Republicans for...
Republicans for Ritter (CO-Gov) is a great post on Western Democrat.
But check out what some Republicans are saying about the GOP candidate in Idaho.
Republicans for Grant (ID-1)
"That idiot [Grant’s opponent, Bill Sali] is just an idiot. He doesn’t have one ounce of empathy in his whole fricking body. And you can put that in the paper.” Bruce Newcomb, Republican Speaker of the House, Idaho Statesman April 8, 2006
And former Republican primary candidates Pete McCloskey and Tom Benigno have endorsed Jerry McNerney in California.
Republicans for McNerney (CA-11)
“You know, I never really thought I’d be doing this. I’ve been a Republican for 57 years. My family have been Republicans for four generations,” said McCloskey. “But I’ve concluded two things: Jerry McNerney is an honest man; Richard Pombo is not. I’m confident that Jerry McNerney is an honorable man who will vote his conscience.”
And in Colorado
Republicans for Fawcett (CO-5)
"It's not as unusual as you would think…We're both retired Air Force Academy graduates, both Desert Storm veterans, we're both Bronze Star recipients; Jay [Fawcett] and I have a lot in common." Scott Hente, City Councilman
If we are to reclaim the vital center, we will need the votes of thoughtful Republicans like these. There aren’t enough Democrats in some of these districts to win unless we attract GOP voters in significant numbers.
Leo Brown | August 25, 2006 | Comment on This Post (1 so far) |
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The red state/blue state thing is largely a myth. Even in my county, the second-"reddest" in Colorado, we need only a small fraction of the Republican votes in order to win a race.
The Republican Party did a good job of building brand loyalty for themselves, but as Republican candidates move farther right and become more brazenly corrupt, this loyalty bond gets broken and people become ticket-splitters, willing to vote for the best candidate in each race.
Since so much of the population is apathetic and unwilling to learn about the individual candidates, the kinds of cross-party endorsements you listed are going to become increasingly important. As voters get disgusted with voting party loyalty, they'll need guidance from thought leaders they respect.
Posted by: pdt | Aug 25, 2006 9:25:53 AM
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(and yes, we know that sometimes they're very, very wrong. Other times, they're right on.)
