Wisconsin GOP Will Run Fake Democrats to Buy Time

[ludahai]

Davis wasn't allowed to run as a Republican because the incumbent was a Republican. He was also pro-choice and against the war in Iraq, neither position endeared him to the Republicans of the time. Other than those positions, he was not a Democrat. The Democrats let him run on their ticket because he was willing to do so on his own dime, and nobody that actually was a Democrat was excited about being the sacrifice in a gerrymandered district that stretched halfway across New York State. The Tea Party also did not exist then for him to run on their ticket.

What mechanism did the Republican party supposedly use to prevent him from running? Of course every state is different, but all states I am familiar with do not afford parties that power. Anyone who is eligible for the office is allowed to sign up for the party primary so long as they meet legal requirements. The party has no power to prevent that. This is why David Duke, who was OPPOSED by the Republican establishment, was able to run and win primaries in Louisiana.

 

[haymarket]

Stevie Wonder could have seen this coming.

 

[buck]

Unions now encouraging the democrats to run fake republicans in the republican primary.

Democrats may join GOP in fielding 'fake' candidates in recalls - JSOnline

I still don't see an issue with it. However, I guess the union supporters that thought it was just terrible when the republicans were doing this will now think the unions are a bunch of a-holes for engaging in the same behaviour, regardless the justification provided.

 

[cpwill]

Davis wasn't allowed to run as a Republican because the incumbent was a Republican. He was also pro-choice and against the war in Iraq, neither position endeared him to the Republicans of the time. Other than those positions, he was not a Democrat.

other than the fact that he was also against free trade.

SO: of the three famous "legs of the stool" of modern conservatism: economic libertarianism, social conservatism, and foreign policy hawkishness - Davis was against all three.

the man was a Democrat. and it was wrong of him to run as a fake tea party candidate just as it is wrong of any republicans to run as fake democrats.

and he didn't "run on the Tea Party Ticket" - all the tea party organizations in that area said that they'd never heard of him, never seen him, and didn't endorse him.