>>A question. Do you believe that Obama can be defeated solely by the votes of conservative Americans as found on Free Republic?
As found on FR?? No way. I do think that the GOP elite would rather throw another election to the Dems than see a Conservative elected. They need to get the idea into our heads that conservatism can’t win and we can only “win” through across-the-aisle reacharounds. They’ll tell us that a little socialism is better than a lot of communism and then they’ll make sure that those are the only choices. Our One-Party/Two-Faces system is hopelessly broken as the two have united against the People.
I find myself in general agreement though perhaps for different reasons. Looking at American political history, I feel that we lost this argument in November 1936 when Americans gave Roosevelt 46 states. Ever since, no GOP challenger, save Barry Goldwater, advocated the end of the New Deal. Even Ronald Reagan wanted to limit it, work around its edges, but he made no effort to dismantle it. Even with 49 states Pres. Reagan did not move against the New Deal. He was occupied with defeating the USSR, but his legacy domestically, beyond lowering the tax rate, was unheralded. Why? Because the New Deal govt action is what the majority of Americans want.Unfortunately that’s the reality.