The Republican Party establishment just can’t seem to earn our trust anymore, and eventually will be shamed by conservatives for the positions the party has taken and the candidates it endorses.
The NRCC endorsed Dede Scozzafava (NY) to run for the November 3, 2009 special election. Never mind that she’s got a voting history closer aligned with the Democrats than Republicans. In fact, her Democrat opponent probably votes closer with Republicans! And today we find out that Scozzafava may have a commitment problem:
Her spokesman Matthew Burns won’t say. Asked via email if Scozzafava would commit to running in a Republican primary in 2010, Burns replied last night, “Dede is focused on the election that is Nov. 3.”
He wrote that Scozzafava currently “is a vote for Rep. Boehner” to be speaker of the House. But what happens if she loses a Republican primary in 2010? Would she run as a Democrat or an independent who caucuses with the Democrats? Burns was unwilling to make any future commitments, writing, “will you be working at the Weekly Standard in 2011?” In other words: Who knows what the future will bring? Dede doesn’t.
There’s something very wrong when even a high-profiled liberal blogger like Markos Moulitsas (runs DailyKos) gives her the thumbs up.
But get this, Newt Gingrich has come out to rally for Scozzafava (and possibly hurting his chances at any future political office)! Did you just throw up in your mouth?
Give the Republican establishment the finger by hopping over to contribute to Doug Hoffman’s campaign, a true conservative you can count on.
The candidate endorsed by the NRSC is Florida governor Charlie Crist vying for a senate seat and fighting Marco Rubio (R-FL) to get it. Although popular among Floridans, Gov. Crist is known to be a big government advocate, welcoming higher taxes and expansion of the state government. Now Rubio is gaining traction and has Crist’s camp worried. So worried, in fact, that there’s a rumor about him dropping out of the senate race altogether:
Still, one top Crist supporter even speculated that Crist might consider withdrawing from the race and run for re-election. That probably won’t happen. But while the idea of Crist switching races is unlikely and probably absurd, the entertainment of such an absurdity by the Crist-can’t-lose crowd is noteworthy. They’re nervous. So is Crist, who’s unexpectedly dropping in at Republican committee meetings, where straw poll after straw by rank-and-file Republican base voters show the base favors Rubio.
Give the establishment another finger by contributing to Rubio’s campaign!
