Monday, 14 August 2006
Republican Civil War Part II
The first battle of the civil war was fought over an open seat in the state GOP executive committee. The election was between Steve Huffman, chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, and Larry Forgy, the previous Republican gubernatorial nominee. The party machinery choose Huffman over Fletcher's choice, Forgy.
Round 1 goes to the McConnell and the party infrastructure. The battle lines are now clearly drawn. We wil have to wait and see how this plays out over the coming months. At this point, I am believe the party is making a huge mistake. My gut tells me that the average Republican on the street thinks Fletcher has been rail roaded by Stumbo and the liberal media.
Now that the party has abandoned him, Fletcher is going to get the sympathy of the average Republican voter. It will be interesting to see who the "party" puts up to run against Fletcher. Unless it is some one sensational, I bet that next May Fletcher will win the nomination and the party will have egg all over its face as the have to "back" a candidate they shredded over the last year.
