That is the question all GOP donors and activists need to ask themselves after last nights budget vote.

 

Don’t get me wrong. I like Abel personally. He is a nice guy. If he is the nominee CRA is bound to support the nominees of the party.

 

But his district is a tough one and he will have a tough time in his re-election campaign. It will cost the GOP big bucks to keep him there. Registration has been slipping etc… So is he worth a cool million dollars?

 

Because of the 2/3rds vote needed to approve a state budget, it is the one time that our GOP Senators can make a difference and make a stand.

 

There are no judicial confirmations or leadership control issues at stake. These issues are often used by liberal Republican to persuade us to vote for their candidates.

 

Last night Maldonado abandoned the otherwise unified GOP Senate Caucus trying to get a balanced Budget. So why should we spend a million dollars to re-elect him. A Democrat would have cast the same vote and I can’t find a place his votes would have made a difference in advancing the Republican cause.

 

I can find votes, including the budget one that does the opposite.

 

That’s not worth a million dollars.