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To: TBBT

The GOP does not want them all closed.

They feed on having cross-over and Independent votes in blue and purple states. Otherwise, they’ll be stuck with very Conservative candidates.


3 posted on 12/26/2011 4:44:08 PM PST by TitansAFC (Mitt Romney gets less bang for the buck than John-Freaking-Huntsman.)
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To: TitansAFC

“They feed on having cross-over and Independent votes in blue and purple states. Otherwise, they’ll be stuck with very Conservative candidates”

That is a very good observation. It is one way the RINO establishment has to keep the Conservatives at bay. Anothers is to change the voting rules in mid-steam ala (Virginia).


13 posted on 12/26/2011 5:21:11 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: TitansAFC
"The GOP does not want them all closed. They feed on having cross-over and Independent votes in blue and purple states. Otherwise, they’ll be stuck with very Conservative candidates."

See my post #31 immediately above. :)

32 posted on 12/26/2011 7:05:12 PM PST by Matchett-PI ("One party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious. Guess which ones." ~GagdadBob)
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