CNN tries to misrepresent the Scott Brown win.

Wow, the spin never stops. Here is a story from CNN where they are trying to warn candidates not to lean too far to the right.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released this month found that 39 percent of Democrats say they're extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this year, down 11 points from November. Forty-nine percent of Republicans questioned in the poll say they're enthusiastic, up 6 points.

"[Democrats] will try to mobilize more voters, but you have to overcome the enthusiasm gap. The best grassroots, ground operation will only work if the territory is fertile," Gans said.

He predicted the economy will be the most important issue in the midterms. The Obama administration has said it plans to emphasize job growth both in this week's State of the Union address and in the months to come.

"He had a year in which he could blame the Bush administration for not dealing with the economic problems. The economy is now his baby, as Afghanistan is his baby," Gans said.

But Republicans can't get too carried away. If they swing too far to the right, they run the risk of alienating independent voters like those who swung the Massachusetts election for Brown.

"If the 'birthers' and the Tea Party people win most of the primaries in the Republican Party, that may not yield as much of a Republican victory in the general election as if their more moderate elements win," he said.

This scenario played out last year in a special election for New York's 23rd Congressional District. Local Republican leaders backed state assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava because they thought she would appeal to centrists and independents. But more conservative party members revolted and instead backed Doug Hoffman, who ran on the Conservative Party line.

Scozzafava dropped out days before the race and endorsed Bill Owens, the Democratic candidate and eventual winner. The split among Republicans contributed to Owens' win.

Dede Scozzafava was a RINO. Doug Hoffman lost to Bill Owens by a very narrow margin. The Republican Party backed a loosing candidate from the beginning. This was brought to light by the fact that Doug Hoffman ran a tight race without the backing of the Republican Party. In other words Doug Hoffman did not loose because he was too far to the right, he almost won because he was so far to the right.

There was no split amongst Republicans, there was a split amongst Conservatives and Republicans.

A similar battle could take place in Florida, where Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are competing to be their party's nominee for the Senate race. Crist has the backing of mainstream Republicans, and Rubio is the darling of the right.

"Rubio has the enthusiasm of the birthers and the Tea Party people and others like that, and that may propel him to the nomination, but it will be harder for the Republican Party to win in Florida under Rubio than it would be under a more moderate person," Gans said.

What Curtis Gans is forgetting here is that Charlie Crist only won the governorship because he was the least left leaning person, not because there are a bunch of "Moderates" in Florida. Republicans in Florida all had to grit their teeth while voting for Crist. Remember, he voted to block offshore drilling in Florida, an issue that became a negative for Crist.

Moderate is a relative term anyway, as the left pushes their socialist agenda harder there become less Moderates, and more Conservatives.

Here are "relative" definitions for moderates...

Moderate: When used to describe a voter means, someone who doesn't know enough about what is going on (the issues) to make an informed decision. Usually someone with little historical perspective. Tends to be someone who considers politics to be completely unimportant.

Moderate: When used to describe a candidate means, someone who has no backbone and campaigns based on polling data alone. Usually someone who will not take a stand on any issue for fear that they might have to defend their position. Being a moderate is the fastest way to insure that you never gain backing (amongst Conservatives). How can you back someone who doesn't really stand for anything? Look what happened to McCain. Can anyone tell me what McCain really stood for? I covered this in an earlier post.

Remember, a Moderate Democrat leans to the Right a Moderate Republican leans to the Left. This is how these candidates are viewed regardless of how much they "really" lean either way. Once the media labels them as such the name sticks, it causes people to loose interest and prejudge.

Obama and the Democrats rode to office on a wave of ignorance. Once their agenda is exposed people reject it. The Democrats know this. That is why they tried to pass their health care legislation through so fast. They knew that if the American people could see what was in the legislation it would be rejected. Polling data shows this to be true; as there is an overwhelming majority of Americans who DO NOT want the health care legislation passed.

If you ask me Rubio has it in the bag. As soon as he a larger platform to express his views his poll numbers will go up. As more of the Democrat agenda becomes visible, more people are going to reject it. All Rubio needs to do is be himself (not a liberal) and people will flock to him.

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