Your position is why Republican politicians feel they can act the way they do. Why they feel they can sell conservatives down the river repeatedly and we’ll still pull the lever for them.
In short, we’re in this mess because of this calculation.
There are those who claim many conservatives stayed home this last election. I don't know if that can be proven but that is the claim.
We had Democrats take over both the Iowa House, Senate and governorship.
They increased state spending by more than 10%, removed a ban on human cloning, raised the cigarette tax by $1.00 a pack and were stupid enough to budget on the phony projections which have not materialized, made same-day voting registration legal, voted to give special protections to gays, lesbians, etc, implemented more socialistic programs, preschool for all four year olds and increased the minimum wage. These are just the issues I can think of off the top of my head.
That's not bad enough for you? I know of a local radio host who thinks he's morally superior to everyone else who claims he didn't vote for the Republican for governor because he isn't good enough for him.
I can absolutely guarantee you that if Republicans had just one house or the governorship, this would not have happened.
All of a sudden, even a few RINOs would have made a difference.
Oh, another thing they're working on is gutting Iowa's Right to Work law. Still think sitting it out is worth it? I don't.