tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7110435921255064024..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Elsewhere: ACA, Cruz, Post-PolicyJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-70890201084929291552013-05-01T00:17:05.956-05:002013-05-01T00:17:05.956-05:00In defense of conservative voters -- they just kee...In defense of conservative voters -- they just keep looking for the "real" conservative politicians, because the ones they've got obviously haven't been supporting limited government.<br /><br />I'll also say that yesterday's special election in MA won't stop anyone from believing that there's a liberal cabal at the heart of GOP leadership. The winner on the Republican side was Gabriel Gomez, who just a few months earlier was promising to our governor (in the hopes of serving as Kerry's interim replacement) to support Obama's policy agenda. Gomez won a resounding victory because he was the only candidate with the money to run a large ad campaign. He had the money, in part, because our state committeeman shopped him around Republican circles in DC --upon his return, Gomez announced his candidacy, assured of the establishment's backing.<br /><br />Now, I don't really think there's a liberal cabal within the GOP, but it's hard to conclude that the party is being run by people who share the priorities of conservative voters.Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.com