Yeah, I don't understand why the GOP chose to make the far Right even happier when the far Right alone will not get Romney in the White House. I guess they figured McCain-Palin was TOO moderate (dumbasses).
We can only hope that this combo will fail miserably. Personally, I would love nothing more than to see the GOPs nose bloodied and humbled a bit by losing AGAIN because they insist on pandering to Right-wing nutjobs.
Probably because the Right wasn't too thrilled about Romney to begin with, so picking Ryan consolidates the base. Of course, the moderate vote probably goes out the window, or they think Romney is "moderate" and already has that vote down.
But who else would the far right vote for? A lot of them are every bit as constrained by "no better option/least evil" as liberals are with Obama. And, I note with some bitterness, unhappy conservatives are waaaaay better at voting en masse than unhappy liberals are.
The Republicans have hardcore conservatives in the bag. Do they really need to pander to them? I mean, does the far right actually stay home because of voter apathy? I haven't seen such a trend, but I also don't watch as carefully as some other political folks do.
And, I note with some bitterness, unhappy conservatives are waaaaay better at voting en masse than unhappy liberals are.
Agreed. Too many Nader votes ended up tipping 2000 to Bush (with more than a little help from his cronies in Florida and the Supreme Court, of course). And I know far too many liberals, many not even as liberal as I am, who insist that it's a more responsible choice to vote for obscure third-party candidates (I'm not even talking the Greens) if that's whom their views line up with.
When push comes to shove, the hardcore tinfoil hat wearing libertarians, the Christian Dominionist fundamentalists, and the rank and file Republicans will all vote for Romney. Can't say the same about analogous groups on the left.
I understand what you mean. The GOP is so far right that a moderate of any stripe comes off to them as liberal. The whole party has lost any bit of perspective it may have even had to begin with in the fog of idealism.
We can only hope that this combo will fail miserably. Personally, I would love nothing more than to see the GOPs nose bloodied and humbled a bit by losing AGAIN because they insist on pandering to Right-wing nutjobs.
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The Republicans have hardcore conservatives in the bag. Do they really need to pander to them? I mean, does the far right actually stay home because of voter apathy? I haven't seen such a trend, but I also don't watch as carefully as some other political folks do.
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Agreed. Too many Nader votes ended up tipping 2000 to Bush (with more than a little help from his cronies in Florida and the Supreme Court, of course). And I know far too many liberals, many not even as liberal as I am, who insist that it's a more responsible choice to vote for obscure third-party candidates (I'm not even talking the Greens) if that's whom their views line up with.
When push comes to shove, the hardcore tinfoil hat wearing libertarians, the Christian Dominionist fundamentalists, and the rank and file Republicans will all vote for Romney. Can't say the same about analogous groups on the left.
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