Posted on 05/01/2012 6:53:29 PM PDT by Mozilla
Today, Parts 1, 2 & 3.
Now that moderate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt is the presumptive Republican nominee for President, many conservatives are asking “What should I do now that it looks like Republicans will not nominate a conservative candidate for President?”
First, don’t be Mitt Romney’s cheap date.
The grassroots movement conservative voters who powered the Santorum campaign can not be taken for granted. During the 2006 congressional elections some 4 million conservative voters stayed home, producing one of the greatest defeats for the Republican Party in the modern era.
Some conservatives were quick to endorse Mitt Romney now that the nomination looks settled. They got it exactly backwards – conservatives should not be rushing to embrace Romney; Romney should be rushing to embrace conservatives.
No one wants to stay home during this important election cycle, however, Mitt Romney has given little evidence he wants, and is willing to work for, conservative support.
If Mitt Romney wants the support of grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers, the next six moves are up to him.
So far there’s no new sign that a Romney administration will result in the kind of fiscally sound, constitutionally conservative government that conservatives saw coming from the other candidates in the race.
Second, redouble conservative efforts to takeover the Republican Party.
Time after time during the Republican primary election cycle grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers saw establishment Republican Party officials put their thumb on the scale to tip the balance in Mitt Romney’s favor.
To prevent this from happening again, and to build a Republican Party leadership that truly represents its conservative base, Tea Partiers and grassroots conservative activists must redouble their efforts to takeover the Republican Party.
This means running for positions in the Republican Party organization – starting with precinct committeeman or woman – and getting involved in the local Republican Party organization.
Conservatives should try to form a new party if they can no longer take over over the republican party effectively. But I think for now trying to get into the system is what should be done. However, the GOP might be close to collapse at the rate it is going.
We should have had Romney laughed off stage from the start. Sadly, too many people in primary state up in the northeastern states are poisoned into thinking he was electable and he is not.
TO me the republican establishment have done a disservice promoting Romney who is so polarizing and confusing to pin down as to what he will do if elected that he has become poison for the party and a bridge too far for most.
So now we have a lot of other problems to deal with aside from Obama. The GOP seems to have been infiltrated by liberals. Reagan would be attacked by them in today’s GOP like Palin, Newt, Bachmann, Cain and DeMint are attacked by the GOP-E daily.
Hell, they did attack Reagan anyhow back in the day. But now they wouldn’t have let him get nominated like 1980.
Bravo.
Three cheers.
If there is any luck they will get eaten by an Indonesian. Getting whacked in the head while riding atop Romney's car has obviously caused severe brain damage.
What a silly argument. You vote for who you vote for. The fact that the Republican Party has nominated a pandering blue blood liberal to lead their party tells you all you need to know about the GOP. I won't support that clown.
Spent most of my adulthood volunteering and contributing to the Republican Party, but the nomination of this pandering blue blood liberal is more then I can take. The Republican Party is the Democrat Party, a party I will no longer support.
“So you really think it will be any different under Romney?”
Absolutely. Romney wasn’t raised a Communist. He doesn’t hate the United States and wan’t to turn it into a Third World nation.
We learned in 2010 - the GOP establishment EXPECTS conservatives to rush to their nominee when their milquetoast guy wins, BUT the GOP establishment did not rush to conservative candidates who won primaries fair and square. Ask Alaskans and Delaware residents.
So now, you are doing exactly as Team Mitt has said all along - “the base will come around”. Not me! Not this time!
I will not be taken for granted by the establishment anymore. I refuse to be their prison bitch when they have no intention of supporting my principles. So don’t tell me that my refusing to vote for a liberal is somehow helping the other liberal in the race.
What? You can speak in regular ol language rather than attempting to sound scholarly. It's really ok.
Means the same thing.
As far as "attempting to sound scholarly" goes I'm not attempting.
File under, “When ‘Keepin’ It Real’ Goes Wrong.”
The only three real and lifelong Republicans in the race were, in fact, Santorum, Gingrich and Caine. All those other guys were there just to make Romney look good (although I must say Huntsman did a better job of representing Mormon traditions of politeness and good humor than did the apostate Romney).
Now there ya go again. Dude, speak Texan for me will ya?
I’mma just a raggin on ya. That's Texan for kidding around.
God bless your day
Checking your etch-a-sketch talking points again, I see....
I'm sure it now says that Romney is not a scorched-earth, liberal, democrat gone "R".....
....And that skittles taste good when they shoot out unicorns butts. I'll bet Santa would be so proud of the research you have done on your "conservative" candidate.
Well thankyou.
The policies he supported and implemented would be applauded by the Communist Party. Mitt greatly increased government in MA.
He doesn’t hate the United States and wan’t to turn it into a Third World nation
Mitt's actions in government shows that he has very little respect for our Constitution. Mitt's actual record is one of a hard-core Statist. Mitt's policies, if carried out nationwide would lead us to decay into a Third World nation.
Mitt worships at the Alter of State Power. The last time I checked, Communists worship at the Alter of State Power.
Mitt, like the Communists has very little respect for Individual rights. Mitt like Communists has a very strong Collectivists streaks.
It is pathetic how any Conservative can twist his principles and vote for Mitt.
The destination with Mitt is exactly the destination with Obama. A vote for either is a vote for Socialism.
My vote will go to the candidate [if any] that wants
1] Constitutional Congress formal declaration of war before bombing another country.
2] Will restore the job’s economy by making what we consume.
3] Return Roe v Wade to the States.
A lot of you flat out don’t know what you’re talking about. A lot are buying far right anti-Mitt propaganda without bothering to check it yourself. Romney had a hostile 85% Democrat state legislature in MA to contend with. Despite that MA was in better financial state when he left than when he took office.
Do your own reseach. Start here:
http://www.mittromney.com/s/mitt-ann-2012
Yeah, you can say he’s lying but I can agree with most of his published positions.
I really can’t believe how many rational and intelligent, although maybe that’s where I am going wrong, claimed conservatives honestly think there would be no difference between a Romney or an Obama presidency.
Romney will be the Republican candidate. If the choice were a moderate Democrat or Romney I might be tempted to abstain but that’s not the choice. This may be the most important election any of us vote in.
I am going to support Romney with my vote, donate more money to his campaign, and campaign for him. Hopefully there will be enough conservatives and Republicans out there who can see what we face in Obama to elect Romney in November.
You expressed that perfectly. I’m with you.
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