"She's (McCormick's) a nonentity," said Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee to The Associated Press.
8.09.2006
What Do Republicans Think of Members Who Support Campaign Finance Reform?
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The Democratic Party does this to candidates too. I don't like the behavior because it by-passes the ability and the right of the people to choose. A primary election should be just that - an election, not a dress rehearsal.
When internal party machinations pre-select the candidate that will face the opposing party, rather than the voters, it does streamline the financial processes - you can save the money that would be "wasted" on the primary campaign and apply it to the Big One.
It's expedient, but it ain't ethical and it's not democratic. It's pretty much the same kind of social selection process that occurs in the average middle school lunchroom, I'd like to think we've progressed beyond that.
Smart, talented people are left behind and/or blatantly screwed by that kind of process. It's one of the things the Democratic party should change. The Republicans can keep being corrupt wheeler-dealers, I don't care about them.
I don't like it on a Democrat though, somebody needs to take the high road. Personally I'd like to see it clogged with Democrats.
Democratic campaign committees, county parties and party officials cannot endorse before a primary, it is in our state constitution.
We did write in a clause that a county party can endorse, but it requires a 2/3 vote of the state exec board to approve.
It has happened exactly once so far - in the Milwaukee County Sheriff's race.
Well, I wasn't talking about official endorsements, but of more subtle sidelining things that can be done, alliances made, people "talked to".
It happens. Can't give a head count though...
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