that ran it, warning of “Tim’s Tax”, which ALSO went unopposed. THAT is why the special election went the way it did.
Thanks for the insight.
Sounds like the RNC trying to control who gets the nomination. Another reason I don’t donate to the RNC.
All true enough but the ‘Rats will be trying stuff like that over and over again this fall and I’m sure they’ll succeed fairly often.
Conservatives need to learn to fight fire with fire or they will always get out-slicked.