Republicans are champions of the free market philosophy. It is the basic building block of all the policy proposals we advocate for.
Competition in health care.
Competition in education.
Competition in energy production.
We know that a small group of experts cannot possibly match the wisdom of the free market.
But when it comes to our own primaries, we become Democrats. We allow a select few “experts” to pick our nominee.
Who can raise money? Who can mount a grassroots campaign? Who can connect with voters? Who can craft a winning message and put in place an organization to effectively win a campaign?
There is only one way to get the best candidate to beat Patrick Murphy. Competition.
Please join me in supporting an Open Primary for the 8th Congressional election this May.
ACTION STEPS:
If you are a candidate;
Will you represent conservative principles in Washington or will you sacrifice those principles when called on to do so by the Party bosses? By taking the following pledge, your principles will be clear;
1. I will run a campaign in the 2010 primary election that allow the Republican voters of the 8th Congressional District to decide whether I will run against Patrick Murphy in the fall election.
2. I will make myself available to the County Committee during the screening process, but will insist all of my supporters vote for an Open Primary during the Endorsement Process.
If you are a committee person;
1. Contact me at (dan.mohn@verizon.net) and pledge to vote for an Open Primary.
2. Contact the County leadership committee and insist that an Open Primary option be included on the endorsement ballot.
If you are an interested 3rd party organization;
1. Contact the County leadership committee and insist that an Open Primary option be included on the endorsement ballot.
2. Contact the Candidates and let them know your support will NOT be contingent upon them receiving the Party’s endorsement.
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Although I empathize with the concept of an open primary, a true absolute open primary could be very problematic for the Bucks GOP considering there could eventually be 12-15 candidates seeking the position.
Why? Because 15 candidates means the winner theoretically could win with as little as 8% of the vote .. (100% divided by 15 candidates = 7%)
Someone like Tom Lingenfelter, who reportedly has entered the race AGAIN, could become the winner if he has a hard core group of supporters willing to fund $$$ his primary ....
After the screening process, the Bucks GOP executive committee will presumably announce the winner... which would give that candidate a huge boost in general support.
There is no hard and fast rule that non-endorsed candidates must drop out, and thus there will likely be several people on the ballot come May (or whenever the primary is).
A hybrid between a "open" and endorsed primary would probably be best between the top three or four candidates.
Just some thoughts for what they are worth.
Dave, I think the issue that seperates us is that you feel that the rights of those 450 people somehow supercede the rights os the 177,000 registered Republicans in Bucks County and you justify this position by saying [the people are so dumb, they might elect Lingenfelter]. I don't support Lingenfelter but, if he gets the most votes, he deserves to win. That's why we have elections.
Another point to ponder is that the people in whose hands you want to put this decision are the same geniuses who gave a seat on the bench to Gary Gilman! That's a pretty weak resume and I fee; supremely confident that as dumb as those Linbenfelter voters may be, they would not have voted for Gary F'ing Gilman in the last election.... See More
Before you bring up hindsight, I can assue you that Dan and I were both screaming about this BEFORE the geniuses gave a job to Gilman.
I have privately mentioend other botched endorsements to you, I'm sure you rememebr the conversation but, I will not bring them up here. I have no interest in slamming good people who were terrible candidates, only those who were foolish enough to endorse them, rather than letting the people decide.
If the Republican Party cannot figure out a way to beat Tom Lingenfelter inthe primary, they have no right to field a candidate. I can think of a dozen different solutions to accomplish this, none of which include taking the vote away from the people.
Dave, all of that is fine conjecture, some which may end up being true, and some which may not be true. Perhaps our leaders in Washington could also tell us whether wind, solor, hydrogen, nuclear, or the other 12 to 15 possible future energy sources will be best. But we all know there is only one way to really find out.
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