Top GOP recruit Vaughn Ward loses in Idaho primary

Source: The Washington Post

Top national GOP recruit Vaughn Ward on Tuesday lost his primary in Idaho after a series of missteps by his campaign, throwing the Republican Party's chances in doubt against top-targeted Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho).

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Ward becomes the latest establishment favorite to go down in defeat, although his loss will more likely be chalked up to his campaign's myriad gaffes.

He was one of the first 10 candidates named to the final stage of the National Republican Congressional Committee's (NRCC) Young Guns program for its top 2010 hopefuls this cycle. Over the past month, however, his campaign has fallen victim to multiple charges of plagiarism, revelations that he didn't vote in the 2008 presidential election and a slip-up in which he said (in front of his Puerto Rican-born opponent) that Puerto Rico is a country (hint: it's not).

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Sali backed Labrador, while Ward was backed by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R).


Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/top-gop-recruit-vaughn-ward-lo.html

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K&R

God wants you to.

Winner after winner... This kind of thing is truly beautiful.

True, fox propaganda is the most lunatic of propaganda outputs...but I'm just a bit sick and tired of ALL the pundits and their "theories" as to what is going on with the American people. We are diverse...and things happen in one area that have absolutely NO influence or connection with other areas.

This is great news. But we need to be fighting on ALL FRONTS to defeat this part of obstruction and corporate interests. Remember...our nation is over loaded with ignorant morons...and we need to get the informed and educated out there to counter balance our cancer of smarts in this country.

:rofl:

:rofl:

that w/ this loss, her already tarnished star, will finally be extinguished. At this point her endorsement should be worth nothing.

lol

How's your Vaughnie Wardie Endorsement thingie going?:rofl: :headbang:

Must have slipped under my radar. But, geez, their website is scary.

THE KISS OF DEATH!
Hahaha... omg... I'm just
:rofl:
K&R

So far, I'm just not seeing that.

Go as an independent. We'll be there to back you up.

:rofl:

enough to get "teh stupid and the morans" out to vote!

ripped off passages that are seared in our memories. What a doofus.