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MI-07: Losing GOPer Says "Right Wing Intimidators" Driving Moderates Out Of Party
A moderate Republican who felt the wrath of the religious right and lost his race as a result has just blasted back at his tormentors. Moderate GOP Rep. Joe Schwarz -- who was defeated for re-election in the August 8 primary -- has told the Detroit News that "right wing indimidators" are "driving moderates out of the party." Schwarz adds that some of his friends and supporters have told him that his loss was enough to drive them from the GOP -- and that he may follow.
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This has been the case for years. Bush still enjoys a pretty high amount of support amongst GOP voters (~80%). But when it comes down to it, GOP voters vote quite strongly for GOP candidates in a general election. If they cared about the direction of the Party, they could easily NOT vote for the extremists. But for the last decade they have. Harris' 49% in FL is a tribute to how bad you can be, but still garner the support of GOP voters.
September 6, 2006 5:08 PM | Reply | Permalink