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Changes in the primary process, coupled with the tidal wave of dirty money unleashed by the Citizens United Supreme Court decision have made this year's primaries wildly entertaining. There is a debate or a primary every week! Increasingly, however, it seems that the drawn out primary process is hurting Republicans and creating tension in the party.
With Santorum's renewed momentum it seems that there won't be a Republican presidential candidate until well after Super Tuesday. That leaves about eight months to campaign against the incumbent President who has already started campaigning. The confusing mix of winner-take-all, delegate split, and no-delegate primaries makes it difficult to gauge a candidate's popularity.
The hostility of the Republican primaries is also giving Democrats'ammo to use against Republicans, not only in the presidential election, but also in state races. Every gaff on the part of a Republican presidential hopeful hurts the party as a whole and Republican popularity is being badly battered. Republicans need to be saving money for the presidential race, not wasting it on the primary.
The desire to elect the most conservative candidate is one of the biggest mistakes the party has made. Centrists like Romney are running to the right because that is what it takes to win the primary. As the Republican base has gotten more conservative they have become out of touch with mainstream Americans. It's people in the center who decide the election and Republicans are certainly not playing to the center.
The new primary process isn't necessarily bad, the problems of the Republicans could also be blamed on the weakness of the field. Romney has the support of the rich party elites. Santorum is the choice for evangelicals and some tea party conservatives. Gingrich has the support of tea partyers and old school conservatives. Ron Paul is snapping up Independents. No candidate has broad Republican appeal. If they can't appeal to their party's base they stand no chance in November. It looks like this election will be a freebie for Democrats.
One thing is certain and that is that Republicans hate Obama. No conservatives will vote for him but that is only half the equation. Bush energized people and got them out to vote, as did Obama. I don't think Obama will win any conservatives over but if they are not excited about a given candidate they may just stay home on the 4th.
For the political junkies out there new of Santorum's win means at least another six week of exciting primary action.
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