Hanger is too liberal for this district, but that's not a bad place to be in an open primary. Hanger has enough conservative votes to win some GOP voters, while also attracting a large Democrat and Independent crossover. Sayre only wins if turnout is light. Pick: Leans HangerAfter all the dramatic bridge-burning, gutter-dwelling tactics employed by the SWACtion bloggers, can they really hope to survive a Hanger win and remain a force in Republican politics?
Ben poses the following question to his readers:
After all the trash talking for 3 years- if VCAP doesn't get a RINO Senator's head tomorrow that organization is officially a paper tiger.I think much the same can--and will--be said about the SWACtion bloggers. They've gambled everything on the defeat of Senator Emmett Hanger. If Hanger survives, I think we can expect that there will be consequences. Will Sayre's supporters still be welcome in Republican politics?
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Can the same be said for here and RK blogs in the case of a Lambert win?
Great question.
I don't think so. Lambert is far more isolated in our party, none of us are really party officers (I used to be a member of RCDC, but had to leave the committee when I moved out of state).
Even if, for argument's sake, Lambert were to win, there's very little he could do to retaliate against myself, Lowell, Ben Tribbett, Vivian Paige, Phriendly Jaime and the may other bloggers who have opposed him.
Not so in the case of Hanger. Many--perhaps even most--of Hanger's opponents are active within SWAC local committees. If Hanger wins, I think he'd be tempted to try and discipline (maybe even purge) the leadership of these committees so he doesn't have to refight this battle again four years from now.
All of this is quite apart from the bragging rights we all enjoy online.
Less than two hours until the polls close!
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