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“Doesn’t matter. Roy Moore is the epitome of your so-called slur “on Free Republic rational thinking is pretty much out the window, trumped by conservative radical puritanism” against Freepers. “

That’s probably true, and Roy Moore would not have much of a chance against a Luther Strange in most states. I want Moore to win, but everyone who is a “conservative radical puritan” here needs to understand just how narrow his appeal would be most places. You just need do a reality check on demographics in selecting candidates. Akin, Angle and Mourdoch were able to win more localized races within their respective states, but when they went for a statewide office, they were trounced because in the broader electorate they faced, they didn’t have enough appeal because of certain “values” they each held. That may piss you off, but that’s the truth.

Akin, Angle and Mourdoch were able to win more localized races within their respective states, but when they went for a statewide office, they were trounced because in the broader electorate they faced, they didn’t have enough appeal because of certain “values” they each held. That may piss you off, but that’s the truth.

It would piss me off if it were true even most of the time. It isn't.
Akin and Angle killed off their candidacies by foot-in-mouth disease, NOT because they were actual conservatives.

I don't remember the specifics of Mourdoch, but overall your premise is a little weak.