Your thoughts about the Governor are well founded. You recognize the futility in a group like this to “buck” the party and get a true conservative candidate.
We have little power to choose candidates except on the local level and State Representatives. These are the National candidates of the future.
“Keeping them honest” is a great comment. They only respond to overwhelming pressure when it effects re-election and sometimes local press and radio. I wish it were otherwise.
We have to keep trying!
In an off year, turn out will be low. It always is. And in a primary election..who comes out? The hard core base..which in the Florida GOP is fairly conservative. People won’t be switching registrations for local or state wide races, like they did for the presidential primaries. So even though Christ is very popular, and probably the odds on favorite to win a state wide general election..in an off-year GOP primary, it’s not going to be a cake walk for him, especially if he has an articulate, conservative opponent. And I think one of the things we can, and need to do, is to help identify and support that person..