http://themoderatevoice.com/32990/primary-elections-are-good-except-when-theyre-not/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/32990/primary-elections-are-good-except-when-theyre-not/comment-page-1/#comment-185786 robotsoul Tue, 26 May 2009 18:34:05 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=32990#comment-185786 Strategically Crist makes sense for the GOP and as you pointed out Florida has been ever so slightly moving toward the center. However, it is hard to believe that anybody is at the wheel for the GOP which has found itself rudderless and mired in an ideological internal war between those like Powell who advocate for a more moderate stance while the Rushies rally their Christian soldiers. Great post. Here is more on the political in-fighting that is plaguing the GOP: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/gop_soul_search" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsy.com/videos/gop_soul_search</a> Strategically Crist makes sense for the GOP and as you pointed out Florida has been ever so slightly moving toward the center. However, it is hard to believe that anybody is at the wheel for the GOP which has found itself rudderless and mired in an ideological internal war between those like Powell who advocate for a more moderate stance while the Rushies rally their Christian soldiers. Great post. Here is more on the political in-fighting that is plaguing the GOP: http://www.newsy.com/videos/gop_soul_search

]]> http://themoderatevoice.com/32990/primary-elections-are-good-except-when-theyre-not/comment-page-1/#comment-185558 Jazz Sat, 23 May 2009 23:20:20 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=32990#comment-185558 Ok, I have to apologize to everyone for the original version of this post. I had to almost totally re-write it in a first edit after it was published. The weather was beautiful here and I was writing out on my back deck in the late afternoon sunshine. Unfortunately, as comfy as that was, the glare on the screen was pretty bad even in the most well shaded spot I could find and I missed a lot of things, but hit Publish anyway. My bad. Ok, I have to apologize to everyone for the original version of this post. I had to almost totally re-write it in a first edit after it was published. The weather was beautiful here and I was writing out on my back deck in the late afternoon sunshine. Unfortunately, as comfy as that was, the glare on the screen was pretty bad even in the most well shaded spot I could find and I missed a lot of things, but hit Publish anyway. My bad.

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