[Maelstrom]

Yes...it is no wonder.

Liberals within the Republican party have completely disgusted conservatives to the point at which they'd rather a Democrat win so that some semblance of a difference between the two parties might be maintained. It has taken decades, but RINOs have finally succeeded after decades of refusing conservatives a voice at the table.

[Consort]

...but RINOs have finally succeeded after decades of refusing conservatives a voice at the table.

There is nothing worse than a Conservative whiner. If you can't dominate the GOP, than don't cry when others do.

[finnman69]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/994615/posts

For nearly a decade, the far right has trapped the Republican Party in a murder-suicide soap opera, putting forth right-wing candidates for statewide office who can't win elections. The far right, which is better-organized and willing to fight dirtier than Republican moderates, has crippled its party. The Democratic Party of California has benefited enormously. The party has risen to its greatest power in more than 20 years. The last thing partisan Democrats want now is a moderate Republican governor who could tame the ultra-conservative tail that wags the dog in the California Republican Party.