Cornyn and the NRSC’s Hard Lesson Learned: Stay Out of Primaries
From the diaries by Erick
John Cornyn, chair of the NRSC, is quietly backing away from the Christ campaign, but not waivering on his premature endorsement of Charlie Christ over new darling of the right, Marco Rubio. Cornyn stated:
“I looked around to see who was the most popular Republican in the state and somebody who was a good fundraiser, and that was Charlie Crist. And selfishly, given the limited resources we have and the national scope of our responsibilities here, I didn’t want to spend any money in Florida if we didn’t have to to help. So Charlie Crist seemed like the ideal candidate. This had nothing to do with Marco Rubio, who I subsequently met and have a lot of respect for,” Cornyn told reporters this morning.
“So I think our posture here is I endorsed Gov. Crist early on, really before this became a real contest. I’m not going to do anything to change that. I think I’m honor-bound to leave it as it is, but it doesn’t mean that we’re going to be spending any money in the primary,” Cornyn added. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to be saying anything bad about Marco Rubio. To the contrary, I think Marco Rubio, if he wins the nomination, will beat Kendrick Meek (D).”
Rather than wait, take the temperature of the voters, and endorse the candidate that best fits the mood of the electorate, Cornyn jumped the gun and went for the “show me the money” candidate. What he got was a backlash. The DC establishment must realize that this is not a popularity contest anymore. The upcoming elections are about freedom, the Constitution, and getting back to the path of the what the Founders intended this country to be.
Until the DC establishment realizes that, they will continue to endorse the wrong candidates, cause the GOP to remain fragmented, and give voters the craving for a third party. Remember NY-23?
The inside the beltway Republicans must “Unite or Die” because right now Americans who are usually the freedom fighters are now fighting for their freedom.
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