conservatives electing (pun intended) to stand or fall on their actual substantive principles, rather than whatever mushy moderate casserole they think will get them a seat or two. That's assuming "winning races" is not itself a substantive principle---I do understand that for most practical purposes it has to be considered such. But even in that wheelhouse GOPers will never regain the national whip hand unless they learn to distinguish, win or lose, between conservative and "Republican". They may well lose even more disastrously with genuine conservatives---if so, so be it---but they'll never ever win with Doles and McCains and Scozzafazas.

Scozzafaza showed her true colors as a prog mole by endorsing the Democratic candidate. Luckily, that endorsement might be just what Hoffman needs to coast to victory.