Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Friday, September 08, 2006 2:17:36 PM
Hefley still refuses to endorse Lamborn and
claims it won't hurt the party statewide.
A friend and I were discussing the impact of party splits on other historic elections. He suggested that I look at the 1912 down ticket effects of Teddy Roosevelt's run for the Presidency against Taft and Wilson. Republican losses that year in the Senate and House were catastrophic.
Hefley's decision will hurt Beauprez, if it stands.
We Republicans are training voters that it is ok to go to the polls and not vote races because this party leader or that party leader is unhappy with the outcome of a primary. Eventually, we will teach them not to bother to vote at all.