There has long been tension between Republican leaders and movement conservatives, but efforts to elect Republicans in 2010 are doing nothing to bring the sides together.
When Senator Arlen Specter switched parties, several prominent Republican leaders immediately urged Governor Tom Ridge, a Republican moderate, to run. It seems they weren't content to support the more conservative former Congressman Pat Toomey -- who was already in the race.
Even now, many Republicans are searching for a moderate who is capable of winning the primary. Despite polling that shows him competitive -- and the fact that Toomey represented a Democratic-leaning district in Congress -- Republican leaders seem convinced a conservative cannot win in Pennsylvania.
Here is yet another example of Republicans caring more about winning elections than about their core values. Makes you wonder if the party leadership actually shares those core values that many of its members do.
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