[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Unfortunately, a lot of politicos like RNSC, Bush, and Grassley decided to stick their noses in our primary and we are stuck with Ganske in Iowa.

The superior candidate, Bill Salier, lost.

This man is phenomenol. Spent about $200,000and got 41% of the vote. He was a total unknown.

The last days former governor, Terry Branstad used the old trick of calling old people and telling them Bill Salier wanted to take away their SS.

There is a terrible taste left in the mouth of conservative Republicans in Iowa.

It remains to be seen if they will support RINO Ganske who is a clone of McCain.

[GraniteStateConservative]

First, Salier does oppose Social Security. Second, that trick would have been used by Harkin 10-fold. Salier would have been slaughtered. Iowa is not as conservative as Salier is. He's a great guy, but should move to some place that has actually supported the GOP candidate for president more recently than 1984 (unlike Iowa).

[RFP]

This man is phenomenol. Spent about $200,000 and got 41% of the vote. He was a total unknown.

In West Virginia, Republican candidate Hiram Lewis (30 yr old former Army Ranger, attorney, CPA) spent, I'm guessing, $2,000, and garnered 38% of the U.S. Senate primary vote. He was less known than former state senator Jay Wolfe, but Jay didn't campaign much for the primary as he was focusing on fund-raising for the inevitable fall match-up with Rockef***er.

Do you see the similarities between Sailer and Ganske? Don't get me wrong - I'm glad that Jay Wolfe (Freeper #60,000) won, but just wanted to put things in perspective.

Hiram will be back for some future office. Sailer will be back as well. You can bet on it!

[Ohioan]

The fact that Salier did so well against a far better known opponent, with an established ballot name, who had a lot more to spend, pretty well nails it down that he would have been the stronger candidate. To come from nowhere that far bespeaks natural ability as a campaigner. Add to that, that he appears to be a man of principle, and it is very sad that he did not make it.

The problem, judging from what I have read, is the pathetic Karl Rove, who may have the President's ear, but seems to totally misunderstand what motivates people who are not otherwise political. The President will retain him at a terrible peril to Republican interests.

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