You wanna try to win that argument against Democrats in Congress?
FR is pretty damn active in supporting candidates, publicizing campaign activities, mustering shows of activist support. Once the general election starts, FR will certainly be aggressive enough in supporting the Republican candidate.
Jim Robinson owns this site, sets the rules, moderates (or his “agents” do) the discussions. So it is not just a non-partisan bulleting board.
If you don’t think the Democrats can make an argument out of that, then you underestimate them.
You're right about that. If you type in the URL www.fredrepublic.com, it redirects to Free Republic. This is the first time I've ever been on the side of Daily Kos. It's interesting to think about the rejoicing in moonbatland if this action had been against FR instead.