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To: misterrob; calcowgirl; fieldmarshaldj
>> In states where the democrats/leftists outnumber the conservatives you are not going to win elections with Tea Party types. Wanna argue that? <<

I would be happy to.


Paul LePage, Governor-Elect of Maine


Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator-Elect from Pennsyvania


Don Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island

All solid conservatives, backed by tea-party groups in the primary. Want some more examples?

>> Try running liberals in deep Red states and see what happens. <<

"Deep red state" means communist to me, but I assume you're using mainstream-media speak for a liberal running in heavily Republican state. The Democrats do that all the time, they don't shoot themselves in the foot like the GOP and run a bunch of DINOs who sound like Jesse Helms in those states. That's how they got a majority in 2006 and 2008, by electing commies in states like Indiana. Need some examples?


Kathleen Selibus, ultra-liberal Governor of Kansas


Kent Conrad, ultra-liberal U.S. Senator from North Dakota


Jay Rockefeller, ultra-liberal U.S. Senator from West Virgina

Have I made my point? There is ZERO evidence that RINOs are "more electable" in majority-RAT states. Those who agree with the RATs agenda will just vote for the real RAT, not the RAT-lite candidate. You can look at states like Illinois or California over the last 20 years and you'll notice the conservative nominees did as good, or more often, BETTER than the RINO candidates when they ran for the same office. Most voters don't even base their vote around where the candidates stand on the issues. They should, and I research my candidates and vote based on the issues, but many voters just choose whoever sounds the nicest on TV.

The usual spinmeisters are blaming Bill Brady's loss for Governor here in Illinois around the idea that he was "too conservative", instead of the fact there will thousands of illegally cast ballots for Pat Quinn in Crook County. Look at the numbers. The "scary conservative" Bill Brady got 1,702,000 votes for Governor. The nice tolerant moderate, Mark Kirk, who "appealed to suburban women" got 1,653,000 votes for the U.S. Senate. The scary conservative got about 200,000 MORE votes in Illinois than the RINO got. He would have won if it weren't for vote fraud.

Plenty of socialists have won in lopsided GOP states, plenty of conservatives have won in overwhemingly Dem states. Facts are facts.

67 posted on 11/12/2010 12:00:17 AM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: BillyBoy

You have not proven anything. Toomey was elected by a very slim margin and turnout in Philly was low. That’s not to say that PA is deep Blue state though. Liberal Lincoln Chafee is Gov. Elect of RI.

In 2006 the Dems ran candidates who sold themselves as more conservative in Red districts and won. If they ran as leftists then they likely don’t take those seats. If anything that shows that you have to tun candidates that reflect the composition of the voters that are likely to vote.


69 posted on 11/12/2010 4:12:20 AM PST by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: BillyBoy

BUMP!

One day, they’ll get it. Or, maybe not. ;-)


71 posted on 11/12/2010 12:57:44 PM PST by calcowgirl
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