[Torie]

And yet you whine when conservatives won't vote for a liberal Republican in a general.

You must be mixing me up with some other posters. If you have fundamental disagreements with a liberal Republican, if after taking into account all the pros and cons, short term and long term, you choose to vote for the Dem or a third party, or not vote, I respect that. The trick though in many states is for the Pubbie to get both your wing of the party to vote for him and mine. Without both wings, the Pubbie will likely lose.

[EternalVigilance]

Then why were you counseling people to vote for Democrats?

[EternalVigilance]

I have seen liberal Republicans cast their support to Dems in General elections more times than I can count...up to and including full page ads in major newspapers.

I have also heard liberal Republicans whine about conservatives taking their votes elsewhere in general elections when it was their ox being gored.

That is why I responded so negatively to your post...that hypocrisy is maddening.

If I over-projected on you, I apologize. You can vote for whomever you please.

[Kuksool]

{The trick though in many states is for the Pubbie to get both your wing of the party to vote for him and mine. Without both wings, the Pubbie will likely lose.}

How true! This is exactly why the CA GOP is so hapless. CA Pubbies couldn't find consensus candidates to run for statewide offices last year. When a political party pins its hopes on a movie star (Arnold the Terminator), there must be serious problems with the organization. Now it appears that Barbara Boxer is going to get a free ride next year. Talk about voting rights being violated!