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regulars for years, who simply say when election day comes they will refuse to pull the lever to vote for Mike Farris.
Not only that, but I am convinced from what I’ve heard there are probably thousands of such Republicans who would follow the same course if the election were held today. Some may even opt to vote for Farris’ Democratic opponent, Don Beyer.
The fact that a significant number of Republicans who won’t vote for Farris were active in the nominating process on behalf of his opponent Bobbie Kilberg, and that they pledged to suppport the eventual nominee may not speak well for their commitment to their pledge, but it is a fact of life.
Just as there were Democrats in the 1970s who played in the game but picked up their marbles and went home when Henry Howell was nominated for governor, there are Republicans this year who will vote only for their party’s nominees for governor and attorney general.
Farris is working hard and has a substantial base on which he relied to gain him the nomination. Yet if he cannot broaden his support substantially beyond that particular base his candidacy is likely to be sunk.
I hasten to add that if anyone wants to look at the record they will see that Farris has stated his views on crucial issues; but that what sinks in with “Joe Six-Pack” and others are comments about killing the lottery and remarks about the emptiness of public education to people who lack the resources to send their kids to private schools or the time or talent to teach them at home.
For Farris to win in November, there would have to be some sudden accomodation between the religious right and more pragmatic elements of the Republican Party, and the fact is the rift between them seems to be growing wider all the time.
(Editor’s note: John Goolrick, a former political reporter, is now an aide to Republican 1st District Rep. Berbert Bateman. Opionions expressed are his own, and not necessarily those of this newspaper.)
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