Unless we are prepared to look every RNC donor in the eye and tell them about this treachary, WHY should the RNC care?
You did as much as you could and Dede betrayed a lot of people, including her own staffers. Clearly, it was out of revenge (”hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned”). Her career as a Republican is thankfully over.
That whole race was a debacle and showed how out of touch the country club GOP dealmakers are from the folks on the ground. They bear the bulk of culpability for losing this seat.
It calls into question the idea that conservatives can bring in an outsider to win (from my understanding.) Also all the media hype about conservatives supporting Hoffman may have been a turnoff for that area.
On the bright side the seat is up in only a year and republicans are almost sure to pick it up then.
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We saw outrage from the Republican leadership when Joe Wilson showed contempt for the bald face lies coming out of the usurper in the peoples’ chamber.
Here we have a woman who had the support of top ranking Republican officials and betrays them and makes them look like fools. Or did she? Where is the requisite outrage? Newt’s mea culpa appearance on Hannity didn’t seem to have anywhere near the passion he had when he was defending party loyalty and Dede.
Why do you cite Pawlenty as a potential 2012 nominee and not Sarah Palin?
Keep up the good work. Conservatism needs more of this kind of pragmatic day to day hard work rather than torches and pitchforks.
I have been working hard on FB and in the local Republican party. Americans participating in the Tea Parties has given me hope.