hell I thought he was most likely the better choice. no way I would have voted for him. He was losing and at that point a vote for Devora was a vote for Campbell. And 81% thought his campaign sucked enough not to vote for him. It is two sides of the same coin. If you think someones campaign is better or you think theirs sucks. The fact is 81% of the Ca GOP thought his campaign was worse then the the others. As a voter for deVore you are a small minority of a minority. Yet you bitterly cling to the idea that if only more true believers were around devore could have been a contender. very sad.
minor point?
that was the entire reason for and timing of Palin's endorsement, the entire reason for the fact that many went with Carly over Devore to ensure that Campbell lost. Minor point? you would think its a minor point because to fully understand how major of a point it is. your entire argument would fall flat on its face. Unbelievable now you are just being willfully ignorant to the facts. Palin did not move the needle 36.6 pts. Palin plus 2million in ad buys plus the fact that DeVore remained stuck in last place moved the needle 36.6pts. Was Devore hiding $2 million in petty cash somewhere? Did Carly raise $2million off of Palin's endorsement? (not by a long shot)
the rest of your post is nonsense. the last 14 months. Who has been better for the conservative agenda Snowe or Boxer? that's right Snowe has closed ranks and voted with the conservative leadership 95% of the time against Obama while boxer has voter 100% for Obama. Now under the liberal bush Snowe voted liberal. shocker right there. Go figure. I wonder what made her change her voting record. Could it be a leadership that understands the way back to power is stopping Obama. you can not fathom that the footsoldiers views are meaningless in congress. It is the leadership that determines how the footsoldiers vote. the last 14 months show this on the dem and GOp side. the snowes are voting 100% conservative and the blue dogs are voting 100% liberal. Because the leadership tells them too. DeVore would vote the way the leadership told him too. If he wanted the nice committee appointment, the nice office, the nice staff, the perks etc. Devore would like Carly be a loyal footsoldier to the GOP leadership. It is the way DC works. Sure he would have shifted in small ways things in a slightly more conservative direction but when the chips are down he would have voted the way the leadership told him too. Just like Carly is going to do. that is reality.
turn coats? So Reagan was a turn coat? You ideologues make me puke. Following your logic would get us 19% of the vote every time. The goal is to advance the conservative agenda not to burn Rinos at the stake. You wouldn't know a leader if you saw one. Next you will be telling me Hunter will come out of no where and lead us to the promise land.