You will lose this primary because you have done two things that turn people off from the start.

First, your negative attitude about the party as evidenced by your comment, “This is a truly sad day for the Republican Party.” The party needs an uplifting, positive candidate, not a downer.

Second, your over confidence is approaching arrogance as evidenced by statements such as, “From my perspective, that’s precisely how and why we’ll win,” and, “there’s no question that I’m a better genereal election candidate.” If your so confident in your ability to win the general than why are you so worried about the ‘party establishment’s’ support of Lou Barletta in the primary? If you are truly as great a candidate as you claim to be you shouldn’t be worried. Your reasoning that your the better candidate should apply in the general as well as the primary.

Your negative attitude and over confidence prove that your too fresh to mount a successful bid in the primary let alone the general. A seasoned pol goes to bed every night in fear about their next re-elect and has that same fear hit them like a ton of bricks every morning when they wake up. A seasoned pol lives in fear of his next re-elect when his approval numbers are at an all time high, and when his numbers are tanking.

A healthy fear of loss is precisely why Congressman Kanjorski has been re-elected so many times. His healthy fear of loss staves off a negative attitude toward his party and over confidence. You should take a page from his book if you’d like to beat him. Being the amatuer that you are as evidenced by your negativity and arrogance, I do not see that happening.

I will enjoy watching you kick, and scream on your way to defeat without honor.

- Outsider Looking In