“YOU CAN ONLY VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY IN THE SPECIFIC RACE AT THE TIME”
I understand that. You are saying people should just rallied around COD after the primary to get her to the Senate. What I am saying is that had this happened (for example a rally with heavy hitters like Palin, Bachmann, and Beck) standing on stage with COD it would hurt more than help. Now instead of just COD being asked about her issues it would be also Palin being asked why she supports COD.
COD’s personal issues have become a liability. Unfortunate? Yes, but true just the same. We can’t have her out there at Tea Parties there is simply no upside. If she was a witch who as a state official worked on fiscal issues with a strong conservative records I would say sure! It would show we care about people’s records and not their personal lives. Sadly the only fiscal situations COD has ever managed all turn out poorly from personal to previous campaigns. So it isn’t like we can defend her work record.
“IF a more constitutional conservative candidate shows up then he won’t get our support. That’s the way it works in the Big Leagues. “
This does not make sense. Within a GOP primary sure you can win being saying really conservative things. After the primary you still have to go out and win the general election. A team that only wins primaries doesn’t get to play in the Big Leagues they get stuck in the Minors.
I support challenges on RINOs when they have some chance of succeeding for the general election. Then it is a win win as we get rid of a RINO and keep the seat. I don’t support situations where we KNOW we are going to lose the seat just to get rid of a RINO which is what happened in Delaware and will happen if you run a Tea Party candidate in Massachusetts.
So in this case you hand a United States Senate seat to an avowed marxist.
You win. /s
The issue isn't about a failure to "rally around COD."
The real issue is that immediately after the constituents of her state chose her, Rove, a self-important party elitist attacked her.
When party big wigs attack the candidate that won the primary, parties fade into obscurity. If you don't see the problem with Rove's behavior, you are part of the problem.
I am so glad I was pinged back to this thread, just to read your sage comments.
Thank you for enlighteneing us on the issues surrounding the O’Donnell candidacy, and how Republican conservatives can avoid such mistakes in future elections.