[Vision2020] RINOs Killed Last Night and Other Numbers of Interest

[Donovan Arnold]

Roger,
 
It also erases any doubt that moderates with reasonable view points and that propose sound legislation, like Tom Trail, are not welcomed in the Idaho Republican Party and will always be soundly rejected by them.
 
The opposite scenario happened in Wisconsin when Republicans tired to run as Democrats to ruin the Democratic Primary. This political strategy doesn't work because most voters are honest and true to their convictions even when their politicians are not. 
 
Donovan J. Arnold
 
 

From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>; Moscow Vision2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] RINOs Killed Last Night and Other Numbers of Interest

Donovan
You are correct.  Those left wingers that registered as Republicans in order support Tom and Barrett hurt them more than it helped.
Roger
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From: Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:45:31 -0700
To: Moscow Vision2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] RINOs Killed Last Night and Other Numbers of Interest

> Last night Latah County and 5th District voters killed off the last of the RINOs in the area. Tragically, Tom Trail lost his bid for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner. Barrett Schroeder was taken to slaughter as well being defeated by an almost 2 to 1 margin by his own political party. Finally, to add insult to injury, Gary Schroeder was prevented from even taking his  precinct chair seat by his own Republican neighbors.
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> Only goes to show that you should run with the party you believe, vote for the party you believe in. And support the party you believe in. Voting in a primary that is not your party angers and energizes the party more than it helps your cause. Running on a platform contrary to the party you are running with only results in the energizing of voters to vote against that candidate.
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> Keep this in mind as well, most people are not registered to vote, and only 25% of registered voters in Latah even voted last night. And 51% of them voted in the Republican Primary. 17% voted in the Democratic Primary, and about 30% voted only on the non-partisan ballot. Less than 1250 votes were needed by any candidate to win any nomination. With about 35,000-40,000 people in the 5TH District, that is less than 4% of people deciding who gets to even be on the ballot in November--kind of like China and Iran. 
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> There are Republican state leaders that want to move the Republican nomination process to just Republican leaders in each district. If that happened, than most elections would be decided by about 250 people in a county like Latah. 
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> Oh, and congratulations to all the candidates for running--and those that won their nomination. 
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> Remember, if you don't want anything to change, keep voting for the same people to keep doing nothing different. 
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>  
> Donovan J. Arnold
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