Critics say DeMint is hurting the party's chances in November by backing ideologically pure candidates when moderates would stand a better chance of winning. But virtually all of DeMint's conservatives are leading their Democratic opponents in the polls. In Florida, Rubio is running ahead of both Crist and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek in a three-way race. In Pennsylvania, Toomey is a solid 10 points ahead of Specter. In Colorado, Buck leads Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, and in Indiana Stutzman is running ahead of Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth. Even in California, where the race is an uphill battle for all the Republicans, DeVore runs better against Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer than the NRSC's anointed candidate, Carly Fiorina. While DeMint is willing to take risks, he is not interested in kamikaze missions. His goal is not to purify the GOP; it is to elect conservatives who will work with him for change in the Senate. "I don't pick anyone who doesn't have a chance in the general election," he told me.Sticking to principle while deploying your resources in winnable races. Sounds good to me.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The Anti-Frum
In his latest Washington Post article, Marc Thiessen discusses Jim DeMint's attempts to get genuine conservatives elected:
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Joe Clarke, Canada's Prime Minister from 1979 to 1979 was leader of the Federal Conservative Party. His idea was to be like the Liberals, but with blue suites.
ReplyDeleteBoy Cameron in the UK is also about to find out that Conservatives don't win when they are not Conservative.
The mistake the Conservatives In Name Only is that there is nowhere for their core support to go; well, they can stay home, or in the UK, vote for two other parties