How can having to go through a primary campaign be any advantage for Boehner? If it's a credible challenge, he'll have to spend time and money on it, even if does eventually win. So in a best case scenario for him, the primary be a pain in the rump. And he may have to move to the right to win it, and that might impact the House agenda in a favorable direction in the meanwhile.
I think we can afford to give up this House seat by voting directly for the Democrat, and still retain the House.
That's plain silly. Do the real conservatives of the district want someone to represent them who embraces the Obamaton agenda enthusiastically? That would be significantly worse than Boehner.
I think you meant to ask how not going through a primary is an advantage, since that was my point.
The answer is that he will be propped up by the MSM and made to look like a strong leader. A primary challenge against him will become an opportunity for the MSM to propagandize for him. I say, take away his soap-box.
Do the real conservatives of the district want someone to represent them who embraces the Obamaton agenda enthusiastically? That would be significantly worse than Boehner.
In Boehner's home district, only 246,000 people voted for him in 2012. In 2010, the vote was a split of 142,700 for him and 65,800 for the Democrat.
Given today's situation, we can't put 300 million people's interests at risk over the needs of 250,000 people in one district in Ohio.
Sorry. Boehner is too dangerously weak and incompetent as Speaker. The 250,000 who supported him in Ohio will have to suffer for two years until they can oust the Democrat who unseats Boehner.
-PJ