Comments on: A Simple Case Against the Tea Party http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/a-simple-case-against-the-tea-party/ A lot of caustic and sarcastic humor, stupid opinions, canned news and scanty revelations on politics, foreign affairs, social and fiscal issues, and much else from an independent, yet conservative and Republican, perspective from the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, right. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: observer http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/a-simple-case-against-the-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-997 observer Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:18:29 +0000 http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1496#comment-997 Well, are we trying to "advance the cause of conservatism" by re-electing Democrats? Conservatives haven't won many swing seats (see scenario 2 above), but Republicans have. NY-23 proves my point nicely. The 5% that went to Dede would not have gone to Hoffman, but to Owens. Without Dede, Owens would just have won more comfortably. Without Hoffman, on the other hand, we would have one vote less for Nancy Pelosi. WA-8, which has large parts of liberal King County, has twice elected moderate Republican Dave Reichert who has won by the narrowest of margins. With a conservative on the ballot, that would be a blue seat. Your solution would only entrench Democratic power in Washington. Well, are we trying to “advance the cause of conservatism” by re-electing Democrats? Conservatives haven’t won many swing seats (see scenario 2 above), but Republicans have.

NY-23 proves my point nicely. The 5% that went to Dede would not have gone to Hoffman, but to Owens. Without Dede, Owens would just have won more comfortably. Without Hoffman, on the other hand, we would have one vote less for Nancy Pelosi.

WA-8, which has large parts of liberal King County, has twice elected moderate Republican Dave Reichert who has won by the narrowest of margins. With a conservative on the ballot, that would be a blue seat.

Your solution would only entrench Democratic power in Washington.

]]> By: d.eris http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/a-simple-case-against-the-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-996 d.eris Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:19:03 +0000 http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1496#comment-996 The simplest solution to this problem is for all Republicans to withdraw from races in which there is a real conservative third party alternative on the ballot. It only makes sense, if Republicans are interested in advancing the cause of conservatism, that is. The simplest solution to this problem is for all Republicans to withdraw from races in which there is a real conservative third party alternative on the ballot. It only makes sense, if Republicans are interested in advancing the cause of conservatism, that is.

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